Apple Valley Patch's Week in Review

The Apple Valley Planning Commission and City Council at 155th Street West and Cedar Avenue, due to a need for comfortable accommodations for an increased number of riders and to accommodate more types of buses that will come through when bus rapid transit begins along the Cedar corridor.

One specific area of the state budget District 196 officials are waiting to see , a separate funding source that provides $4 million a year for the district's three magnet schools, including Cedar Park and Diamond Path in Apple Valley. Without the funding, it would be much more difficult for the schools to operate, though officials said the district would continue to support the magnets.

City officials indicated that Apple Valley's third liquor store, built about two-and-a-half years ago, because of its environmentally friendly features, such as a geothermal energy system.

Let's Dish! in Apple Valley and get some help making cooking a little less stressful.

Data from the 2010 Census almost 8 percent since 2000, and that diversity among the city's population increased as well.

The District 196 school board , including about $3.4 million in recommended cuts.

Apple Valley's police blotter , assault, DUIs and shoplifting, among other charges.

In our sports coverage:

The Eastview boys basketball team in its section semifinal game, ending its season.

Apple Valley boys basketball a week ago and went on to face Lakeville South in the section final on Friday, .

The Dakota United Hawks physically impaired and cognitively impaired adapted floor hockey teams last week; both entered as No. 1 seeds in their tournaments.

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district figure skating team this past weekend at the Apple Valley Sports Arena.