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1 week ago | 
southernminn.com | Colton Kemp
After around 20 years of back and forth among and between residents, staff and elected officials, the city of Lonsdale could finally pass a new ordinance allowing backyard chickens at Thursday’s City Council meeting. kAm%96 @C5:?2?46 H2D @?
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1 week ago | 
southernminn.com | Colton Kemp
By Colton Kemp After years of talking among themselves, a group of pickleball partners in Northfield are doing what Northfielders do; they're getting organized. Get any of our free email newsletters - news headlines, e-edition, prep sports, obituaries, entertainment and more. Explore newslettersReach Reporter Colton Kemp at 507-645-1115. © Copyright 2025 APG Media of Southern Minnesota. All rights reserved.
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1 week ago | 
southernminn.com | Colton Kemp
The search for a full staff of full-time police officers in Lonsdale finally came to a close last month. kAm(9:=6 @?6 @77:46C :D DE:== @FE 5F6 E@ 2? :?;FCJ[ {@?D52=6 !@=:46 r9:67 y2D@? $49>:EK 4@?7:C>65 E92E E96 {@?D52=6 !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E 925 @77:4:2==J 7:==65 :ED =2DE G242?4J 27E6C E96 =2DE 4@F?4:= >66E:?8] pE E96 >66E:?8[ 96 D2:5 @?6 2AA=:42?E 925 2 92?8FA[ 3FE E96 56A2CE>6?E D:?46 :56?E:7:65 @77:46C +2492CJ q2<6C 2D 2 8@@5 7:E]k^AmkAmQ$:EE:?8 :? @?
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1 week ago | 
southernminn.com | Colton Kemp
By Colton Kemp Unlike his four costars, Northfield High School junior Casey Stanaitis still has another school year after this one. Unlike Jay Gatsby, he knows the most lasting memories aren't the final bows - they're made day by day, rehearsal by rehearsal, as the future recedes before him. Get any of our free email newsletters - news headlines, e-edition, prep sports, obituaries, entertainment and more. Explore newslettersReach Reporter Colton Kemp at 507-645-1115.
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2 weeks ago | 
southernminn.com | Colton Kemp
By By COLTON KEMP [email protected] The bond between a person and their pet can be life saving, especially for those with mental-health concerns. But when people can't make ends meet, the support structure provided by local nonprofits doesn't typically extend to their furry family members. Get any of our free email newsletters - news headlines, e-edition, prep sports, obituaries, entertainment and more. Explore newslettersReach Reporter Colton Kemp at 507-645-1115.
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2 weeks ago | 
southernminn.com | Colton Kemp
By Colton Kemp "Education will get you a job; relationships will give you life." Get any of our free email newsletters - news headlines, e-edition, prep sports, obituaries, entertainment and more. Explore newslettersReach Reporter Colton Kemp at 507-645-1115. © Copyright 2025 APG Media of Southern Minnesota. All rights reserved.
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2 weeks ago | 
southernminn.com | Colton Kemp
By Colton Kemp Few questions remained at the Northfield Public School Board meeting April 28, where board members gave their final approval for the priority-based budget reductions of about 8% of the district's budget. Get any of our free email newsletters - news headlines, e-edition, prep sports, obituaries, entertainment and more. Explore newslettersReach Reporter Colton Kemp at 507-645-1115. © Copyright 2025 APG Media of Southern Minnesota. All rights reserved.
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2 weeks ago | 
southernminn.com | Colton Kemp
No one was injured at a rural farmstead west of Kenyon that was almost entirely destroyed by heavy winds during a series of storms that many expected to be worse Monday evening. Still, debris could be seen more than 3 acres away from where two now-leveled barns once stood. kAmpD E96 }2E:@?2= ~462?:4 2?5 pE>@DA96C:4 p5>:?:DEC2E:@? 2?5 E96 }2E:@?2= (62E96C $6CG:46VD $E@C> !C65:4E:@? r6?E6C W$!rX 7@C642DE65 23@FE 2 H66< AC:@C[ 2 D6C:6D @7 DEC@?8 DE@C>D 9:E D@FE96C?
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2 weeks ago | 
southernminn.com | Colton Kemp
By Colton Kemp No one was injured in a rural Rice County farmstead that was almost entirely destroyed by heavy winds during a series of storms that many expected to be worse Monday evening. Still, debris could be seen more than 3 acres away from where two now-leveled barns once stood. Get any of our free email newsletters - news headlines, e-edition, prep sports, obituaries, entertainment and more. Explore newslettersReach Reporter Colton Kemp at 507-645-1115.
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2 weeks ago | 
southernminn.com | Colton Kemp
By Colton Kemp Funding for nonprofits and charities across the nation and in the local community continues to decrease, but the number of people relying on those nonprofits to meet their basic needs continues to increase. Get any of our free email newsletters - news headlines, e-edition, prep sports, obituaries, entertainment and more. Explore newslettersReach Reporter Colton Kemp at 507-645-1115. © Copyright 2025 APG Media of Southern Minnesota. All rights reserved.
