Griff Wigley found out that I was going to the City Council meeting and he asked me to bring my camera and take a picture. I guess it was like…
Category: <span>Gov’t & Policy</span>
Downtown traffic is restricted this week due to the installation of a new brick paver crosswalk at Division and 3rd St. Click photo to enlarge and see Doug Bratland’s post…
This is an informal straw poll (unscientific) designed to better understand the problem of illegal drug use in the Northfield Minnesota area and engage local citizens in helping to work…
I was in Duluth last weekend and happened to walk by a Green Mill restaurant in Canal Park. Their outdoor dining area (left and left center photos) sits on a…
Noah Cashman, at-large Northfield City Councilor, joined us at KYMN on Tuesday. I neglected to get a photo in the studio so I’ve dug up a few other photos. Click…
Northfield Police Chief Gary Smith and Sergeant Roger Schroeder (left photo) held a press conference this afternoon at the Community Resource Bank in Northfield, announcing the “Not in my backyard” campaign to combat the heroin problem in the Northfield area. Twin Cities media were there. Here are some links to the press coverage:
- Fox 9: Heroin Use in Northfield
- Kare 11: Northfield police struggle with big city drug problem
- KSTP: Authorities say heroin use increasing in Northfield
- StarTribune: Crime follows heroin to Northfield
- Northfield News: Police target heroin trend
Here’s the 38 minute audio of the press conference (MP3 also available).
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Update 07/04 6:15 am: the Strib story is on the top of the front page today. Here’s a screenshot:
Text of story:
Yesterday the EDA/City Fiberoptic Task Force met to plan their application for a technology grant from the Blandin Foundation. At the last City Council meeting, the council OK'd matching funds…
Ultimate Fighting (aka ‘mixed martial arts’ and ‘cage fighting’) comes to Northfield on Friday night. It arrives just in time to beat the legislation that goes into effect on Sunday.…
Northfield Community Development Director Brian O’Connell joined us in our new studio home at KYMN on Wednesday. In addition to our usual frivolity at the beginning of the show, we…