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Northfield Week in Review

Northfield Patch recaps the happenings of the past week.

Monday kicked off with a Letter to the Editor from encouraging residents to make known their thoughts about the possible consolidation of the Northfield Post Office. In it, the councilors ask those in support of the post office to sign the petition hosted on Patch, .

On Tuesday, Northfield Patch had and about the Cannon River, which had receded significantly at that point and continues to do so.

Prairie Creek Community School was featured Wednesday for the efforts from students and staff to implement .

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Thursday brought a video slide-show of the celebration from Greenvale Park Elementary.

On Friday, Patch was the first to report about a that struck the houses and vehicles of many Northfield high-schoolers. Northfield Police believe the incidents are related.

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Patch also took a look at recenty . While both schools have put an emphasis in sustainability, college officials say there are priorities that come before those goals.

Rice County ranked well in to other Minnesota counties, but Community Health Services Director Anna Haubrich says there's much work to be done to improve the health of Rice County's residents.


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