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April Kopack and Rick Hirsch announce that the Riverwalk Market Fair will not open on Bridge Square this year and instead will operate as a “virtual” market.  For more information, visit their website at riverwalkmarketfair.org.

Northfield Mayor Rhonda Pownell and City Clerk Deb Little provide information about the upcoming elections.  There will be a primary election on August 11 for the Northfield Mayor position.  Citizens are encouraged to vote by mail.  You can apply online for an absentee ballot at mnvotes.org.  Early voting begins at city hall on Friday, June

By Teri Knight, News Director While the colleges seem to be planning for returning students, the Northfield School District continues to work on plans for three different scenarios including a full return to in-person classes, continued long-distance learning and/or a hybrid. Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann said the hybrid option would mean strict 6 ft. social

Dundas City Administrator Jenelle Teppen provides an update on construction projects in Dundas including City Hall and Kwik Trip, as well an update on hiring a new police chief.

Northfield School Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann discusses the three options that the Department of Education has issued as guidance to school districts for opening in the fall.

By Teri Knight, News Director The newly installed walkways on the Water/4th St. bridge were met with disdain, to say the least, as residents got an eyeful on Friday of the barriers to separate fisherman from pedestrians from cars. In a Facebook post just before 5pm on Friday, the City wrote, The design and material

Teri revisits here 2017 interview with Lorna Landvik, author of “Once in a Blue Moon Lodge”. It’s a page turner and Lorna is a fun interview! Set adrift when her mother sells the salon that has been a neighborhood institution for decades, Nora Rolvaag takes a camping trip, intending to do nothing more than roast

This edition of  Fine Tune is on the 1st Sunday of Summer, a rainy night… Rainy Weather Rose / Adrian Schubert & His Salon Orchestra w Irving Kaufman // Stormy Weather / Bob Dylan // You’re the Weather / Ben Bedford // Fair Weather Friend / The Holmes Brothers // Unfair Weather Friend / Willie Nelson

Decisiones sorprendentes de la Corte Suprema esta semana en favor de DACA y en contra de discriminar por razones de sexo en los trabajos.  

By Teri Knight, News Director Nerstrand Big Woods State Park is among the smaller parks in Minnesota with 1646 acres. Since the pandemic started, the Big Woods has seen an enormous influx of people. Park Ranger, Laurel Quill said attendance, with many brand new park users has increased by 400%. There are 125 parking spaces