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Lakeville Youth Wins United States Tennis Association Essay Contest
A Lakeville boy has won a United States Tennis Association (USTA) Foundation essay contest. According to Sun Thisweek Newspapers, 11-year-old Anthony Scheglowski won the essay contest for boys ages 11 and 12 in the Northern United ... Read More
Lakeville Teen Sets Junior World Record at Swim Championships
A Lakeville teenager recently set a new junior world record at a competition in Europe. According to the Pioneer Press, Regan Smith, 15, set a junior world record in the women’s 200-meter backstroke during a semifinal ... Read More
Lakeville Boy Scout Completes Eagle Scout Project
A Lakeville teen has completed his Eagle Scout project, which he hopes will spruce up the town. According to Sun Thisweek Newspapers, David Cornelisen of Boy Scout Troop 263 in Lakeville, completed his Eagle Scout project ... Read More
Local ‘Kids ‘n Kinship’ Program Receives $10,000 3M Grant
Kids ‘n Kinship, a local youth mentoring program, has received a large grant from the 3M Foundation. According to Sun Thisweek Newspapers, 3M Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to Kids ’n Kinship to “further the ... Read More
Miss Lakeville Crowned; Winner Earns $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Lakeville 2017 has been crowned, earning the winner a large scholarship to go with the sash. According to Sun Thisweek Newspapers, Lauren Davis was named Miss Lakeville July 5 during the scholarship program’s annual event, ... Read More
Five Local Students Return From Trip to Washington D.C.
Five South Metro students, including one from Lakeville South High School, recently returned home from a trip to Washington, D.C. sponsored by the Dakota Electric Association. According to Sun Thisweek Newspapers, five students, including Lakeville South’s ... Read More
Lakeville Schools Hires New Finance Director
With Michael Baumann moving from executive director of business services to superintendent of Lakeville schools, the district needed a new finance guru. According to Sun Thisweek Newspapers, Lakeville Area School District’s school board has hired Andrew ... Read More
Lakeville Liquor Stores Set for Sunday Sales
Lakeville’s municipal liquor stores are planning a kick-off event to usher in the state’s new age of Sunday liquor sales. According to The Sun Thisweek Newspapers, Lakeville municipal liquor stores will be open seven days a ... Read More
Lakeville City Council OK’s Food Truck Ordinance
Food trucks, with a permit from the city, are now allowed in downtown Lakeville on holidays and weekends. According to Sunthisweek Newspapers, the city council unanimously approved the ordinance at its June 5 meeting. The ordinance allows ... Read More
Construction Begins on New Lakeville Business Park
A new office and warehouse park in Lakeville has broken ground. According to the Star Tribune, Minneapolis-based Launch Properties has broken ground on the first of a planned series of a new office/warehouse facilities in Lakeville, ... Read More
