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Chris Albrecht and Will Taylor from North Star Retreats discuss their organization providing experiences for the Minnesota Recovery Community, and their upcoming 3 Eleven Retreat.

Laura Riehle-Merrill and Beth Berry from the Rice County Area United Way discuss Dolly's Book Bash, an event to raise funds to provide free books to local children through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The event is next Friday, January 30th at the Faribault American Legion. 

Northfield Mayor Erica Zweifel and City Administrator Ben Martig discuss last night's City Council meeting, including an official statement from the Mayor regarding immigration enforcement taking place locally and across the state, potential improvements to two parks in town, and more. 

Northfield Arts Guild Executive Director Michael Johnson and Performing Arts Manager Pauline Jennings discuss upcoming events at the Guild, including the next installment of the 411 Concert Series featuring Erin Schwab, the upcoming production of Little Wars, current galleries on display, and much more. 

Rice County Historical Society Executive Director Dave Nichols and Program & Outreach Coordinator Kiran Loewenstein discuss their partnership with Carleton College to create Wish Walls throughout the county in honor of the 250th Anniversary of the United States. 

Founder of Cry Baby Craig's hot sauce Craig Kaiser discusses their origins, business, the sauce itself, and more. 

Wendy Manuel, Rob Hardy, and Laura Hova discuss the Words to Meet the Moment event happening at The Grand Event Center this Sunday at 2pm, organized by local poets and Content Bookstore. KYMN Radio will also be broadcasting the event live. 

Margo Krager from Reproduction Fabrics talks about her business and her background as a fabric historian. 

Owner of Bread People Bakery Morgan Morton discusses her background, the bakery, and the future home of Bread People. 

Lindsay Ness joins Rich for their new segment discussing their current favorites in pop culture, today covering the film One Battle After Another. 

Northfield Police Chief Jeff Schroepfer discusses how the recent events in Minneapolis affects local police forces, and other updates from the department. 

Northfield City Administrator Ben Martig and new Community Development Director Scott Wopata discuss last night's City Council work session and Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting. 

Dr. Laurie Page from Truly Seen Therapy discusses her practice, and goes over coping tools and resources that may help people process the events in Minneapolis last week and other traumatic events. 

Dundas City Administrator Jenelle Teppen discusses last night's city council meeting and this Thursday's planning commission meeting.

Northfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann talks last night's school board meeting where they elected board officers and discussed the revised budget, and discusses the school district's policy in regards to ICE officials and other law enforcement agencies on school campuses.  

Dave Mahachek from ArtOrg discusses the organization, some of their rare, specialty printing presses, and more. 

Noel Ponder discusses the Convocation Program at Carleton College, some of their upcoming talks, and more. 

Cedric Briand talks his musical background, the upcoming punk show at the Hot Spot Music on January 19th, and Brave New World, a multi-genre show at The Grand on January 30th. 

Northfield Union of Youth Executive Director and new Housing Coordinator George Zuccolotto discuss Zuccolotto's new role with the organization and the Wallflower Project, and recaps the Lights Out For the Youth event last month. 

Northfield Mayor Erica Zweifel and City Administrator Ben Martig discuss last night's City Council meeting, where topics included the winners of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Poster contest, a potential grant application for the the Lincoln Parkway Walking and Biking Improvement Project, Council Member roles, continuing to try to diversify revenue, and more. 

Claudia Garcia and Schuyler Vogel from the Northfield Human Rights Commission discuss the organization, discuss the MLK Jr. Celebration Event on Monday, January 19th at 6pm at the Northfield High School auditorium, and announce the winners of the Northfield Human Rights Award.

Ray Coudret discusses the upcoming Bruce Springsteen tribute show at Armory Square to benefit the Northfield Fine Arts Boosters, happening Saturday, January 10th at 6pm. Suggested donation of $20. 

Director of Library Services at the Northfield Public Library Natalie Draper recaps some statistics from 2025, upcoming events, and what they're looking forward to in 2026.

 Kristin Kivell and Gail Alman discuss Lifting Voices and the new Northfield chapter of Giving Voice Choirs, a community choir organized for people living with dementia and their care partners. The first rehearsal is scheduled for Monday, January 19th at FiftyNorth. 

Northfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann recaps the year, the recently approved teaching contract through 2027, the discussion around changing start times for the middle and high school, the enrollment study currently being done, and more.