County looks to combine Social Services, Corrections Departments; District,...
Rice County Administrator Sara Folstad, County Social Services Director Mark Shaw, and Community Corrections Director Rick Gieseke gave a presentation to the Rice County Board of Commissioners earlier...
View ArticleRice County taking measures to reduce courts backlog; Hillmann touts...
A statement released just before Christmas has confirmed the plans to reduce the backlog of cases in the Rice County court system. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting statewide court system...
View ArticleNorthfield Area Chamber announces 2022 honorees; Percy launches new novel,...
The Northfield Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2022 Northfield Business of the Year, Businessperson of the Year and the Chamber Ambassador of the Year. Just Food Co-op has been selected as...
View ArticleCity approves Sustainable Building Policy; Rice County making more climate...
Last night the Northfield City Council passed a new sustainable building policy that will require new construction receiving subsidy from the city to meet higher environmentally friendly standards than...
View ArticleCity takes closer look at railroad quiet zone; Northfield Historical Society...
There was some good news at the Northfield City Council meeting on Tuesday night for those who do not enjoy the incessant howl of train horns blowing through Northfield multiple times every day and...
View ArticleLippert says he will not seek re-election
Rep. Todd Lippert, who represents Northfield and District 20B in the State House of Representatives, announced today that he will not seek re-election this fall. “I have decided not to run for...
View ArticleSmith discusses her Jan 6 experience; Thomas discusses safety on the ice;...
Yesterday was the first anniversary of the riot at the Nation’s Capital. As Congress worked to certify the presidential election of 2020, an angry mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters...
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View ArticleFranek makes his retirement official; Lippert will find ways to connect rural...
After months of speculation and some unofficial pronouncements, Northfield Area Fire and Rescue Service Chief Gerry Franek has finalized his plans for retirement. Last week, Franek sent a letter to...
View ArticleSmith ‘proud’ of No Surprises Act; Traffic fatalities up in state, down in...
Senator Tina Smith has co-sponsored a new law that will keep patients from having to pay unexpected bills from emergency situations that they were not expecting. Under the No Surprises Act, excessive...
View ArticleGonzalez-George elected School Board Chair; Northfield to seek federal...
The Northfield School Board met on Monday night for their annual organizational meeting, and among other developments, Claudia Gonzalez-George was elected as the new Board Chair. Julie Pritchard, who...
View ArticleCounty Board combines, expands Social Work and Corrections departments;...
The Rice County Board of Commissioners approved the merger of the County Social Services Department with the County Corrections Department on Tuesday, creating a new County Department of Community...
View ArticleArcher House demolition begins; Council addresses Board & Commission...
After more than a year of emotion filled conversation and debate, as well as some significant community wide mourning, demolition crews have begun the process to take down what is left of the Archer...
View ArticleCouncil to consider mask mandate; Pursell announces candidacy; NH+C greatly...
The Northfield City Council will meet tomorrow night in the Council Chambers at City Hall, and among the several items on the agenda, the council will consider an emergency mask mandate for all public...
View ArticleCouncil to weigh membership in Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities; Mental...
When the City Council meets tonight, one of the items on the agenda will be consideration to join the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities. The CGMC serves as an advocacy group for Minnesota cities...
View ArticleMask mandate fails to pass at council meeting; Archer House bricks to raise...
An emergency ordinance that would have required the wearing of face masks in all Northfield indoor public spaces failed to pass through the City Council last night. Councilor Jami Reister, a trained...
View ArticleArcher House comes down; Pownell, Martig encourage masks; Middle School to...
Yesterday, the most historic section of the Archer House, built in 1877, was demolished, leaving now, only the North wing of the building which will come down most likely next week. The demolition...
View ArticleElliott says community understands masking importance; City considers Housing...
Northfield Chief of Police Mark Elliott is joining the list of community leaders encouraging people to wear a mask in public spaces to guard against the Omicron variant of Covid-19. On Tuesday night...
View ArticleKYMN Monday News: AirSoft Gun at Middle School, Archer House Demolition,...
Monday 1-24-22 News Air-Soft gun brought to middle school There was an incident at the Northfield Middle School involving an airsoft gun brought to school by a student in a backpack Friday. Northfield...
View ArticleWINGS Starts New Grant Cycle, Northfield Shares “Evening of Entertainment”,...
News 1-25-22 Wings Grants Women In Northfield Giving Support, aka WINGS, is beginning their grant cycle for local non-profits. Sara Swan McDonald is in charge of the grant program for WINGS. She...
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