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Farmington, Minnesota is located in Dakota County. Zip codes in Farmington, MN include 55024. The median home price in Farmington is $219,900 which is roughly $158/per square foot. More Farmington information.

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Yesterday | Star Tribune

Wis. camp gets cleaning after 50-plus Farmington kids get sick

A YMCA camp in western Wisconsin has been cleaned after more than 50 children from a Minnesota school district were sickened with norovirus.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Star Tribune

Family spotlights: World War II weekend, Golden Valley Days

A group called the Historical Reenactment Society reenacted an ambush for onlookers attending the Minnesota Military Expo held at Fort Snelling.

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Thu May 09, 2013

Patch.com

Spate of New Affordable Housing Projects Coming to Dakota County

A 50-unit housing development designed for low- to moderate-income families got a green light from the Eagan City Council on Tuesday.

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Sat May 04, 2013

TwinCities

Small-business spotlight: Spruce Valley Payroll & Services: Small...

Bernie Schwab and Terry Johnson in the office at the Spruce Valley Payroll and Services in Farmington on Thursday morning May 2, 2013.

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Star Tribune

Business briefs: Parkview Golf Club reopens in Eagan for one last season

Fans of Eagan's Parkview Golf Club mourning the impending loss of the course have gotten a short-lived reprieve.

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Fri May 03, 2013

CBS Local

Charges: Lakeville Teller Stole $95K From Her Bank

A 31-year-old Farmington woman was charged Friday in connection with the loss of $95,000 from the Lakeville bank where she had worked.

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St. Cloud Times

Minnesota schools embrace new fitness program

Some Minnesota schools are embracing a new student fitness program designed to be a better gauge of overall health than the decades-old Presidential Physical Fitness Test.

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Thu May 02, 2013

TwinCities

Eagan to open 47-unit townhouse development

This summer, the Dakota County Community Development Agency will open a 47-unit "workforce" townhouse development north of Yankee Doodle Road and west of Lexington Avenue.

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Patch.com

Lakeville Misses Brunt of Snowfall

Call it a near miss. Lakeville missed the brunt of the late spring snowstorm that dropped more than a foot of snow south of the Twin Cities metro area Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

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St. Cloud Times

Snowstorm dumps 15 inches in southeastern Minnesota

The calendar has flipped to May, but winter has made a return appearance to southeastern Minnesota where residents are digging out of an unseasonable dump of wet heavy snow.

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

Patch.com

Man Reportedly Falls Asleep in Lakeville Drive-Thru Lane

A Farmington man with three drunken driving convictions since 2005 was arrested by Lakeville police April 25 after allegedly falling asleep while waiting for food in a restaurant drive-thru line.

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Wed Apr 24, 2013

Patch.com

Burnsville Rep. Puts Forward Bill to Cut Legislature by 54 Seats

A Littler Legislature? Rep. Will Morgan seems to have taken a page from the GOP playbook: On April 17, he debuted a bill that would reduce the size of the state legislature, H.F. 1786 .

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Tue Apr 23, 2013

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Smart Ideas: Website upgrade

The busy moving season is almost here, and Penske Truck Rental has introduced an improved version of PenskeTruckRental.com to improve the online experience and speed up reservations for its customers.

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Patch.com

Six Things You Should Know About Apple Valley's Ambulance Service

Apple Valley, Lakeville and Farmington jointly operate the ALF ambulance service-and have all contracted with Allina Health Emergency Medical Services to provide care.

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Sun Apr 21, 2013

TwinCities

More green lights, less red tape for Innovation Zone schools

Educators like to talk about innovation, but bureaucracy and red tape often make it tough to try new things in the classroom.

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Flash Flood Watch for Dakota County was issued at May 19 at 4:30AM CDT