🌱 Farmington baseball punches another ticket to state tournament
Farmington, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Farmington! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Farmington baseball punches another ticket to state tournament
- Farmington man receives 20-year sentence in brutal knife attack case
- How a 350-acre data center landed in Farmington’s backyard
Today's riddle: What did the boy say when his dog fell off the cliff? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 60.
- Saturday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 87 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• High School Results & Schedule 6/3/26 (ingstadmedia.com) — Farmington High’s baseball team clinched the Section 1AAAA championship with two wins over New Prague, earning its fifth state tournament trip in six years. The roundup also lists other section baseball, golf, and lacrosse results, plus tonight’s playoff and state softball schedules that local fans may want to follow or attend. 
• Farmington Man Sentenced for Brutal Attempted Murder of His Wife (krocnews.com) — A Farmington man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree attempted murder for a brutal 2025 knife attack on his wife at their Farmington home. Local police responded to the scene, provided lifesaving aid, and investigators later recovered a bloody pocket knife inside the residence.
• They Wanted a Grocery Store. They Got a 350-Acre Data Center Instead. (thebrockovichreport.com) — Farmington residents are fighting a massive 350‑acre hyperscale data center approved just 1.9 miles from downtown, arguing it will strain local water, power, traffic, and neighborhood life. A local coalition has sued the city over annexation and zoning, pushed for statewide guardrails on data centers, and is fundraising heavily as the case moves toward a 2027 court date.
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FHS Graduation
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Helmet Heroes →
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Rambling River Center Advisory Board Meeting →
Farmington, MN Calendar, 325 Oak Street, Farmington
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Storytime for 2s-6s
Farmington Community Library Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
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Embroidered Pyramid Bag Online
Farmington Community Library 508 Third Street, Farmington, MN 55024
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Planning Commission Meeting →
Farmington, MN Calendar, 430 3rd Street, Farmington
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Financial Wellness by Edward Jones →
Farmington, MN Calendar, 325 Oak Street, Farmington
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Pleasant Hill Evening Book Group
Farmington Community Library Pleasant Hill Large Conference Room (Old Mill Ruins), Pleasant Hill Library
6:00 pm
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Semester 2 RISE Assembly
Kenwood Trail Middle School Lakeville, MN 55044
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Storytime for 2s-6s
Heritage Library Kaposia Large Meeting Room, Kaposia Library
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Heritage Library Afternoon Book Discussion Group
Heritage Library Heritage Large Meeting Room,
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Community Event: Heritage Library Afternoon Book Discussion Group
Lakeville Chamber of Commerce Heritage Library Large Meeting Room 20085 Heritage Drive Lakeville, MN 55044
12:30 pm
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anyone one in the neighborhood missing a fluffy gray cat?
I caught him and don't know what to do with him, hes too frightened by the lawn crew to let me feed him but at least hes safe. Couldn't tell if he… (Nextdoor Bristol Square)
- Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation posted a job opening for Porter in Lakeville. Apply here.
- Lakeville Area Public Schools posted a job opening for Custodian-Part Time (Nights) in Lakeville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Farmington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lakeville
- Community Band Festival to include a wide range of works (hometownsource.com)
- Minnesota's Biggest Cities 150 Years Ago Will Shock You (kdhlradio.com)
Apple Valley
- MVTA to Host Open House Celebrating Reopening of 157th Street Station in Apple Valley (limitless-news.com)
- Golf: Rosemount boys finish second in Section 3 (hometownsource.com)
- Uponor and Minnesota Twins Team Up to Recognize Skilled Trades Workforce (contractormag.com)
Rosemount
- MnDOT Study Proposes Highway 55 Realignment, Other Major Changes for Rosemount–Inver Grove Heights Corridor – KDWA 1460 AM & FM 97.7 (kdwa.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Doggone! (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
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