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Monday Nov 9 | Northfield News

Leonard Horejsi, 84

Leonard Thomas Horejsi, age 84, of Northfield, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Reflections~Care Suites on the Three Links Care Center Campus in Northfield.

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Related Topix: Northfield, MN, Webster, MN, Lonsdale, MN, Inver Grove Heights, MN, Faribault, MN

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Northfield News

Northfield Area Foundation celebrates 15 years

For a decade and a half, the Northfield Area Foundation has built a sizable nest egg, annually giving a portion of its funds to improve life in this town of cows, colleges and contentment.

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Related Topix: Northfield, MN

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Star Tribune

More charges in Faribault Girl Scout case

A Faribault man being held on charges of raping a 15-year-old member of the Girl Scout troop he helped supervise is now facing federal pornography charges stemming from involvement with the girl and her sister.

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Related Topix: Faribault, MN, Dakota County, MN

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Northfield News

Booker to stay parked until further notice

The Northfield bookmobile is on indefinite hiatus after the departure of a key library employee.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Northfield, MN, Lonsdale, MN

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Northfield News

Johnson to step down from the bench

Rice County District Court Judge William A. Johnson will resign from his post on Jan.

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Related Topix: Northfield, MN, US Governors, Tim Pawlenty

Fri Oct 30, 2009

South Metro

Appeals Court hears WCAL radio trust case

What does it mean to write a public radio station a check? That was the question before the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Saint Olaf College

Wed Oct 28, 2009

City Pages

The Bong Show

Time to dump your bong water in case the police show up at your door. They might think you actually plan to drink it later.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Minneapolis, MN

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Owatonna People's Press

Owatonna man faces armed robbery charges

An Owatonna man made his first appearance in Rice County District Court on Monday for his alleged involvement in robbing a man at gunpoint.

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Related Topix: Faribault, MN

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Northfield.org

Hitting the Links: Hyperlocal News in Northfield

Submitted by Rob Hardy on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 7:11am. Misc I spent a couple of hours on Thursday afternoon meeting with Doug McGill's journalism class at Carleton.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Standardized Testing, Education

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Star Tribune

Minn. court: Bong water can count as illegal drug

Bong water can count as a controlled substance, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a decision that raises the threat of longer sentences for drug smokers who fail to dump the water out of their pipes.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Thu Oct 22, 2009

KARE 11 TV

Bong water can be considered a controlled substance

The Minnesota Supreme Court says bong water can qualify as a controlled substance.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Owatonna People's Press

RCHS to hold Fall Banquet Thursday

The Rice County Historical Society's 2009 Fall Banquet/Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, Oct.

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Related Topix: Faribault, MN, Nerstrand, MN

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Northfield News

County cancels flu shot clinics

The Rice County Public Health Nursing Service has cancelled its remaining public clinics for seasonal influenza immunizations, including a Tuesday clinic in Northfield.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Influenza, Health, Northfield, MN, Faribault, MN

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Northfield News

Absences for flu-like symptoms increase

Absences of students with flu-like symptoms at two Northfield schools this week categorizes the schools as having an influenza "outbreak." The state Department of Health requires Minnesota schools report when more than 5 percent of their student population or three or more elementary-schoolers in the same classroom are absent due to flu-like ...

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Related Topix: Northfield, MN, Medicine, Influenza, Health, Faribault, MN, Dakota County, MN, Hennepin County, MN

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Northfield News

Northfield Police Report

Saturday, Aug. 22 a Mathew Paul Murphy, 26, was arrested on a Rice County warrant in the 500 block of South Division Street.

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Related Topix: Northfield, MN, Hennepin County, MN

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Northfield News

Seat belt campaign has begun

Rice County cops on Friday started the most intense period of seat belt enforcement since a new law in June allowed police to pull drivers over for not wearing them.

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Related Topix: Faribault, MN, 9

Mon Oct 12, 2009

WCCO-TV

Minn. Grants Fund Initiatives In Health Care

More than a dozen elementary students laughed and shouted as they milled about on Donna Gibbons' cul-de-sac, the boys tossing a football and the girls chattering under umbrellas.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Family, Kids, Minneapolis, MN, Hennepin County, MN, University of Minnesota

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Star Tribune

Friction builds over road funds in Scott County

Growing resentment in Scott County concerning its treatment at the hands of the Metropolitan Council is bursting into open flame.

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Related Topix: Scott County, MN, Prior Lake, MN, Northfield, MN, Minneapolis, MN, Savage, MN

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Star Tribune

Ex-teacher in Faribault dies in highway collision

One of two people injured when their SUV collided with a grain truck in Rice County has died, authorities said today.

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Related Topix: Faribault, MN, Robbinsdale, MN, Hennepin County, MN

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Northfield News

Cemetery Stories this Saturday

David Hvistendahl will play Joseph Drake. It's one thing to visit a museum to learn about local historical figures.

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Related Topix: Northfield, MN, Games, Chess, Faribault, MN

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