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Father of 5 Gebler enters Northfield mayoral race
Adam Gebler became the fifth candidate to file in the 2024 Northfield mayoral race. He filed May 29. Gebler shared about why he’s running on his “Adam Gebler for Northfield MN Mayor 2024” Facebook page. “My family raised me with the moral that if you see a need, and there is no one else to take that role, you have to step up and do it yourself. ...
Father of 5 Gebler enters Northfield mayoral race
Adam Gebler became the fifth candidate to file in the 2024 Northfield mayoral race. He filed May 29. Gebler shared about why he’s running on his “Adam Gebler for Northfield MN Mayor 2024” Facebook page. “My family raised me with the moral that if you see a need, and there is no one else to take that role, you have to step up and do it yourself. ...
School bus, car collide at 7th and Washington streets
Around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, a two-vehicle crash occurred at the 7th and Washington streets intersection. The driver of the Northfield School bus was taken to the hospital after suffering minor injuries. The driver of the car was treated for injuries at the scene. There were no school children on the bus at the time. A...
Northfield School Board approves all fund budgets
At its last meeting in May, the Northfield School Board reviewed the sale of district property, the first draft of the referendum ballot language, and the 2024-25 all funds budget. At the end of the hour-and-11-minute meeting, the board approved the all funds budgets for 2024-25 that showed $67.7 million in revenues and $66.9 million in expenditures for the district. Another topic that generated a lot of questions and discussion...
Construction to last until August on two overlay, trail improvement projects
The Jefferson Parkway West Mill and Overlay and Mill Towns Trail improvements project will begin construction on Monday, June 10 and last through late August. The project includes milling and overlaying Jefferson Parkway from Highway 3 to Highway 246/ Division Street, installing a mini roundabout at the intersection of Jefferson Parkway and Jefferson Road, installing the Mill Towns State Trail from Riverside Park to Division Street, constructing turn lanes, and improving pedestrian crossing for ADA accessibility throughout the project corridor. ...
Flood warning issued for Northfield by National Weather Service
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Northfield area. City staff has been working with the NWS to evaluate the rainfall amounts and corresponding effect on river levels in the area. Over 2 inches of rain fell across portions of Rice County over 24 hours Sunday and Monday. As a result, the Cannon River level incurred a sharp rise at Northfield. The Cannon River in Northfield was at 897.42’ as of 10:30 a.m. June 3. NWS professionals have created a graph...
Northfield baseball rallies for comeback semifinal victory, heads to section title game
The Northfield baseball team relied upon a five-run rally in the fifth inning to capture an 11-7 victory over Stewartville in the semifinals of the MSHSL Section 1AAA baseball tournament, which was played in Austin on Saturday, June 1. The victory moved the No. 2 seeded Raiders into the championship game, which will take place on Wednesday, June 5 at Marcusen Park in Austin. The Raiders will once again face No. 1 seed Stewartville in the title game that will be played at 5 p.m. ...
2 Northfield boys golfers are headed to state
The Northfield High School boys golf team will be sending two to the upcoming 2024 MSHSL Class AAA state tournament, which will be held on June 6-7 at the Bunker Hills in Minneapolis. The Raiders on their way to the state meet are Elias Ekern and Miles Poole, who qualified with their play at the recent Section 1AAA championship tournament held in Lake City at The Jewel Golf Club on May 28-29. ...
Northfield girls track earns 2nd place, sends 13 athletes to state
The Northfield High School girls track and field team scored its best section championship finish since 2018 thanks to a second-place performance at the 2024 MSHSL Section 1AA meet, which was held on May 30 and June 1 in Faribault, Minn. The Raiders just missed the top spot as they compiled 141 points behind Winona, which took the top spot with 145 points. Faribault placed third with 106 points followed by Stewartville (99), Byron (97), Kasson-Mantorville (81), Tri-City United (70), Red Wing (66), Waseca (59),...
Northfield 4x200 relay breaks 53-year school records; 5 Raiders head to state
The Northfield High School boys track and field team saw a 53-year old school record broken at the MSHSL Section 1AA meet, which was held in Faribault on Thursday, May 30 and Saturday, June 1. The Raiders’ 4x200 relay squad of Gavin Novotny, McCoy Weitz, Stephen Feig and Simon Lippert broke the long-standing NHS record with a first-place time of 1:28.91. This broke the old record of 1:30.1, which was set back in 1971. In addition to putting their name into the record books, the...
Dundas man killed in single-vehicle crash
A 30-old-year man from Dundas, who was riding in the front passenger seat, was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday night. The driver, a 33-year-old woman, along with a toddler and an infant, were extricated from the vehicle. Local law enforcement and emergency services responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 3000 block of 30th Street W. in Webster Township at 20:08 hours on June 1, 2024. The crash claimed...
St. Olaf professor named Minnesota State Economist
On Monday, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) named St. Olaf College Professor of Economics Anthony Becker the Minnesota state economist. After 11 years in the role, Laura Kalambokidis is preparing to turn over the state’s economic forecasting and revenue reporting duties to Becker June 30. Minnesota’s state economist provides crucial, nonpartisan economic research and analysis that helps drive state budget development and track the state’s financial performance. Minnesota’s twice-annual economic...
Northfield veteran shares story of Honor Flight to nation's capital
Whether you are old enough to remember the Vietnam War or not, you likely share ambiguous feelings about those times with countless others. Recently, 74 veteran service members of that era were part of a Twin Cities Honor Flight to Washington D.C. for a most memorable day. Part of the flight also were 10 Korean War era veterans and one WWII veteran who turned 100 years this past week. I...
City Council introduces listening sessions
On May 7, the Northfield City Council voted to transition the open public comment portion of their meetings to a listening session in an effort to create a less formal, more resident-friendly setting and to provide a more predictable time to get through business items on the agendas. Regular council meetings are held the first and third weeks of each month. Listening sessions will be a part of the regular Council agenda as per City Charter and held in the Council Chambers from 6-6:20 p.m.,...
Latest YA book is 4th for Northfield author
Any fans of "The Partridge Family" on television or the classic groupie road movie "Almost Famous" will find Nick Hupton's latest Young Adult novel pretty groovy. Growing up in Des Moines with a family of musicians that included his parents, sister and brothers, gave Nick Hupton a lot of real-life experiences to include in a novel about a traveling family band. Hupton, who played drums in those early years, stocked...
Northfield girls golf team qualifies for state
For the first time since 2011, the Northfield High School girls golf team will be headed to the MSHSL state tournament that will take place on June 11-12 at Bunker Hills G.C. in Minneapolis. The Raiders punched their ticket to the state meet as a team by capturing the 2024 Section 1AAA championship, which was held at the Cannon Golf Club in Cannon Falls on Tuesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 30. ...
Northfield FFA Chapter celebrates 1st year back operating after over 3 decades
The Northfield FFA Chapter celebrated its first year in 33 years at its chapter banquet held at Northfield High School on Wednesday, May 22 with over 120 members, parents, elected officials and guests. The chapter was officially chartered at the Minnesota State FFA Convention on April 21. Since last year’s state convention, five new chapters have been chartered in Minnesota. This brings the number of chapters statewide to 218 with over 15,000 FFA members enrolled in agriculture, food and natural resource (AFNR) classes. Northfield FFA...
Northfield baseball advances to section semifinals
The No. 2 seeded Northfield High School baseball team (13-8) charted a 9-1 victory over No. 3 seed Byron on Tuesday, May 28 to advance to the semifinals of the 2024 MSHSL Section 1AAA tournament. The victory sets up a showdown against No. 1 seed Stewartville in tournament play on Saturday, June 1 at Austin’s Marcusen Park. Stewartville punched its ticket to the semifinal game with a 9-1 win over Winona on May 28. ...
Local chefs begin breakfast, lunch service at FiftyNorth
Beginning this month, FiftyNorth’s breakfast and lunch options will expand with the addition of two local eateries serving within the senior center’s restaurant/kitchen space in Room 105. Ruth’s on Stafford will begin offering breakfast on Tuesdays starting June 4 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The breakfast menu will vary from week to week, from savory, made to order omelets to sweet, made to order crepes, waffles and pancakes. On...
Anonymous art focus of 'Guild Squared' exhibit opening in June
For anyone who has purchased a grab bag hoping to find a rare trinket, the Northfield Arts Guild’s next visual arts exhibit is right up your alley. Opening June 12 and running through July 6, “Guild Squared” is a unique exhibit that serves as the Guild’s spring fundraiser. The idea behind the exhibit is that each piece of donated art measuring 12” x 12” will be sold for $30. Each donated piece that will be collected on June 10 and 11 will remain anonymous until...
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