Today’s news update – Body of Northfield man found; Tiger Trail chugs along...
Body of Northfield man found According to University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire officials, the body of 2011 Northfield High School graduate David Rodgers was recovered from the Chippewa River near Eau...
View ArticleToday’s news update – Tax abatement refunding bonds questioned; Part of...
Tax abatement refunding bonds questioned There was a public hearing and 2 action items on the council agenda concerning refunding bonds. Mayor Pro-Tem Pownell explains that there was the EDA revenue...
View ArticleToday’s news update – 4th Recall Issued by Natura Pet Products
Natura Pet Products has issued their 4th recall since March due to Salmonella. Click on the article below for more information and the specific products listed....
View ArticleToday’s news update – Fun with bubbles
Bubbles bandied about Bridge Square this morning. Someone put soap in the fountain. City employees came along a little while later to douse the suds. Listen for news updates on-air at 6, 7, 8, Noon,...
View ArticleToday’s news update – Charter outlines amendments to Code of Ethics; Fire...
Charter outlines amendments to Code of Ethics The Charter Commission has been working on introducing a Code of Ethics to the City Council for a couple of years. They had an abbreviated presentation at...
View ArticleToday’s news update – NDDC delivers Parking recommendations; Police hand out...
NDDC delivers Parking recommendations While some believe downtown parking is limited, others believe there’s not enough of a problem to incur the cost of building a parking lot. The NDDC has been...
View ArticleToday’s news update – NHS to display famous firearm starting today
NHS to display famous firearm Next time you visit the Northfield Historical Society (NHS) you will be able to see one of the most important artifacts in Northfield’s most infamous episode. The...
View ArticleToday’s news update – Water Street project and Tiger Trail cost estimates run...
Groundbreaking for Police Facility There will be an official groundbreaking ceremony at 6 this evening for the new Police Facility at 1650 Riverview Drive. Interim Police Chief Chuck Walerius says...
View ArticleBreaking News – All charges against former Northfield mayor Lee Lansing have...
KYMN is reporting all changes against former Northfield mayor Lee Lansing have been dropped according to Goodhue County Attorney Steven Betcher, who was prosecuting the case. According to Betcher, as...
View ArticleToday’s news update – Dundas will hold bond hearings; Fire task force will...
Dundas will hold bond hearings Dundas will hold 2 public hearings at their July 8th meeting concerning bonding issues for the Public Works and Police facility as well as street improvements. McCarthy...
View ArticleToday’s news update – More delays for Motokazieland; New drug cop is a K-9;...
More delays for Motokazieland After 4 hours, the Rice County Planning Commission tabled 2 of Lee Theis’s 3 conditional use permit requests. The Faribault Daily reports during the meeting last Thursday...
View ArticleToday’s news update – 13th Bike Criterium on hold for ’14; Mayor, EDA and...
13th Bike Criterium on hold for ’14 For the first time in 12 years, the annual Milltown Cycles 4th of July bike criterium was cancelled. According to a blog post by Organizer Ben Witt, there were many...
View ArticleToday’s news update – Inmate death ruled suicide; Theis jumps another hurdle;...
Inmate death ruled suicide The Hennepin County medical examiner confirmed that the death of an inmate at the Rice County jail was suicide. 27 year old Shane Alan Wilson had been in jail since April...
View ArticleToday’s news update – School Board to consider summer slump options; Freeman...
School Board to consider summer slump options Northfield was front and center in the Star Tribune yesterday as school districts around the state try to determine ways to tighten the achievement gap....
View ArticleToday’s news update – Wisconsin cheese linked to illness, one death in Minnesota
The Minnesota Departments of Health and Agriculture are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on a multi-state outbreak investigation of...
View ArticleToday’s news update – Vermillion man critically injured in ATV accident;...
Vermillion man critically injured in ATV accident The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an ATV accident that critically injured a 26-year-old man yesterday. According to Sheriff Dave...
View ArticleToday’s news update – ATV accident victim dies; Dundas council will hold 2...
ATV accident victim dies The 26 year old man involved in an ATV accident on the 4th of July has died. In a press release today, Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows, reports that Isaac James Lucking of...
View ArticleToday’s news update – Another Northfield icon passes away; No public input at...
Another Northfield icon passes away Maggie Lee, a Northfield icon, has passed away. Close family friend and former co-worker, Linda Wasner, reported that she passed away from complications of a stroke...
View ArticleToday’s news update – New Director of the Library calls Northfield’s Library...
New Director of the Library calls Northfield’s Library a “community hotspot” The Northfield City Council hopped on a bus and took a citywide tour last night. Stopping along the way at various projects...
View ArticleToday’s news update – Services for Maggie Lee announced
A memorial service has been set for Monday, July 22, 2013 at Emmaus Church. Time is 1:00 Service, followed light refreshments, and a 3:00 Tree Planting. Will Healy will be officiating. Emmaus Church...
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