Northfield’s Strategic Plan Summary
Last night the Northfield Council approved their Strategic Plan Summary. Below is the one-page summary with targets and initiatives. 1 – Northfield Strategic Plan Summary 8_8_2017 (1) The post...
View ArticleNfld man charged after dragging woman down stairs; Nfld Council sails through...
A Northfield man is facing four charges including Intent to Terrorize and domestic assault. According to the criminal complaint, officers were called to a dispute just before 10 o’clock Friday night...
View ArticleClimate Series – Links
Below you will find links (with more links contained within them) with information used in our 8-part series on climate change. Nat Acad Sci climate-change Rpt 2’14 Rising CO2 Clim Chg U summary action...
View ArticleDon’t mess around in Rice County ; Young people stand in support of City’s...
Meth use has gone back up. Rice County Sheriff Troy Dunn said it used to meth labs, but they hit those hard and changes in the law shut many of them down. Now, methamphetamine is coming in from Mexico...
View ArticleCharter amendment stirs debate; AA rating means $ savings; DJJD Ambassador...
The Northfield Charter Commission voted to amend the Charter adding language that would require the Mayor to report once during their term on the operations and administration of the City, to the...
View ArticleFire Station rehab includes landscaping into Nfld downtown; NDDC looking at...
The City of Northfield is part of NAFRS Joint Powers, Northfield Area Fire and Rescue Service. As they work on formalized designs for the Fire Station rehab and buildout, the City specifically owns...
View ArticleHeads up: extra DWI patrol starts Friday
LABORING TO FIND A SOBER RIDE Friends Don’t Let Friends Drink and Drive: Extra DWI Patrols on Rice County Roads Aug. 18 – Sept. 3 Northfield/Rice County, Minn. – Whether it’s having fun on the boat...
View ArticleNfld man in jail after choking woman; Tobacco ordinance should include...
A Northfield man who choked the mother of his child is in custody. 26 year old Darius Leandrew Tankson is charged with domestic assault by strangulation, interfering with a 911 call, 2 counts of...
View ArticleThree have filed for Nfld Councilor-at-Large; Nfld election holds major...
Three are in the running to complete the last year of the term for Northfield Councilor-at-Large. Don McGee, Jon Denison and Greg Colby. Colby was appointed by Council in January when Mayor Pownell...
View ArticleComment on Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule ends 8-25
MDA seeks written input from the public, farmers, and industry St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s public comment period on the draft Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule ends Friday, August...
View ArticleFunding for sustainable agriculture
AGRI Grants Help Farmers Test New Ideas to Drive Sustainability St. Paul, MN – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for Agricultural Growth, Research and...
View ArticleLabor costs largest expense for City; Bridgewater focuses on student behavior...
Northfield Council met in a work session to talk about their 2018 budget. Administrator Ben Martig explained what some of the services are the City provides public works (streets, etc), police,...
View Article“Shop class” looks a whole lot different; Nfld’s debt “pretty standard”;...
As the Northfield school district looks for voter approval of 2 new schools this November, Northfield Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann took a tour of some area high schools. He said they wanted...
View ArticleAlcohol may have been involved in Motorcyclist crash; Body cams are a complex...
A man was airlifted after crashing his motorcycle yesterday evening. Rice County deputies responded to the intersection of 45th St. W and Kanabec Avenue in rural Lonsdale around around 7 last night....
View ArticleFaribault man facing up to 90 yrs in sexual assault of a child; Nfld...
A Faribault man is charged with three counts of 1st degree criminal sexual conduct with a child. In a heavily redacted criminal complaint, the victim states that she was sexually assaulted several...
View ArticleBB Tips for Making Purchases at the State Fair
Burnsville, Minnesota – August 22, 2017 – The Minnesota State Fair is always a sure sign summer is drawing to a close. But in addition to being a great way to cap off a season of fun, it’s also a...
View ArticleYes, you can fight City Hall; Work scheduled to begin early next year on Fire...
The owner of 1900 Sibley View Lane had his turn to speak last night at the Northfield City Council meeting. He objected to his 2017 street assessment. The owner said, “is that reasonable that at 84...
View Article1st degree burglary charges expected; Did Council violate State Statue on...
About 12:30 yesterday afternoon, Rice County deputies responded to report of a burglary in the 20,000 block of Davis Avenue in Faribault. The homeowner’s 13 year old daughter was in a bedroom inside...
View ArticleBurglars leave behind ID; RBT paramount to law enforcement;
Formal charges have been filed in the Faribault burglary case. The pair made it easy. 29 year old Emily Anne Wagner, left her wallet in the victim’s driveway. Inside was her identification along...
View ArticleMuni Mgr predicts sales decline; Nfld District/NEA reach tentative agreement;...
Northfield Liquor Operations Mgr, Stephen Delong, presented his 2018 budget to Council. He began by saying 2018 is unique from previous years wherein he projected a 2.5% increase in sales. He said,...
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