Farmington News

BY DIANE HANSON CORRESPONDENT Three area high school marching bands brought awards home to their trophy cases from the Marching Band State Finals Saturday at Ford Field.

Organic gardening experts will present five educational sessions to inspire herb gardening at this year's Organic Gardening Day, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov.

Art Orofino jokes that the Farmington High School Class of 1946 is going for a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.

At a time when many cities are holding back on new projects, Farmington officials Saturday cut a red ribbon stretching across downtown Grand River Avenue, celebrating a new look for the downtown thoroughfare.

A worker is struck and killed on Farmington Road Thursday morning. Terra Engineering employee 28-year-old David Kim of Chicago was installing a traffic counter in the 2300 block of Farmington at 5:50 Thursday morning.

An employee of an engineering company studying traffic on Farmington Road Thursday morning was hit and killed by a motorist.

There was a "blackout" in the stands at a couple of local football games Friday night.

An olda 'fashioned Drivea 'Inn on the outskirts of Farmington hasn't changed much in the last 50 years.

After reading the article about the Farmington Farmers Market, I felt compelled to say a few words.

After reading the article about the Farmington Farmers Market, I felt compelled to say a few words.

Julie Kaminski says she is "thrilled" about being appointed Farmington High School principal.

With the Grand River Streetscape construction already well under way in the background, city officials and residents gathered at Riley Park May 16 to commemorate the major revitalization project's beginning.

Farmington Road looks more like the Farmington Rapids. Almost 4 inches of rain in 48 hours forced IDOT to close it down at the railroad tracks near Peoria Speedway.

Art, music, crafts and buffalo. That's what visitors to Wildlife Prairie State Park can expect during Art in the Park, held the first Sunday of each month through August.

The city of Farmington is poised to grow, with plans for two subdivisions, a senior living center, new library and a bank.

White gown. Red heels. Blue body board. White ambulance. And she was the lucky one.