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For more than 20 years, the morgue on the lower level of Regina Medical Center has served as the Regional Medical Examiner's Office for a number of area counties, including Dakota. That will change as of Jan. 1. At its regular meeting this week the Dakota county Board of Commissioners...

Three people were killed in an accident involving an SUV and a semi tractor-trailer Monday afternoon in Vermillion Township. According to witnesses the SUV was ahead of the semi headed southwest on County Road 47 near Goodwin Avenue at 12:20 p.m. The witness told Dakota County Sheriff's...

The Minnesota Supreme Court followed the recommendation of a three-member panel and publicly reprimanded Dakota County Judge Timothy Blakely for his behavior during his 2002-03 divorce proceedings. The Supreme Court censured and suspended Blakely for six months without pay. In...

The landscape around Dakota County Technical College has slowly been changing. What used to be huge expanses of green grass has been turned into wild prairie. The college hasn't gotten lazy about its weeding and mowing. It's changing its landscape on purpose. As part of its Green...

NOTICE TO ANNOUNCE START OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD This notice is to announce the beginning of a twelve-day (12) public comment and review period for amendment to Dakota County's Consolidated Plan 2008 ActionPlan. A substantial amendment to the Plan will be made following the public...

Summary of Proceedings Dakota County Board of Commissioners March 17, 2009 The Dakota County Board of Commissioners met at 9:03 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in the Boardroom, Administration Center, Hastings, Minnesota. All County Board members were present. The minutes of...

DAKOTA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the Empire Transportation Facility at 2800 160th Street West, Rosemount, MN.55068-1628 until 2:00 PM on Tuesday April 28, 2009 at which time they will be...

DAKOTA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the Empire Transportation Facility at 2800 160th Street West, Rosemount, MN.55068-1628 until 2:00 PM on Tuesday April 21, 2009 at which time they will be...

Summary of Proceedings Dakota County Board of Commissioners February 24, 2009 The Dakota County Board of Commissioners met at 9:02 a.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, in the Boardroom, Administration Center, Hastings, Minnesota. All County Board members were present except Commissioner...

Charge it! More and more Dakota County residents are using credit cards to pay their county bills. The Dakota Library System, in particular, is showing a dramatic increase in the use of the plastic cards. In 2008, the use of credit cards to pay for county services, including property...

It is another indication of the tough economic times. Dakota County's total taxable market value, including new construction, is $441.1 billion in 2009.

Summary of Proceedings Dakota County Board of Commissioners February 3, 2009 The Dakota County Board of Commissioners met at 9:02 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, in the Boardroom, Administration Center, Hastings, Minnesota. All County Board members were present. The minutes...

DAKOTA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the County Treasurer-Auditor's Office at 1590 Highway 55, Hastings, MN until 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at which time they will be opened and read...

A complaint has been filed against Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom for a chain of e-mails that played a role in a defense witness' decision to not testify at a murder trial. Backstrom denies any wrongdoing in the case. The case was at trial in November 2008 and involved Nicole...