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Le Sueur County mock crash simulates the consequences of distracted driving in lifelike demonstration
Tri-City United student Abby Grant was doing what she (pretend) thought was the responsible thing. While out driving with her classmate Eli Morales, she texted her parents to let them know where she was headed, when suddenly a vehicle swerved over the median into a head-on collision with another car. When she opened her eyes, she saw herself covered in blood and broken glass, the boy in the vehicle in front of hers lying face down out the windshield and she could hear her classmate...
Lonsdale home-improvement assistance still needs signups
The city of Lonsdale has been awarded a Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) Grant in the amount of $431,250 from the State of Minnesota for 15 income qualified homeowners seeking to make improvements to their homes. The Rice County Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA), on behalf of the city of Lonsdale, is administering the grant program for Lonsdale residents. The maximum loan amount available per property is $25,907. The home-improvement...
Mayo in New Prague breaks ground on $9 million Cancer Center expansion
Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague broke ground Oct. 2 on a $9 million Cancer Center and Infusion Therapy expansion. The project is expected to be complete in fall 2025. The number of U.S. patients needing cancer care is expected to grow by nearly 9% in the next five years. The New Prague Cancer Center provides treatment to patients with cancer in communities within many miles of the city. ...
Wyatt Rutt, Audrey Vosejpka crowned TCU Homecoming King and Queen
Tri-City United High School welcomed their 2024 Homecoming royalty on Monday. In a coronation ceremony witnessed by the TCU student body, Wyatt Rutt and Audrey Vosejpka were crowned the Homecoming King and Queen. Rutt and Vosejpka were joined on the TCU Perfoming Arts stage by fellow candidates Preston Ernste, Dylan Fink, Gavin Sherman, Rafael Balcazar, Sophie Whipps, Emma Skluzacek, Neysa Anderson and Tayla Kline. In the spirit of Tri-City United's...
Lonsdale sets preliminary 3% levy increase for compensation study; 2 cops hired
Depending on the valuation on their home, some Lonsdale residents could see the city portion of their property taxes go down by around $50 next year. The estimate comes after Lonsdale City Council approved a preliminary tax levy Thursday evening of $3.1 million, an increase of 2.95% from the 2024 levy. In the same meeting, one part-time officer and one full-time officer were hired on the condition that they pass a background check, psych eval and physical. ...
Rice County-led project 'leading edge' in fight for affordable housing
A housing project in northeastern Faribault received applause Monday afternoon from federal officials for its ambitious and collaborative approach in tackling one of the country’s most pressing issues. The Twin Oaks subdivision could eventually have up to 22 single-family homes, the first six of which are part of a special project led by Rice County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, in collaboration with Rice County Habitat for Humanity, Three Rivers Community Action and South Central College’s carpentry program. ...
Rice County sets 9.89% preliminary levy increase, cites services and debt as driving factors
Rice County approved its preliminary levy Tuesday morning, meaning the county’s total revenue from next year’s property taxes will increase no more than 9.89%. Impact estimates were not provided by the county for how the average homeowner and business owner might be impacts, though it was noted that they would be ready for the Truth in Taxation hearing at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Rice County Government Services Building. ...
Titans shutout in home loss to Marshall
Friday night, the Tri-City United football team hosted the Marshall Tigers on Parent’s night. After honoring the parents and the support they have given to the TCU football players, the game got underway, but it would prove to be a night dominated by Marshall on the gridiron as the Tigers ran away to a 42-0 victory. With the loss, the Titans are now 1-3 on the season while the Tigers improved to 3-1. ...
Lonsdale down another cop; disagreement over funding causes tension
Lonsdale city leadership has pointed the finger at the “Defund the Police” movement for a lack of applicants at its Police Department, citing its impact on officer morale and interest in the field. But some Lonsdale residents and its state senator disagreed and argued the city isn’t adequately diverting resources toward its police. To appease the police officers and, the city hopes, attract more officers, pay increases were granted in...
Titans secure draw with Saints in lightning delayed contest
Thursday night, the Tri-City United boys soccer team hosted the St. Peter Saints in a Big South Conference showdown. After lightning delayed the start of the match by close to 30 minutes, the action got underway and a 1-1 tie at the half survived to the final horn, resulting in a 1-1 draw. With the result, TCU is now 7-3-1 (2-1-1 BSC) while St. Peter is now 5-4-1 (1-2-1 BSC). ...
Lonsdale teen who pulled coworker from car fire receives Lifesaver Award
The Lonsdale teen who pulled his coworker from a burning vehicle was recognized by the chief of police and the mayor of his hometown Monday evening, receiving the Lifesaver and Local Hero Award. Lonsdale Mayor Tim Rud presented 17-year-old Grant Fitterer with the award during a Lonsdale City Council meeting Monday evening. After smelling smoke and finding his coworker having a seizure in their vehicle behind the restaurant, Fitterer pulled...
Rice County Treatment Court celebrates decade of lowering recidivism
Thirty-six people were given a second chance, and they took it. They make up the graduates of Rice County Treatment Court over the last decade. Treatment Court is a diversion program that gives nonviolent offenders with a substance-abuse disorder a chance to get treatment and become contributing members of society again, ending the negative feedback loop associated with drug addiction. The program isn’t for the faint-hearted, Treatment Court team member...
Rice County Home Extension celebrates eldest, including centenarian
Not long after the Great Depression, centenarian Helen Jones’ husband began working on a farm in exchange for milk, eggs, a little money and makeshift living quarters fashioned out of an old railcar. Formerly sponsored through the University of Minnesota, the Rice County Home Extension committees of yesteryear were popular neighborhood groups for women to socialize, share recipes and learn about some interesting topic of their choice. The few dozen members remaining celebrated the eldest among them Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. ...
Titans compete in Cougar Relays
Saturday morning, the Tri-City United/Le Sueur-Henderson swim and dive team traveled to Mankato East H.S. to compete in the Cougar Relays, a unique event that pushes teams to the limit. The Titans finished the meet with 182 team points, claiming seventh, just 32 points behind the Faribault Falcons. In the 200 yard medley relay race, the team of Kendra Westphal, Ella Schmiesing, Kaylee Rezac and McKenna Fredrickson finished seventh with a time of 2:16.68. The 4x50 freestyle team of Madelyn Ryan, Olivia Onken, Makaya Hauer...
New Northfield Methodist pastor wants to add joy to the lives of others
On the shelves in Rev. Dr. Donna Dempewolf's office is a collection of spiritual reminders from other places that are personally meaningful. These pottery pieces symbolize items that one carries, one takes and one leaves. And then there's a bobblehead of John Wesley. For Dempewolf, the newly appointed leader of the Northfield United Methodist Church, knowing what to let go of and what to save has proven useful during her...
Rice County ALICE highlights financial struggles of working households
Last year on Christmas, Faribault resident, mother and substitute teacher, Jada Affantranger, was hospitalized for what was believed to be a stroke while her husband was working an overnight shift. While at home to change clothes, he checked the mail by happenstance. “He goes ‘Jada, we just found out we get $5 from food stamps,’” she remembered. “I go ‘You must have read that wrong. That doesn’t even get us a gallon of milk. What’s the point in printing it up?’ When I get home,...
Local candidates express concerns, importance of rural communities
If it meets all the requirements of a public water, it’s a public water. That sentence is why Minnesota Rep. Kristi Pursell, DFL-Northfield, asked for support from a crowd of donors at a DFL Garden Party Monday evening in rural Nerstrand. She was joined by several DFL representatives, candidates of all levels and organizers at the fundraising event touting the importance of rural communities in local, state and national elections. ...
Lonsdale Library returns all new following flood
Turning the page on disaster, Lonsdale Library enters its next chapter. “We got the lemons anyway; we might as well make lemonade,” said Director Marguerite Moran. After a sprinkler malfunction caused a major flood in January, the library was forced to return to COVID-era pickups while staff operated out of a small corner in the meeting room, alongside tight stacks of thousands of books. On Monday, the library returned to...
First responders embark on 230-mile Ride Against Suicide, biking through Lonsdale
Following a tragedy in Burnsville that took the lives of three first responders earlier this year, two area first responders learned of a number of suicides in their professions. Goodhue County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Sell and Red Wing firefighter and EMT Austin Langer set out on a four-day bicycle journey across southern Minnesota Tuesday from Glenwood to Red Wing, around 230 miles total, stopping in towns along the way to raise awareness of the anti-suicide organization for veterans, the Invisible Wounds Project. ...
Titans host Gerry Smith Invitational
Thursday evening, the Tri-City United cross country team welcomed runners from 34 different schools to Montgomery International Golf Course for the 2024 edition of the Gerry Smith Invitational. Led by usual suspects Yasmin Ruiz and Grant Fitterer, the Titans girls finished 16th while the boys team finished 23rd. The girls team was led by a 13th place finish from Ruiz as she posted a time of 20:27.2 followed by Kaylee Gogerty who claimed 86th with a time of 23:28.7. Taylor Engel (24:00.3), Mara Livingston (24:28.2)...
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