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Rice County sets 9.89% preliminary levy increase, cites services and debt as driving factors
Rice County approved its preliminary levy Tuesday morning, meaning the county’s total revenue from next year’s property taxes will increase no more than 9.89%. Impact estimates were not provided by the county for how the average homeowner and business owner might be impacts, though it was noted that they would be ready for the Truth in Taxation hearing at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Rice County Government Services Building. ...
Titans shutout in home loss to Marshall
Friday night, the Tri-City United football team hosted the Marshall Tigers on Parent’s night. After honoring the parents and the support they have given to the TCU football players, the game got underway, but it would prove to be a night dominated by Marshall on the gridiron as the Tigers ran away to a 42-0 victory. With the loss, the Titans are now 1-3 on the season while the Tigers improved to 3-1. ...
Lonsdale down another cop; disagreement over funding causes tension
Lonsdale city leadership has pointed the finger at the “Defund the Police” movement for a lack of applicants at its Police Department, citing its impact on officer morale and interest in the field. But some Lonsdale residents and its state senator disagreed and argued the city isn’t adequately diverting resources toward its police. To appease the police officers and, the city hopes, attract more officers, pay increases were granted in...
Titans secure draw with Saints in lightning delayed contest
Thursday night, the Tri-City United boys soccer team hosted the St. Peter Saints in a Big South Conference showdown. After lightning delayed the start of the match by close to 30 minutes, the action got underway and a 1-1 tie at the half survived to the final horn, resulting in a 1-1 draw. With the result, TCU is now 7-3-1 (2-1-1 BSC) while St. Peter is now 5-4-1 (1-2-1 BSC). ...
Lonsdale teen who pulled coworker from car fire receives Lifesaver Award
The Lonsdale teen who pulled his coworker from a burning vehicle was recognized by the chief of police and the mayor of his hometown Monday evening, receiving the Lifesaver and Local Hero Award. Lonsdale Mayor Tim Rud presented 17-year-old Grant Fitterer with the award during a Lonsdale City Council meeting Monday evening. After smelling smoke and finding his coworker having a seizure in their vehicle behind the restaurant, Fitterer pulled...
Rice County Treatment Court celebrates decade of lowering recidivism
Thirty-six people were given a second chance, and they took it. They make up the graduates of Rice County Treatment Court over the last decade. Treatment Court is a diversion program that gives nonviolent offenders with a substance-abuse disorder a chance to get treatment and become contributing members of society again, ending the negative feedback loop associated with drug addiction. The program isn’t for the faint-hearted, Treatment Court team member...
Rice County Home Extension celebrates eldest, including centenarian
Not long after the Great Depression, centenarian Helen Jones’ husband began working on a farm in exchange for milk, eggs, a little money and makeshift living quarters fashioned out of an old railcar. Formerly sponsored through the University of Minnesota, the Rice County Home Extension committees of yesteryear were popular neighborhood groups for women to socialize, share recipes and learn about some interesting topic of their choice. The few dozen members remaining celebrated the eldest among them Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. ...
Titans compete in Cougar Relays
Saturday morning, the Tri-City United/Le Sueur-Henderson swim and dive team traveled to Mankato East H.S. to compete in the Cougar Relays, a unique event that pushes teams to the limit. The Titans finished the meet with 182 team points, claiming seventh, just 32 points behind the Faribault Falcons. In the 200 yard medley relay race, the team of Kendra Westphal, Ella Schmiesing, Kaylee Rezac and McKenna Fredrickson finished seventh with a time of 2:16.68. The 4x50 freestyle team of Madelyn Ryan, Olivia Onken, Makaya Hauer...
New Northfield Methodist pastor wants to add joy to the lives of others
On the shelves in Rev. Dr. Donna Dempewolf's office is a collection of spiritual reminders from other places that are personally meaningful. These pottery pieces symbolize items that one carries, one takes and one leaves. And then there's a bobblehead of John Wesley. For Dempewolf, the newly appointed leader of the Northfield United Methodist Church, knowing what to let go of and what to save has proven useful during her...
Rice County ALICE highlights financial struggles of working households
Last year on Christmas, Faribault resident, mother and substitute teacher, Jada Affantranger, was hospitalized for what was believed to be a stroke while her husband was working an overnight shift. While at home to change clothes, he checked the mail by happenstance. “He goes ‘Jada, we just found out we get $5 from food stamps,’” she remembered. “I go ‘You must have read that wrong. That doesn’t even get us a gallon of milk. What’s the point in printing it up?’ When I get home,...
Local candidates express concerns, importance of rural communities
If it meets all the requirements of a public water, it’s a public water. That sentence is why Minnesota Rep. Kristi Pursell, DFL-Northfield, asked for support from a crowd of donors at a DFL Garden Party Monday evening in rural Nerstrand. She was joined by several DFL representatives, candidates of all levels and organizers at the fundraising event touting the importance of rural communities in local, state and national elections. ...
Lonsdale Library returns all new following flood
Turning the page on disaster, Lonsdale Library enters its next chapter. “We got the lemons anyway; we might as well make lemonade,” said Director Marguerite Moran. After a sprinkler malfunction caused a major flood in January, the library was forced to return to COVID-era pickups while staff operated out of a small corner in the meeting room, alongside tight stacks of thousands of books. On Monday, the library returned to...
First responders embark on 230-mile Ride Against Suicide, biking through Lonsdale
Following a tragedy in Burnsville that took the lives of three first responders earlier this year, two area first responders learned of a number of suicides in their professions. Goodhue County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Sell and Red Wing firefighter and EMT Austin Langer set out on a four-day bicycle journey across southern Minnesota Tuesday from Glenwood to Red Wing, around 230 miles total, stopping in towns along the way to raise awareness of the anti-suicide organization for veterans, the Invisible Wounds Project. ...
Titans host Gerry Smith Invitational
Thursday evening, the Tri-City United cross country team welcomed runners from 34 different schools to Montgomery International Golf Course for the 2024 edition of the Gerry Smith Invitational. Led by usual suspects Yasmin Ruiz and Grant Fitterer, the Titans girls finished 16th while the boys team finished 23rd. The girls team was led by a 13th place finish from Ruiz as she posted a time of 20:27.2 followed by Kaylee Gogerty who claimed 86th with a time of 23:28.7. Taylor Engel (24:00.3), Mara Livingston (24:28.2)...
New Lonsdale Ambassadors crowned
All dolled up and ready to rep the little town from which they come, the 2025 Lonsdale Ambassadors officially been crowned. At last month’s Lonsdale Community Days, 2025 Miss Lonsdale Avery Lerfald, Miss Ambassador Shaylan Dunphy, Miss Ambassador River Johnson, Junior Ambassador Norah Bremel, Junior Ambassador Reagan Vlasak, Little Ambassador Annabelle Braith and Little Ambassador Drew Novotny were chosen to travel to community events and represent Lonsdale in town parades throughout the entire year. The youth will also be eligible for the Lonsdale Ambassadors Scholarship program for having been crowned.
Titans fall in conference showdown against Saints
Tuesday evening, playing in their first ever Big South Conference matchup, the Tri-City United girls soccer team faced off against defending conference champs St. Peter. The Saints looked every bit the team that was advertised with speed and experience across the board and a 4-0 halftime lead resulted in a 6-1 victory for St. Peter. The loss for TCU puts their season record at 2-3-0 (0-1-0 BSC) while the Saints improve to 2-0-2 (1-0-0 BSC). ...
Titans sweep New Ulm to improve to 3-1 on the season
Tuesday evening, the Tri-City United volleyball team hosted a traditional Big South Conference volleyball powerhouse, the New Ulm Eagles. The Titans wasted no time putting New Ulm on notice, quickly building a 10-point first-set lead on the way to a 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-9) sweep of the Eagles. The win gives TCU a 3-1 (1-0 BSC) record on the season and is the third in a row after dropping the season opener to Hutchinson. ...
Scattercat Deli seeks to be 'destination' for Lonsdale
Ice cream, classic sandwiches and an evolving specialty on the menu are now available on Lonsdale’s Main Street, re-enforcing the revival of the little town in northern Rice County. Retired Marine Steve Perry has owned and operated three food trucks, operating under the name Scattercat Concessions, for over a decade. Rather than buying a fourth truck, he decided to open up a brick-and-mortar location right in the heart of downtown Lonsdale called Scattercat Deli, open 11-8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays at 140 Main Street N. ...
I-35, Hwy 19 roundabout to enter final months of construction
The roundabout being constructed at the Interstate 35 exit ramp to Lonsdale and Northfield is entering its final stages of construction in the coming weeks and is expected to be complete by the beginning of October, possibly sooner. Rice County Highway Department Design and Construction Engineer Bill Zidon has taken the lead on the roundabout as the project engineer. He said exit 69, which goes to Lonsdale and Northfield, would likely be opened again by the end of September, as the project enters its last...
Teen killed in 2-vehicle crash along Scott County line
Local law enforcement and emergency services responded to a two-vehicle crash Tuesday that critically injured two and killed an area teenager. The crash occurred on 30th Street West, east of Fairbanks Avenue in Webster Township at about 7:40 p.m. Aug. 27. Law enforcement believe that a Ford F-150 pickup, driven by Caleb Mulvihill, 20, of Lakeville, was traveling westbound on 30th Street W when it crossed the center line and...
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