FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA NEWS, EVENTS,
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Kiss the Pig Contest, Bike Auction Farmington Lions win 20-14 against the Thunderhawks Congratulations to Miss Farmington Alison Peine
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Mayor will not seek re-election - After a decade of serving his community, mayor Kevan Soderberg has chosen not to seek reelection this fall. Exchange Bank building goes back to Browns - Built in 1880, the Exchange Bank Building is one of Farmington’s most historic buildings. This week, its history gets a little weirder. Ambulance service could change - The days of having the Apple Valley-Lakeville-Farmington Ambulance service as an emergency service provider may be numbered. Getting a jump on next year? - Things didn’t always go as planned and there were a few changes that left visitors unhappy, but Rambling River Days organizers are hopeful this year’s event will be the beginning of something great. Deputy gets 30-day suspension for role in fatal accident - Dakota County Sheriff's deputy Joshua Williams will serve a 30-day suspension and work at least a year of courtroom security for his role in a fatal accident last August. District will seek community input on names of new schools - Farmington Middle School South? Overflow Elementary School? Library rocks with puppet show, movies and Bingo - Children's events through July 2 at the Dakota County Farmington Library, 508 Third St., include a puppet show, Anansi movies and Bingo. District 192 School Board filing period opens next week - Farmington residents considering serving on the District 192 School Board are coming up on decision time. Customer service that’s above and beyond - In Karen Kelting’s mind there was never much choice. The young Marine needed help. She had a way to help him. The fact the solution would mean a flight halfway across the country and more than 100 miles of driving was just a minor detail. Gas thefts are increasing in Dakota County - With the price of gas at an average of $4.07 a gallon nationwide and rising, gasoline becomes more expensive to purchase everyday. In Dakota County, gas thefts are becoming more expensive to replace whenever people siphon gas. City of Farmington seeks election judges District 192 School Board filing period opens next week Indoor pool offers summer programs The man who watches the barbers - Farmington Barber and Beauty owner Doug Klemenhagen is on state board that governs barbersApplicants sought for community ed council Natural areas program aims to preserve more land - County will spend $4.7million for easements on 1,150 acres across the countyPUC plans public hearings for power line projects - CAPX 2020 - proposed project includes lines tht run through the Farmington area; hearings in the Farmington area are schedule on 2 datesFarmington Independent )
County reports rise in late property taxes - Most notices going to developers, banks. Dakota County is seeing about a 30 percent increase in the number of overdue property tax notices sent this year over those sent in previous years.Public defender cuts predicted to clog court cases, add costs - Dakota County is expecting increased expenses and significant delays in the courts, according to County Attorney James Backstrom. Pritzlaff says he will run again - Farmington City Council Member David Pritzlaff announced June 26 he plans to run for re-election. Exchange building complete after 10 years - After 10 years, renovations on the Exchange Bank Building in Farmington were finally completed June 23.Farmington mayor says he will not seek re-election - In a letter to Thisweek Newspapers dated June 19, Farmington Mayor Kevan Soderberg announced he will not seek re-election to the office so he can take a job at the University of Oklahoma.Feelin’ like royalty - The Miss Farmington ambassadors include Megan Esselman named first princess, Elle Rose named second princess, Alison Peine crowned Miss Farmington 2008 and Cheyenne Clark who was named Miss Congeniality by her fellow candidatesThree seats open on school board - Manthey will not run for re-election; McKnight, Weyandt still to make their decisionsK-9 wakes up handler for fire - A police dog woke his owner after lightning struck his house and started a fire at 10:44 a.m. Wednesday, June 11. District impressed by reading, math scores - Recent test results show Farmington students are excelling in the fundamentals of reading and math beyond national averages. Indoor pool offers numerous programs - Swimming lessons and open swim offered Teachers participate in math instruction training Teachers accepted into math science academy Poster contest for children set - Friends of the Library sponsor eventCounty Board adopts green initiative This Week Farmington and the Dakota County Tribune )
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July 2nd, 1-1:30pm July 7th, 1-1:30pm July 9th, 2pm July 30th, 1-3:30pm August 9th, 10am August 11th, 6:30pm August 16th, 5-8pm August 18th
Post 189 drops tough one at Faribault - The Farmington Legion Post 189 baseball team was in need of a spark Monday night after dropping five games to tough competition during a long weekend at the Minot Tournament. VFW offense ignites - South Suburban League pitchers had serious trouble slowing down the Farmington VFW Post 7662 offense last week.Farmington harriers claim titles at Dew Run - More than 300 runners took on the four-mile course and another 172 ran the one-mile event at Saturday's 29th-Annual Dew Days Road Race in Farmington. Tiger Paws win 9 events - Chad Smith, Gabrial Smith and Jacob Nelson shine at state meetElko Speedway - Saturday's races cut short by showers10A Orange baseball improves record to 12-1 Farmington Independent )
Dew Run another stop on the Ground Pounders Grand Prix Series Corey Fienhage drafted by Sabres Passing league catching on in south metro Parks taking applications for deer hunt Thisweek - Farmington )
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