Online Archive - October 2003
Note: only stories posted online are available

Two schools in District 197 receive five-star report cards
Posted 10/2/03

Burnsville's Heather Hills makes its case for city loan
Posted 10/2/03

Burnsville Fire Department seeks to improve response times
Posted 10/2/03

Fatal crash in Lakeville draws more attention to problem interchange
Posted 10/2/03

Suspects in Lakeville burglaries sought
Posted 10/2/03

Downtown Farmington business burglarized
Posted 10/2/03

Farmington homes hit by vandals
Posted 10/2/03

Healthy choices encouraged at Valley Middle School
Posted 10/2/03

County jail budget increase set for final approval in October
Posted 10/2/03

Red Cross trains Farmington teachers, students to respond to crisis
Posted 10/2/03

District 197 has action plan in place for crisis situation
Posted 10/2/03

County conducts multi-agency bioterrorism training exercise
Posted 10/2/03

Sports - Panthers finish in top five in Roy Griak
Posted 10/3/03

Sports - Ben Kampf is medalist
in Northfield Invitational

Posted 10/3/03

Sports - Tennis playoffs are underway
Posted 10/3/03

Sports - Simon leads Tigers to 5-0 record
Posted 10/3/03

Sports - Eagan dominates Irish
Posted 10/3/03

Sports - Panthers arenít looking past any team
Posted 10/3/03

Sports - Streak stoppers
Posted 10/3/03

District 194 Community Education tightens its belt
Posted 10/10/03

Eagan City Council takes stand against cable TV bill
Posted 10/10/03

Burnsville business has subsidy approved, building not quite
Posted 10/10/03

Bus cuts in Farmington not hurting activity enrollment
Posted 10/10/03

Rosemount robbery suspect apprehended
Posted 10/10/03

Apple Valley woman dies in car crash on I-94
Posted 10/10/03

Metrowide tax proposed to fund local transportation projects
Posted 10/10/03

Lakeville teachers have tentative contract
Posted 10/10/03

County's suicide prevention efforts aim to reach young people questioning themselves
Posted 10/10/03

Grande Market Place is Burnsville manís ode to dining and public space
Posted 10/10/03

Met Council chairman shares vision at Apple Valley event
Posted 10/10/03

Lack of funding delays Copeland orphanage in Eagan
Posted 10/10/03

Lakeville man charged with embezzling $1 million
Posted 10/10/03


Posted 10/10/03

Sports - Lakeville swims past Burnsville

Posted 10/13/03

Sports - Eagan, Apple Valley share Lake Conference title
Posted 10/13/03

Sports - Kampf runs to head of the pack
Posted 10/13/03

Sports - Blaze ousted by Edina
Posted 10/13/03

Sports - Eagan comeback tops Blaze
Posted 10/13/03

Sports - Fumbles are the downfall for Tigers
Posted 10/13/03

Sports - Comeback leads AV to victory
Posted 10/13/03

District 194 School Board to decide graduation site
Posted 10/16/03

Elko Speedway campersí fires ignite controversy
Posted 10/16/03

Man charged with terroristic threats in Eagan
Posted 10/16/03

String of burglaries reported in Farmington
Posted 10/16/03

Rash of thefts from cars prompts police to caution residents
Posted 10/16/03

Lakeville officers train area law enforcement for school violence incident
Posted 10/16/03

Identity theft is a growing problem nationwide and in Eagan
Posted 10/16/03

Eagan City Council reviews policy on commission appointments, vacancies
Posted 10/16/03

Burnsville amphitheater proposal in limbo as partners ponder
Posted 10/16/03

District 191 School Board rift over building levy deepens

Posted 10/16/03

District 192 works to get levy vote message out
Posted 10/16/03


Posted 10/16/03

Burnsville amphitheater proposal in limbo as partners ponder
Posted 10/16/03

Eagan City Council reviews policy on commission appointments, vacancies
Posted 10/16/03

School District 191 Candidate Forum - Ron Hill, Richard Jensen, Todd Johnson, Jason McDonald
Posted 10/16/03

School District 191 Candidate Forum - Vicki R. Roy, Suzette M. Scheele, Nancy K. Steele, Jerry Willenburg
Posted 10/16/03

School District 196 Candidate Forum: Joel Albright, Mick Burkard, Rob Duchscher
Posted 10/16/03

District 196 School Board Candidate Forum: Jackie Magnuson, Lizz Pichner, Robin Ruegg, Robert Schutte
Posted 10/16/03

District 196 School Board Candidate Forum: Jackie Magnuson, Lizz Pichner, Robin Ruegg, Robert Schutte
Posted 10/16/03

Sports - Lloyd resigns position
Posted 10/20/03

Sports - Kantos wins conference title
Posted 10/20/03

Sports - Eagles fall in shootout
Posted 10/20/03

Sports - Blaze shut out Kennedy
Posted 10/20/03

Sports - Eagles loss in section final
Posted 10/20/03

Sports - Tigers get share of conference title
Posted 10/20/03

Sports - Panthers bring home trophy
Posted 10/20/03

Lakeshore rules haunt Burnsville family
Posted 10/23/03

Family signs option to preserve Empire Township land
Posted 10/23/03

District 196 director of finance leaves for Stillwater
Posted 10/23/03

Burnsville mayor and other U.S. mayors find varied responses to HIV/AIDS in Africa
Posted 10/23/03

Former Eagan mayor charged with campaign violations
Posted 10/23/03

Farmington readies to narrow list of potential city administrator candidates
Posted 10/23/03

Cutbacks lead to a new-look Extension Service in and around Dakota County
Posted 10/23/03

Suspect arrested, police investigate thefts across two counties
Posted 10/23/03

Met Council, MVTA want to put a bus garage where Eagan womanís house stands
Posted 10/23/03

Eagan woman fights city hall over development
Posted 10/23/03

Countyís 2004 budget battle includes rising health care costs
Posted 10/23/03

Farmington School Board candidate forum: Ann Manthey, Julie McKnight, Julie Stulz, Tim Weyandt
Posted 10/23/03

Farmington School Board candidate forum: Todd Buchwald, Bob Heman, Carol Malburg
Posted 10/23/03

Sports - Weaver nets 600
Posted 10/24/03

Sports - Running towards Northfield
Posted 10/24/03

Sports - Blaze and Eagles out in first round
Posted 10/24/03

Sports - Lakeville struggles early but wins
Posted 10/24/03

Sports - Tigers rout Winona
Posted 10/24/03

Sports - Eden Prairie ends Wildcatsí season again
Posted 10/24/03

Sports - On to the dome
Posted 10/24/03

Lakeville eighth-graders report decline in alcohol use
Posted 10/30/03

State tests put District 196 above average
Posted 10/30/03

Dakota County honors Eagan residentís planning legacy
Posted 10/30/03

Police say coyote sightings, activity are increasing in Eagan
Posted 10/30/03

Elko City Council plans to hire city administrator
Posted 10/30/03

County leads local group to lobby for legislative reforms
Posted 10/30/03

New Burnsville townhomes cater to families with modest incomes
Posted 10/30/03

Lakeville High School graduation to be staged at Target Center
Posted 10/30/03

Funding levels keep ESL program short staffed in Farmington
Posted 10/30/03

Burnsville Fire Department seeking to add six to full-time staff of 38
Posted 10/30/03

Eagan considers rejoining Met Council's Livable Communities initiative
Posted 10/30/03

Budget proposal incorporates county boardís maximum levy
Posted 10/30/03

District 194 levy heads to the wire

Posted 10/30/03

Sports - Wildcats have historic day
Posted 10/31/03

Sports - Panther girls qualify for state
Posted 10/31/03

Sports - Intensity returns, Panthers rout Wildcats
Posted 10/31/03

Sports - Farmington advances to Section finals
Posted 10/31/03

Sports - Blaze and Eagles seasons end
Posted 10/31/03

Sports - Eagan wins section title, advances to state
Posted 10/31/03

Sports - Panthers leave dome with fourth place
Posted 10/31/03