🌱 Patch AM: How new Northfield health services respond to rising fear and stress

Hello Northfield! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How new Northfield health services respond to rising fear and stress
• How a retiring K9 helped solve a Northfield armed robbery

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 36 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 39, low: 31.
• Saturday: Low clouds may break, with a high of 46 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• There's a heaviness in our community right now (southernminn.com) — HealthFinders Collaborative has expanded services in Northfield to include substance use assessments, aiming to keep care accessible as immigration enforcement activity makes many residents feel unsafe. The group reports more people skipping school, appointments, and errands in Rice and Steele counties, and has responded with more virtual visits, added behavioral health support, and tighter clinic security to reassure patients.
   

• K9 Riggs retires after 7 years of service in Rice County Sheriff's Office (southernminn.com) — Rice County K9 Riggs is retiring after seven years of service that included helping recover a firearm after an armed robbery in the city of Northfield. Sheriff’s officials praised Riggs and handler Deputy Kevin Krueger for hundreds of deployments, major narcotics finds, and frequent appearances at community events and school demonstrations across the county.
   

📸 Around Northfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northfield

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Friday December 26

• Offices closed for Christmas
  Northfield, MN Calendar , 801 Washington Street , Northfield
  8:00 am

Sunday December 28

• Public Skate
  Northfield, MN Calendar Northfield, MN 55057
  12:30 pm

📣 Northfield Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Coffee Café
  Farmington, MN Calendar , 325 Oak Street , Farmington
  9:00 am

Saturday December 27

• Obstacle Course
  Heritage Library Heritage Large Meeting Room,
  10:00 am
• Noon Year's Eve Party
  Farmington Library Farmington Large Meeting Room,
  11:00 am
• Stories and a Song
  Shakopee Library
  11:00 am
• Michael August
  Cannon River Winery + Kitchen , 421 Mill St W , Cannon Falls
  1:00 pm
• Gary West Solo Performance
  R Bar , 4354 292nd St E , Randolph
  8:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Winter Break Open Play
  Pleasant Hill Library Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room,
  10:00 am
• Lonsdale Community Days Committee Meeting
  Lonsdale Area Chamber Of Commerce , 102.2 Main St N , Lonsdale
  11:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• LEGO®, DUPLO® & Mega Bloks
  Galaxie Library Galaxie Large Meeting Room L139,
  9:30 am
• Book Bingo for All Ages
  Wescott Library Wescott Large Meeting Room,
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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• Capstone Logistics posted a job opening for Freight Handler in Northfield. Apply here.
• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Utilities Operator I in Northfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Northfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Faribault

• MDC Real Estate welcomes new real estate agent (southernminn.com)
• Souba Greenhouse and Cedar Floral team up for a Christmas centerpiece workshop (southernminn.com)
• Bexley Seabury Launches Indigenous Theological Circle (livingchurch.org)

Lonsdale

Ok Northfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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