Community Alert
A mainstay business in downtown that has helped area residents meet their health care needs for the past 35 years has closed its doors.
Jefferson Road between Honey Locust Drive and Oak Lawn Drive will be closed to thru traffic on Thursday, Oct. 21 due to work related to the de…
Even as county leaders plan for a roundabout at the eastern Hwy. 19/Interstate 35 interchange, they’re worrying whether there’s enough to cove…
Epic Enterprise job coach Jay Storlie helped a man with disabilities employed by Target to boost his productivity and exceed the company’s exp…
What the 200 block of Fourth Avenue will look when the Rice County Sheriff’s offices and county jail move north is anybody’s guess.
Growing up in Northfield, Tom Maakestad never envisioned himself being an artist despite his father, John, painting and teaching art history a…
Though St. Olaf College is just over 20 miles away from the city of Kenyon, the Northfield college has a long history in southwestern Goodhue County.
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Northfield Public Schools has partnered with the city of Northfield to reverse the traffic pattern at Bridgewater Elementary beginning Oct. 25…
Three hours of presentations, testimony, questions and discussion last Thursday evening in the Northfield city council chambers culminated wit…
With a bit of rearranging and some well-chosen additions, Bridge Square, considered one of Northfield’s most-loved spaces, could be even better.
The Northfield Rotary Thanksgiving Turkey Trot is back.
Nancy Antoine, principal of Northfield’s Bridgewater Elementary School since 2007, was named Minnesota’s 2021 NAESP (National Association of E…
A local high school student has been the driving force behind two successful area farm stands that provide a bounty of vegetables, sweet corn,…
The Rice Soil and Water Conservation District has selected the Rice County Chapter of Pheasants Forever as its 2021 Wildlife Enhancement Award…
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David Estrem, who’s farmed his entire life, recalls a year that was even drier than this year’s growing season — 1988.
Taking a solo test drive has landed a Faribault man in legal trouble.
After more than eight years of discussion, planning and public input, Rice County has a new comprehensive plan.
It started out as a simple request, backed by a series of photos shot after a heavy rain. Neighbors Ben and Rachel Streiff and Pete Cook moved…
Preparations are underway for this year’s Operation Joy which takes place Dec. 8 at the Community Action Center, 1651 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield.
Nitrate nitrogen, a plant food in fertilizers important for crop production, is one of only two pollutants that are increasing in the Cannon River.
Each year Clean River Partners (formerly Cannon River Watershed Partnership) honors people who have taken exceptional steps to help keep the C…
For many students, earning a degree can be tricky to navigate. Under conventional learning models, college students have a vast array of class…
Questions concerning the proposed Kraewood development on a 12-acre former Christmas tree farm where residents say they've seen the endangered…
One of the area’s fall traditions, the Studio ARTour is back for its 17th year, taking place Friday through Sunday at locations in Faribault, …
The Northfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating an endangered missing man. Daryl Budenski, 71, is 5’9”, 145 pound…
Rice County is excited to share the plans for proposed improvements to the intersections of TH 19, I-35, County 46, and County 59. These impro…
Customers lined the sidewalk in front of Nerstrand’s new cafe Wednesday morning, just minutes before its 9:30 a.m. grand opening.
The way people call Northfield home is about to change.
