- Welders at work: Learners build skills for the future
FHS has experienced tremendous growth in the number of students taking advantage of Tiger Vision Pathways courses!
Oct 23 - School Resource Officer greets FHS students each day
It's been a great way to build relationships and start the day with a smile!
Oct 23 - Volunteer Spotlight: Thank you, Dan!
After 33 years as a district custodian, Dan has volunteered nearly every morning at North Trail for the past 5 years.
Oct 20
Empire news
Nothing new from Empire in the news feeds lately, so here’s what’s happening next door.
From the schools
13 notices in the past month, read every morning from Empire’s own websites. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
- District 196 Students Continue to Outperform State and National ACT Scores
District 196 students once again scored higher than the state and national averages on the ACT college admissions test in 2026.
Today - Eastview High School Welcomes Taylor Tvedt as Assistant Administrator and Athletic Director
Tvedt will succeed Matt Percival and continue building on Eastview’s commitment to developing students through meaningful experiences, relationships, and opportunities beyond the classroom.
Today - Kevin Shaw Will Lead Security and Emergency Management for District Heads-upToday
5 more from district196.org
- District 196 School Board to Add Two Student RepresentativesToday
- District 196 Awarded with ASBO International’s Meritorious Budget AwardToday
- District 196 Marching Bands Finish Top Two in Minnesota Class AAAAToday
- Students Achieve College-Level Success with National AP HonorsToday
- District 196 Staff Express High Job Satisfaction in 2026 Employee SurveyToday
Empire sports
High-school and local teams, from the sports pages.
Empire High School (Duncan, OK) Football
Schedule - Empire Bulldogs (Duncan, OK) Football 26-27
6A/5A Inland Empire High School Baseball Scores
Schedule - Empire Ravens (Tucson, AZ) Football 26-27
Golden Empire League Football 2026 Varsity Receiving Yards Stat Leaders
Schedule - Mountain Empire Redhawks (Pine Valley, CA) Basketball 26-27
Rio Rico Varsity Football @ Empire
Stats - Empire Ravens (Tucson, AZ) Football 26-27
Headlines from next door
Empire’s own feed is quiet, so here’s news from the towns around it.
Ruth Feely Novitzki
Outgoing Farmington mayor speaks about upcoming election
Another Lakeville school goes on lockdown, a week after threats to high schools
Irene Harriet Friendshuh (Lunde)
Potential Farmington police station expansion could cost residents about $12 a month
Fire Damages Castle Rock Township Home; Two Dogs Rescued, Two Unaccounted For
From neighbors
The news that never makes the paper: what Empire is posting.
Posts go to Town Square, where neighbors can reply.
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Headlines come from the outlets that cover Empire, found through Google News; stories with Empire in the headline come first, and outlets or places that aren’t Empire, MN are left out. Articles belong to their publishers and aren’t independently verified; every story links to the publisher who wrote it. Topics are sorted automatically from each headline’s words. Notices, meetings and events come from the town, school district and library websites, read every morning and linked to the page that posted them. Game listings come from the NFHS Network.