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With just a few days before a new year begins, Lakeville Patch through it would be a good time to look back at the year that was with a series of articles featuring the highs and lows of 2012.

In this, the first installment, we look back at the Top 10 most read stories of 2012.

10. UPDATE: All Lanes of Interstate 35 Reopen Following Fatal Crash (Published Aug. 21)

9. UPDATE: Undisclosed Number of Century Middle School Students Suspended (Published May 23)

8. UPDATE: Storm Causes Extensive Damage, Power Outages in Lakeville (Published June 19)

7. Against the Odds: Matt Little, 27, Elected as Lakeville's Next Mayor (Published Nov. 7)

6. Obituary: Allison D. Shaw, 16, of Lakeville, Died Oct. 2 (Published Oct. 3)

5. Lakeville's New Walmart Set to Open Oct. 17, But Not With a Chipotle (Sept. 19)

4. Washington Drowning Victim ID'd as Lakeville's Marcus "Fly" Henderson (July 24)

3. Walmart Coming to Lakeville (Published Jan. 31)

2. UPDATE: Lakeville Election Results: Mayor, City Council, School Board (Published Nov. 6)

1. Death Notice: Kaitlin Marie Augusta Beske, 22, of Lakeville (Published Oct. 23)