Northfield News

John Zimmerman, a Northfield turkey farmer, testified Tuesday at a House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture subcommittee hearing reviewing the state of the U.S. livestock and poultry economies.

Northfield residents are advised to filter manganese from the water infants drink.

The county fair is every 4-H’ers time to shine, whether they’re showing livestock or displaying their creative pieces.

Three big names in local agriculture are now members of the Rice County Agriculture Hall of Fame.

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

July 16 was a big night for three young women who were selected to represent the 2019 Rice County Fair.

Rice County has submitted its required Environmental Assessment Worksheet to the Environmental Quality Board for Wolf Creek Autobahn, a proposed project off County Road 46 west of Dundas that includes a recreational road course, villas, a convenience store and fuel…

Editor’s Note

The city of Northfield is working toward implementing a racial equity plan.

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.

For many Minnesota college students, graduation is a joyful celebration — and one that signals the beginning of years, maybe decades, of debt repayment.

A piece of history from Pirkl Implement, a former John Deere tractor dealership in Faribault, recently found a new home at Rice County Historical Society.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Human Services Commissioner Tony Lourey resigned abruptly Monday as head of Minnesota's largest state agency, just days after his two deputy commissioners quit with no public explanation.

The Riverwalk Market Fair was a bit busier Saturday morning, thanks to the farming season finally catching up to be able to provide fresh produce.

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