Girl Scout Cookies On Sale This Weekend
What: Girl Scout Cookie Sales When: The official sales period runs from today to March 17. Cookie booths will open later: Girl Scout booths should begin to pop up after Feb. 11. You must buy your...
View ArticleHouse Hunt, Apple Valley: A Sweet Home on Haven
14829 Haven Drive: This three-bed, two-bath home lives up to the old real estate proverb, "location, location, location." It's just a few blocks from Cedar and County Road 42, Apple Valley High School,...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: It's Time for the Legislature to Get Serious About Poverty
Dear Editor: Our state legislators are faced with many difficult decisions this session. I’d like to highlight the Family Economic Security Act (FESA) because I don’t believe that our middle class...
View ArticleCounty Sheriff: Family of Five Escapes When Car Goes Through Ice
Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter | Follow us on Twitter | Start a blog Each week, Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows releases a newsletter recapping the most interesting news. From this...
View ArticleFlu Kills 112 Minnesotans; Scouts Ordered to Release More 'Perversion Files'
You can't be in front of your computer 24 hours a day, so each weekend, Patch reviews the top stories of the past week from around the South Metro region. Here's a look at recent stories, which first...
View ArticleApple Valley Seeks Volunteer Advisors
Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter | Follow us on Twitter | Start a blog If you're an Apple Valley resident with an interest in what makes the city work, this is your lucky day. The City of...
View ArticleExplainer: Why President Obama Chose to Come to Minneapolis
President Barack Obama will visit Minneapolis on Monday to meet with local officials about gun violence, less than two months after the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT that...
View ArticleYou Review It: Valley Diner
Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter | Follow us on Twitter | Start a blog Whether you're a fan or a critic of a local business and the service it provides, your neighbors in Apple Valley and...
View ArticleCraigslist Curiosities: For Sale, the Brew That Turned Billy Carter Into a...
Don't suppose it has improved with age. You remember Billy Carter, right? The black sheep of President Carter's family? You know the one: The hard-drinking gas station owner known spout colorful quotes...
View ArticleMost Recent Apple Valley, Rosemount Deaths (Feb. 5)
Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter |Follow us on Twitter | Start a blog These people are Apple Valley or Rosemount residents, or people with Apple Valley or Rosemount ties, who recently passed...
View ArticleAsk the Patch Pro: Valentine's Day
Whether or not you believe Valentine's Day is a ploy by retailers, it's never a bad idea to show someone you love them. In that spirit, this week's Ask the Patch Pro features two local bloggers who...
View ArticleDakota County Regional Chamber's WomEn's Conference on March 14
Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Dakota County Regional (DCR) Chamber of Commerce is hosting their third annual WomEn’s...
View ArticleYou Review It: Dakota Dental and Implant Center
Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter | Follow us on Twitter | Start a blog Whether you're a fan or a critic of a local business and the service it provides, your neighbors in Apple Valley and...
View ArticleCraigslist Curiosities, Rosemount: Puppies, Pythons and Parakeets
Found male dog! Found male dog near Fischer ave and hwy 55 between Rosemount and hastings! Very friendly but scared. Skinny looks like it has been running for awhile. Blue collar no tags! Appears to be...
View ArticleDakota County Cities Providing Free Small Business Consulting
Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the cities of Burnsville and Eagan. Starting or growing a small business isn’t easy, and hiring a trusted advisor to help get a business off the...
View ArticleApple Valley-Rosemount's Top 10 Stories in January
Here's a look at the ten biggest stories from the month of January in Apple Valley and Rosemount. Click on the links to learn more. Crews Battle New Year's Day House FireA tall column of smoke rose...
View ArticleSnow, Freezing Rain Headed for Dakota County
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook Wednesday morning for Dakota County and the Twin Cities area. A weak storm system is spreading light snow across Burnsville, Apple...
View ArticleVolunteers Needed for Dakota County Board Citizen Advisory Committees
Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the Dakota County Board of Commissioners. The Dakota County Board of Commissioners receives advice from a variety of volunteer committees and is...
View ArticleLebanon Hills Hosting Trails by Candlelight Event
Editor's Note: The following is a news release from Dakota County's Lebanon Hills Regional Park. Mother Nature brings the snow, we bring the candles and you just have to bring yourself to Lebanon Hills...
View ArticleApple Valley Man Accused of Peeping Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail, Banned from...
An Apple Valley man convicted of spying on a naked woman in a tanning booth is now under the watchful eye of the law. In November of 2012, Judge Tim Wermager sentenced Jon William Bogatzki, 30, to 10...
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