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In today's newsletter:

  • What will LBSA’s new community relations director change in Northfield?
  • What a Northfield resident would do with a $1.7 billion jackpot
  • How new Northfield health services respond to rising immigration enforcement fears

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 39 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 36, low: 33.
  • Friday: Low clouds, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Laura Baker Services Association names new director of community relations (southernminn.com) — Laura Baker Services Association in Northfield has named local resident Megan Zwolenski its new director of community relations, succeeding retiring leader Andrei Sivanich. After coordinating community schools for Northfield Public Schools, she’ll now guide LBSA’s development, marketing, and outreach, shaping how the long-standing nonprofit connects with families and supporters across the area.
   

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• Minnesotans share what they would do if they won the $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot (cbsnews.com) — A Northfield resident, Maxwell Boardman, was among Minnesotans at the Mall of America sharing how they’d use a record $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot, saying he’d prioritize helping his family. Many shoppers echoed that theme, focusing less on luxury and more on paying off loved ones’ bills, retiring parents, and simply finding time together during the holidays.
   

• There's a heaviness in our community right now (southernminn.com) — HealthFinders Collaborative says stepped-up federal immigration enforcement is making many Rice and Steele County residents feel unsafe, so they’re skipping appointments and staying home. In response, the group has tightened clinic security, expanded virtual and behavioral health care, and added substance use assessments to its Northfield services, alongside new or growing clinics in Owatonna and Faribault.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Important: there is a lost dog running around.
    Couldn't get a close enough to get a picture but it was white and black, possibly a Jack Russell, it was spotted running along the road of Rosavelt… (Nextdoor Hidden Valley)
  • I have part of a rock area by my garage that needs repair.
    If anyone has and names of people that do brick facing, please message me (Nextdoor Presidential)
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🗞 Nearby News

Randolph

  • Knights drop games to Randolph and Triton ahead of brief break (southernminn.com)

Faribault

  • Souba Greenhouse and Cedar Floral team up for a Christmas centerpiece workshop (southernminn.com)
  • Rice County Volunteer Fair set for Jan. 7 (southernminn.com)
  • Faribault Man Sentenced for Murder of His Ex-Girlfriend (kroc.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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