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    June 23, 2017
    Pleasant Hill Library is offering fitness kits as part of a pilot program. Michelle Wirth / RiverTown Multimedia
    Fitness Kit pilot program in full swing at Pleasant Hill Library
    Pleasant Hill Library is offering fitness kits for circulation within their collection through a program with Regina Hospital, a part of Allina...
    NewsJune 23, 2017 - 8:00am
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    Teen driver crash rates remain above average in Minnesota and Wisconsin
    With the deadliest stretch of vehicle crashes beginning in the summer months, officials are raising concerns about teenage drivers who will soon...
    News/accidentsJune 23, 2017 - 7:00am
    June 9, 2017
    Construction on a roundabout at Jamaica Avenue and 70th Street was completed last summer. Katie Nelson / Bulletin file photo
    Rise of the roundabout
    Travelling Hargis Parkway from Radio Drive to HealthEast Sports Center and East Ridge High School, drivers pass through as many as six roundabouts....
    News/regionJune 9, 2017 - 8:00am
    June 6, 2017
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    Lewis House and 360 Communities lose $168,500 in funding
    The budgets for 360 Communities Lewis House domestic and sexual violence shelters have recently been cut by $168,500. The loss in funding is...
    News/governmentJune 6, 2017 - 12:50pm
    May 30, 2017
    Pictured with Kenneth Nelson (center) are Mike Schutt (from left), Jamie Stevens, Ryan McGraw and John Townsend. Submitted photo
    Nelson awarded for lifesaving acts
    Kenneth Nelson was awarded the Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen Award. The award honors a private citizen in Dakota County for a lifesaving...
    News/regionMay 30, 2017 - 9:30am
    May 10, 2017
    Rosemount woman accused of stealing thousands in senior party funds
    A Rosemount woman tasked with handling funds for a Dakota County school’s senior party allegedly funneled more than $4,300 from the group’s...
    News/crime and courtsMay 10, 2017 - 2:49pm
    May 4, 2017
    Recycle boat wrap for free
    Dakota County residents can recycle boat wrap for free through May 31 at Lighthouse Motorsports and Marine in Rosemount. The type of plastic used to wrap boats requires special handling and should not be placed with regular recycling.
    News/businessMay 4, 2017 - 2:00pm
    May 3, 2017
    Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie said he and County Attorney James Backstrom plan to "vigorously defend" his department's practice of DNA sample collection in a lawsuit the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed in April 2017. Photo by Katrina Styx.
    ACLU sues Dakota County sheriff over DNA collection
    The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed suit against Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie to prevent DNA sample collections from a...
    News/crime and courtsMay 3, 2017 - 4:09pm
    April 19, 2017
    Strong wind in 2012 fell this tree in Farmington. File photo
    Be prepared: Sheriff reminds residents to observe Severe Weather Awareness Week
    Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie is reminding citizens that the week of April 17-20 is Severe Weather Awareness Week.
    News/regionApril 19, 2017 - 2:00pm
    April 18, 2017
    A crew from the Department of Natural Resources stocked the Vermillion River with 3,000 rainbow trout on Friday, April 7, including at several spots at Rambling River Park in Farmington. Stream trout fishing season in Dakota County begins Saturday, April 15. Matthew Steichen / Independent Town Pages
    DNR stocked trout ahead of last weekend's opener
    To local anglers, a DNR crew rolling up to the Vermillion River bank with thousands of trout flopping around in a tank is a sure sign of spring....
    NewsApril 18, 2017 - 12:00pm
    April 14, 2017
    Dakota County law enforcement officers are handing out CELLslips to people caught texting behind the wheel as part of a county-wide crackdown on distracted driving April 10-23. The nylon sleeve blocks incoming signals from reaching the phone inside. Jennifer Steichen / Independent Town Pages
    County cracks down on distracted driving
    Dakota County law enforcement officials want drivers to keep their eyes on the road. In conjunction with April's designation as Distracted Driver...
    NewsApril 14, 2017 - 1:00pm
    April 13, 2017
    Commissioner Mike Slavik addresses a crowd at the State of the County Address on April 5. Photo by Michelle Wirth
    Positive outlook in State of County
    Dakota County Board Chairman Mike Slavik had a positive outlook in his April 5 State of the County address at Royal Cliff Conference Center....
    NewsApril 13, 2017 - 1:50pm
    April 3, 2017
    County rejects CTIB dissolution plan
    The Counties Transit Improvement Board, a five-county transit partnership that includes Dakota County, is planning to dissolve. But Dakota County...
    NewsApril 3, 2017 - 12:00pm
    March 28, 2017
    Hastings Relay for Life reboots for 2017
    For more than 20 years, Hastings has hosted a Relay for Life event. A fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life is traditionally held at the high school, with music blaring over a set of speakers as teams camp out and rotate people on and off the walking track....
    Life/eventsMarch 28, 2017 - 1:00pm
    March 22, 2017
    Organization urges: ride a bike every day in April
    A Minneapolis-based organization is hoping to get you to make a pledge. It's a simple one: ride any kind of bicycle at least once a day every day in April. The organization, 30 Days of Biking, promises no awards, no fundraising, no ticket prices and no participation tracking. Instead,...
    Life/eventsMarch 22, 2017 - 8:00am
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