Northfield's Week in Review

Northfield was a veritable treasure trove of news over the past seven days. Northfield Patch reported on everything from and finding for non-profits to and barren .

But the weekly round-up only has space for the top five favorite stories from the last seven days. So in descending order of popularity, this week's top articles are as follows:

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Northfield native Tom Roster once again displayed his deft with the camera in this photo gallery. He got this to us on Tuesday after reports began coming in about the dangerous levels of the Straight River in Faribault/Owatonna. 

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This flood story also came in on Tuesday after the Cannon and Straight Rivers had been pelted with solid rain for 24 straight hours. This was also when officials in Northfield began compiling hourly statistics on the rainfall. 

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This Monday article was our first piece of flood coverage. At this point, the rivers still had around 2.5 to three feet before things in Northfield would begin to get dicey. This article was the first time we reported that despite the already high water levels, the National Weather Service was predicting more rain.

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This online petition was the brainchild of Northfield Patch reader Kathryn Summa. Together with some ideas from other readers we put together a statement to the United States Postal Service to ensure that Northfielders would be heard when the decision comes down on Apr. 5. We are still looking for more signatures! 

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This Wednesday coverage came as a welcome surprise to many Northfielders. After three days of nonstop rain and a random blizzard to boot, the Cannon and Straight Rivers were finally stabilizing. The snow and cooler temperatures played a huge role in stopping the rising rivers. Although water levels stayed around 2.25 feet below the level predicted by the NWS, the flood still brought the highest water since the devastating flood of Sept. 2010.