Farmington News

Pets can be a wonderful addition to any home. They are great friends and protectors.

Lakeville police Sgt. Andy Bohlen is a proud veteran of the Gulf War, and feels a kinship with those who served their country before and after him.

The Old Fashioned 4th of July in Blooming Prairie was a family affair, bringing in kin from as close as Hayfield, Minn., and as far way as Texas and Arizona.

"Maybe they should try Texas hold 'em. I'm great at that. Maybe not so great," said Bob Vizenor of Lakeville, left, a frequent visitor to VFW Post 210 with his wife, Virginia, talking about how to draw younger veterans to the club in Lakeville on Tuesday, June 30, 2009.

Traffic accident. Police, firefighters and medics were called to a report of an accident in the 7100 block of 157th Street at 4:06 p.m. A 25-year-old woman, who was driving on 157th Street, lost control of her vehicle, drove onto the boulevard, struck a mailbox, continued down the boulevard, sideswiped a tree and crashed into a parked vehicle.

Tylar James Hokanson, 22, of Northfield, was arrested Saturday in connection with the death of his 18-month-old stepson, Nicholas Miller.

Rep. Patrick Garofalo, a Republican from Farmington, says he'll introduce a bill at the start of next year's session that will reinstate alcohol at the university's sporting events.

Farmington American Legion manager Dawn Paget was crowned as the 2009 pig kisser in the annual Kiss the Pig contest, held June 20 at the Legion.

Greg Staffa is getting ready to hit the road again. Last summer the Farmington resident, who once spent several months living in his car, took a 9,000-mile road trip to every one of the lower 48 states to raise money and awareness for a program that helps the homeless.

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The name will be familiar, but much of what happens this week and next under the Dew Days banner might seem a little strange to people familiar with Farmingtona TMs long-running summer celebration.

The 2009 Miss Farmington and her court were crowned during the Miss Farmington pageant held Thursday night.

Five homes in downtown Farmington were evacuated Friday, June 12, when a 4-inch gas main was ruptured by construction crews working on the Fifth Street sewer project.

The Pioneer Press salutes the region's top high school graduates from Chisago Lakes to Farmington, Champlin Park to Chetek, Wis.

Farmington's summer festival Dew Days will return with a new venue that has long been the site of fun for generations - the Dakota County Fairgrounds.

Heat creates ripples in the air as a Farmington firefighter prepares to put out a simulated gas fire Thursday at the Northern Natural Gas facility in Farmington.

Vermillion corridor meeting a ' Empire area Learn about the Vermillion River, its neighboring land uses and how rivers can be protected in a workshop organized by Dakota County and Friends of the Mississippi River.

Farmington residents will have the opportunity to say a long overdue thank you to the community's Vietnam-era veterans this weekend.

CANNON FALLS -- James Cherwinka, age 75 of Cannon Falls, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the Trinity Care Center in Farmington, Minn., following a brief illness, surrounded by his wife and children.

Ita s just after 5 p.m. and Bob Sauter is pedaling down a path through Rambling River Park.