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Police report: March 3 - March 9
March 3 Use of tobacco by person under 18, 150th Street West and Diamond Path Property damage, accident, 15000 block of Canada Ave. Property damage, accident, Cimarron Avenue and Dodd Boulevard March 4 Animal impound, 13800 block of Autumnwood...
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Editorial: The good and bad of Twitter use
There are two stories in this edition of the Independent Town Pages about people making vastly different uses of the social network Twitter. And while we hesitate to say one is wrong and the other is right, we certainly know which one we prefer. We’ll start with the one that...
opinion / editorials14 hours 42 min ago
From the trash heap to the gallery
James Quentin Young is an artist who draws influence from God, his travels and from reviving discarded and broken items. While those three things may seem quite unrelated, the way Young weaves them together has brought the Minnesota native notoriety. Primarily, Young creates...
news14 hours 42 min ago
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Joy of Photography class offered by RAAC
More than 20 years ago, Mark Freier started taking photographs. It’s been a source of joy for him ever since, and he hopes to share that feeling with budding photographers this spring. Freier will teach Joy of Photography, an introductory class to learn the basics of the art...
news14 hours 42 min ago
Legion members will celebrate birthday with awards ceremony
The Rosemount American Legion will celebrate its 95th birthday. As the group has done for years, Post 65 will celebrate by recognizing members of the organization and by honoring those in the community that serve us all, including a police officer, firefighter and dispatcher of the...
news14 hours 42 min ago
Police department forms crisis intervention team
More and more these days, police officers are responding to calls involving people with mental illnesses. It’s a national trend, and Rosemount Police Chief Eric Werner said Rosemount’s numbers follow the same line up. To help appropriately respond to the number of cases...
news / crime and courts14 hours 42 min ago
Survey: Bullying is down in Rosemount schools
Efforts to fight bullying appear to be paying off in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. According to results from the most recent Minnesota Student Survey, the number of students who report being harassed or bullied has gone down by more than 40 percentage points...
news / education14 hours 42 min ago
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March 12, 2014
Girls basketball: First-half run carries East Ridge
A 16-2 run to end the first half gave fourth-seeded East Ridge all the separation it needed in a 66-49 win over fifth-seeded Rosemount in the first round of the Section 3AAAA tournament last Wednesday. The Irish scored just 16 points in the first half. They came back to put...
sports / high schoolMarch 12, 2014 - 3:16pm
Softball preview: Irish optimistic heading into season
The Rosemount softball program continued trending upward last spring, following up five- and six-win seasons with a 10-8 mark that included two section tournament wins. With six returning starters, including pitcher Gabby Sprang, back in the fold, head coach Tiffany Rose is...
sports / high schoolMarch 12, 2014 - 3:12pm
March 9, 2014
Student voices: Why are we who we are?
I look at things at a different way than most people. I constantly find myself asking the question: “why?” I don’t know if I tend to think of things more in depth than people or I just don’t know as much as other people but I am constantly wondering why things work,...
opinion / columnsMarch 9, 2014 - 8:00am
March 8, 2014
Chuck Brooks' column: Memories of Mom on the anniversary of her death
We all have events in our lives that shape who we become and where we go in life. The death of a parent usually is one of those moments that brings all of life to an abrupt halt. March 7 marks the 29th year of my mother’s passing. I’ve shared her multiple times here with you....
opinion / columnsMarch 8, 2014 - 8:00am
March 7, 2014
Nathan Hansen's column: You win, winter; now go away
There has been no shortage of complaining about this winter we are currently experiencing. This winter that, it sometimes feels, will linger on into spring, elbow its way past summer and make itself comfortable on a bed of fall leaves right up to the point it laps itself like...
opinion / columnsMarch 7, 2014 - 8:00am
Marching towards a cure for juvenile arthritis
Kenley Huss has never known anything but life with juvenile arthritis. The Rosemount resident was diagnosed at 16 months. For most of her four years on this planet, she has been treated for the condition. Despite it all, her mom, Dongi Huss, said Kenley is your typical 4-year-old...
newsMarch 7, 2014 - 8:00am
March 6, 2014
Human trafficking is focus of events
Human trafficking is a reality here in Minnesota. In fact, according to the FBI, Minneapolis ranks 13th in the nation for high incidence for the sex trafficking of minors. The group Trafficking Justice wants to help end modern-day slavery. One step toward that goal is educating...
newsMarch 6, 2014 - 3:37pm
Rosemount man charged for possessing child pornography
A 40-year-old Rosemount man faces felony charges of possession child pornography three years after police found sexually explicit photos and videos featuring underage children on his computer. Officers from the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children unit located the files...
news / crime and courtsMarch 6, 2014 - 3:31pm
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