By Teri Knight, News Director
The remains of the body found last week by a farmer planting beans in the field off Kane Trail and Lamb Ave. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified 36 year old Manuel Ramirez of Kenyon. Sheriff Troy Dunn explained that on October 28, 2019, The Rice County Sheriff’s Office had taken a call of a vehicle that had crashed in a ditch/ravine near the area Mr. Ramirez’s body was found. No one was inside the vehicle at the time. Deputies and Investigators had searched the area on different occasions with no success finding Mr. Ramirez. They followed up on
other possible leads but none of them led investigators to Mr. Ramirez’s location. His cause of death is still under investigation. Media Release -Ramirez (1)
Smoke alarm and quick action save a life
A smoke alarm and quick action saved a life. Around 5 o’clock yesterday evening, Faribault Fire and Police were called to a structure fire at 415 Western Ave. On arrival they found smoke and flames coming out of the home. Fire Chief Dustin Dienst said crews were able to hit the fire from the exterior through open windows then made entry and extinguished the remaining fire. It was contained to the room of origin and the hallway but heat and smoke destroyed most everything else in the home. An investigation verified that a child was playing with a lighter and caused the fire. Chief Dienst commented, “This fire was very tragic but had potential to be even worse”. Smoke alarms went off and the father discovered a fire in a bedroom where a young child was sleeping. He grabbed the child and escaped. Dienst called him a hero. Crews cleared the scene at 6:45 pm.
Why is the CSO marking tires?
It may be quieter on Division St. but the Northfield Community Service Officer (CSO ) is marking tires and enforcing parking laws. Northfield Police Chief Monte Nelson said the department has received complaints/inquiries as to why their Officer is monitoring downtown parking when it’s not as busy. Chief Nelson said, “and the reason we’re doing that is for one reason only is to make sure that our businesses have parking available for their customers”. He added that there’s really no reason why someone should be parked for more than 15 minutes. He said occasionally there are inconsiderate people that are parking long-term in front of those businesses that are doing curbside. He asked that the community show their support of businesses by not blocking their parking spots.
Nfld waives utility late fees
The Northfield City Council unanimously approved a resolution to temporarily waive late fees on utility bills. The waiver will provide financial relief to Northfield residents and businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finance Director Brenda Anglestad noted that the 1.5 % monthly late fees will not be charged on April to July bills sent to residents and May to August bills sent to businesses.
Lippert endorsed in virtual DFL convention
The Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) Party Thursday evening endorsed Todd Lippert for a second term representing District 20B in the Minnesota House of Representatives. The endorsement came from all 207 delegates voting at the District’s virtual endorsement convention. District 20B covers the northern part of Rice County and eastern portion of Le Sueur County which includes Northfield, Dundas, Lonsdale and Montgomery. Lippert ran as a first-time candidate in 2018 and won. He is on the air with Jeff Johnson each Friday morning at 7:20am through the legislative session.
