Standing in front of a Jolly Green Giant-size inflatable bag of Tootie Fruities, Matt Hillmann listed the ways cereal manufacturer Malt-O-Meal’s “very generous” gift of $25,000 will help hungry students and bring the community together.

Northfielders looking for a customized place for framing and fine arts printing have a new place to shop.

Northfielder Shawnee Langworthy saw a need for more food options in the city after moving to town in 2001.

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and U.S. Sen. Tina Smith on Monday were given a tour of Northfield businesses and in turn received feedback from local business owners and federal policies.

Three siblings who grew up in Northfield have started a CBD business offering THC-free extracts.

The Cannon Valley Makers group is growing closer to opening a space of its own.

People looking to charge their electric vehicles have a new option in Northfield thanks to a $7,000 Rotary Club grant.

The Northfield School Board on Monday unanimously approved a decrease in the 2020 levy due to a slight drop in school enrollment.

A Northfield day care facility marking its 50th year hopes to be around long into the future.

The Northfield City Council agreed to a plan that allows drive-thru at a proposed bank on Hwy. 3, but wants to ensure adequate pedestrian access to the site. And in a related development, it nixed a n arrangement to allow public parking at a private development.

The Northfield City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved a 11.5% increase in the 2020 preliminary tax levy with proponents saying the added revenue will cover increased expenses, staffing and road construction projects.

Farmers from around the region were given an education on available services and the need to move away from extensive tilling.

After nearly two years of planning and construction, a new Northfield assisted living facility is providing services in a format similar to a home setting.

The Dundas City Council approved a preliminary 7 percent tax levy increase on Monday night.

A group of Sheldahl employees picketed Thursday afternoon to call attention to what they say are low wages and insufficient employee health care.

The Tavern of Northfield is now pegging November/December as a possible re-opening date after a kitchen fire in an upstairs restaurant caused significant water damage in June.

The Northfield Economic Development Authority is gathering input from minority-owned businesses in the community.

For 35 years, Northfielder Clancy Dokmo has worked to make the community better through his ownership of the Dokmo dealership and by donating to the causes he cares about.

The Northfield City Council on Sept 3rd. unanimously decided to have four grade-separated underpasses below the planned Highway 246/Jefferson Parkway roundabout.

Area pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies say the trade standoff between China and the U.S. is not substantially impacting their businesses, but they will not rule out a greater impact if the conflict escalates.

Merchants Financial Group, Inc., the parent company for Merchants Bank, has taken ownership of the First National Bank of Northfield, according to Merchants Financial Group, Inc. President & CEO Gregory M. Evans.

The Greenvale Township Board of Supervisors on Wednesday lifted its moratorium on single-family homes.

The Dundas City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a $1.62 million contract to construct a new City Hall.

Thousands of people will fill downtown Northfield Sept. 7 and 8 to commemorate the 1876 defeat of Jesse James and his gang of bank robbers.

Northfield residents were given an overview of the planned roundabout project at the intersection of Jefferson Parkway and Highway 246 during an open house Wednesday at City Hall.

The temporary moratorium on single-family home construction in Greenvale Township could end Wednesday.

Former Northfield News publisher Bob Bradford II is being remembered as a man who loved education and sought to create a strong editorial page for the paper.

The city of Northfield is discussing a 7.5 percent preliminary tax levy increase for 2020.

Bridgewater Township and the city of Northfield are negotiating an annexation agreement that would postpone the township’s potential petition for incorporation.

A new business selling an assortment of baked goods and confections.

The Northfield City Council on Monday again signaled its desire for Bridgewater Township to not seek incorporation.

For 33 years, Bob Baker has navigated a difficult physical condition to provide friendly customer service to countless Northfield McDonald’s customers.

The Northfield City Council last week received an update on the planned 79-unit high-end apartment complex in downtown Northfield.

Despite a project price tag nearly $2 million higher than originally expected, the Northfield Hospital & Clinics Board of Directors approved the Northfield Hospital and Clinics expansion project Thursday night.

Northfield Hospital and Clinics is considering building a same-day surgery center in Lakeville.

The Northfield City Council on Tuesday moved to allow the development of approximately 24 market-rate and affordable units on the city’s southeast side.

As health insurance costs continue to climb in the U.S., patients are sometimes left paying thousands of dollars out-of-pocket for needed care, posing a substantial financial burden that has left families across the country in difficult financial situations.

The Greenvale Township Board of Supervisors received pushback Tuesday on its temporary moratorium on single-family home construction in the township.

The city of Northfield is taking a multi-pronged approach to preventing cyber attacks.

Bridgewater Township is alleging that the companies it hired to rerouted Spring Creek and conduct other flood prevention work destroyed existing wetlands and cost the township tens of thousands of dollars.

The city of Northfield plans to conduct an operational analysis of its wastewater treatment plant this summer, one year after a series of incidents involving the plant, including a flood and fire.

More development could soon be on the way for Bridgewater Heights in Dundas.

The draft Northfield Climate Action Plan includes a recommendation for the city to explore a policy to require solar- and electric vehicle-ready homes by 2020.

This August, Northfield will be transformed into a living history set piece as dozens of period bands sweep across town.

Food trucks come in nearly as many varieties as there are taste buds. And for the past five years they’ve become a mainstay in Northfield.

For the first time, the city of Northfield is seeking resident feedback on its budget through an online program.

A new, $3.8 million, 24-unit townhome complex is closer to reality in Northfield.

Northfield’s Climate Action Plan Advisory Board Energy Subcommittee is calling for the city to become carbon-neutral no later than 2050.