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 Captain Nathan Budin of Rice County Sheriff's Office talks about the Water Patrol's preparation for boating season, and more. 

The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025:

City of Dundas Tax Levy Summary

What is Being Proposed in the Special Services Package of Budget Reductions

Northfield School District Hosts Public Forum Tonight; The Public Input is Wanted by School Board

The Northfield Public Schools will be hosting a public forum on Thursday at 6pm  at the Northfield Middle School regarding the proposed budget reductions.

On March 18th, KYMN aired a show that goes in-depth on the issue, reviewing how we got here and what is inside the proposal. We will be airing the special again on Thursday at 12pm. We also wanted to republish this episode in your podcast feeds, so that you can find it easily to listen again. 

In January, Northfield Public Schools released their annual financial forecast, which called for $6 million in spending cuts in the next year. In the last two weeks, the district has since released its recommendations for the reductions.

KYMN's Logan Wells, talks with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matt Hillmann, Director of Finance Val Mertesdorf, and School Board member & Treasurer Ben Miller. The first quarter of the show focuses on how we got here, and the rest of the show focuses on the budget recommendations.

Additional Resources:

• You can read the message and view the priority budget reduction recommendations here.
• The district has also published an FAQ. 

 Northfield Mayor Erica Zweifel and City Administrator Ben Martig discuss the April 1 City Council meeting. 

 KYMN’s Logan Wells discusses last night’s Northfield City Council meeting. Topics include the historic preservation of Central Park, budget planning timeline, and more. 

 Jon Olson, retired Naval Intelligence Officer, professor and author, discusses national security issues relating to China, Taiwan, and the recent earthquake in Myanmar. 

The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Wednesday, March 2nd 2025: 

Northfield Fire Chief Comments on March House Fire

Northfield Public Schools Tax Increase Summary

What is Being Proposed for the Budget Reductions for the District Services 

Many years ago, KYMN aired a regular segment called Animal Stories. With Rich gone today, Logan decided to bring back one of his favorite segments: Animal Stories. 

 Sam Ryden talks about his music and plays a few songs, including his new song "Paradigm." Sam and special guest Jeff Dayton, best known as being the bandleader for Glen Campbell, along with other local musicians will host a show on April 6 at the Grand Event Center. 

 Mark Heiman announces that donations for the Northfield Hospital Auxiliary Book Fair are being taken at the Northfield Ice Arena April 8-18. The book fair begins on April 22 at 5pm. For more details, visit northfieldbookfair.org.