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Each year, the National Association of Counties recognizes outstanding programming in 18 categories aligned with the vast, comprehensive services counties provide. The categories include children and …
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By Rice County
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7/25/25
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Holly Schoenbauer couldn’t have imagined how foster parenting would impact nearly every aspect of her and her family’s lives.
Six years after becoming a licensed foster parent, the Northfield …
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By Rice County
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7/25/25
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In place of a traditional crack fill/seal coat project on City streets, the City Council approved a new method called RECLAMITE. Reclamite is a preservation treatment for asphalt restoration and …
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By City of Dundas
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7/25/25
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The work of Community-based supervision and Corrections is often misunderstood or misrepresented. And it is ever changing.
Probation is a concept born almost 200 years ago, based on Massachusetts …
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By Angela Brewer, Rice County Community Corrections
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7/23/25
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In today’s fast-paced world, it’s not uncommon for families to feel more like a collection of individuals than a unified team. Between work, school, sports, social media, and screens, families …
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By Emmarie Moon
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7/4/25
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This past May, the Rice Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) brought the joy of planting prairie to around 800 third-grade students across Rice County as part of its expanding Pocket of Prairie …
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By Rice SWCD
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6/27/25
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The Dundas City Council approved a change to city ordinance that would move the responsibility of maintaining and repairing sidewalks from the abutting property owner to the city. City Administrator …
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Courtesy of KYMN News
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6/27/25
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The City of Dundas is set to conduct several road repair projects this year, and it is implementing a new system.
Traditionally, Dundas, like most cities, has maintained a regular seal coating …
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Courtesy of KYMN News
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6/27/25
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A team of students from Northfield High School represented Rice County at the 2025 Minnesota State Envirothon, held at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in Finland, Minnesota. Competing …
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By Rice SWCD
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6/27/25
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Recently, the Rice Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) conducted a county-wide visual survey to assess soil residue coverage resulting from various tillage practices. The level of …
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By Rice SWCD
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6/27/25
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The Center for Resuscitation Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School recently donated an automated CPR device — known as LUCAS — to the Rice County Sheriff’s Office as part of a …
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By Rice County
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6/13/25
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The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that every year more than 10% of those 65 and over experience some form of elder abuse – an intentional or negligent act that harms or creates serious risk …
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By HANNAH DAVIDSON, Rice County Social Services
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6/13/25
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Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) announced in late May that the Healthy Families America (HFA) affiliate Healthy Families Southeast Minnesota, administered by Rice and Freeborn County Public …
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By Rice County
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6/13/25
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For many kids, summer camp is a place of adventure, discovery, and marshmallow-fueled campfires. But beyond crafts, canoe trips, and cabin games, camp offers something even more enduring: friendship. …
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By Sam Smith
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6/6/25
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A 67-year-old man who was killed Friday after his vehicle collided with another on a wet road was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Craig Eugene Johnson, …
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Courtesy of KSTP & MN State Patrol
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5/23/25
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The Dukes will be playing at the same ballpark but with a new name, recently approved by the Dundas City Council, to Bill Nelson Field at Memorial Park. The City Administrator of Dundas, Jenelle …
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Courtesy of KYMN Radio News
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5/23/25
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The City of Dundas released a statement in response to questions city leadership had been receiving about the water in the city, in particular, if Dundas had high levels of manganese like Northfield. …
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Courtesy of KYMN Radio News
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5/23/25
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Every summer, my job is to convince young adults to trade traditional internships or seasonal jobs for something more meaningful: working at a Christian summer camp. While camps are known for …
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By Emmarie Moon - Director of Discipleship and Recruiting
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5/2/25
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The City of Dundas is aware of the Northfield Drinking Water Report. We recognize some of our residents may have questions about the levels of manganese in the drinking water in Dundas. A safe level …
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City of Dundas
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4/24/25
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Silent Disco
Friday, May 9 | 8-11:30pm
WildWood | 315 Main Street, Nerstrand
$20/ticket
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY MAY 2!!
Experience the sheer enjoyment of a Silent Disco Dance …
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4/24/25
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