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Farmington girls soccer settles for a late 2-2 draw Monday
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Tuesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 90 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Wednesday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
Thursday: Some sun with a stray t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• High school highlights for Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 (postbulletin.com) — Farmington High School's girls soccer team battled to a 2-2 non-conference draw against Century on Monday, conceding the tying goal with just 10 minutes left. The roundup also notes strong performances in volleyball and tennis from other southeastern Minnesota schools.
Community Event: Storytime for Babies Lakeville Chamber of Commerce Heritage Library Large Meeting Room 20085 Heritage Drive Lakeville, MN 55044 9:30 am
Storytime for 2s-6s Heritage Library Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library 10:00 am
Feeding Your Baby Heritage Library Wescott Large Meeting Room, Wescott Library 10:00 am
Farmington Afternoon Book Discussion Group Heritage Library Farmington Large Meeting Room, Farmington Library 1:30 pm
Century Celebration 2026 Century Middle School Lakeville, MN 55044 5:00 pm
Meet Your Teacher McGuire Middle School Lakeville, MN 55044 5:00 pm
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
"The Joy of Piano" Are you looking for a traveling piano teacher who will drive to your house every week? I give in-home piano lessons and teach elementary age students. I am looking for students who want to start in SEPT or OCT Please email me with… (Nextdoor Upper 182nd)
In search of an estimate for someone to trim 7 evergreen shrubs in rocked landscape and clean up trimming. They are regularly maintained…so very easy job overall. Located in Farmington. (Nextdoor Upper 182nd)
Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC posted a job opening for Machine Operator I - All Shifts in Lakeville. Apply here.
GCC - Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua posted a job opening for Terminal Operator in Lakeville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Farmington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lakeville
Lakeville Medicaid spending on orthotics services jumped 22% to $9,400 in 2024 (dakotatimes.com)
District 917 to move Eagan's Cedar School programs to Bloomington (hometownsource.com)
Friday Night Gophers: How did each future Gopher peform last wekeend? (on3.com)
Apple Valley
Apple Valley Honors Two Citizens for Lifesaving Actions, Crisis Intervention (limitless-news.com)
Apple Valley Scout completes service project in Burnsville (hometownsource.com)
Jefferson boys soccer aims for lofty goals this fall (hometownsource.com)
Inver Grove Heights
Officers Find Three Deceased In Inver Grove Heights Home (patch.com)
Ok Farmington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!