By Teri Knight, News Director
Three law enforcement agencies became involved after the Cannon Falls Police Department was called to a home just after 2 o’clock this morning on report of an assault on a small child. The Officer spoke to the reporting party who said during an argument regarding the keys to a vehicle, the man in question pushed the child. When the Officer went to speak to the suspect, they took off in a vehicle. The suspect fled north on Hwy 52, as he approached Dakota County Road 86, he pulled in front of a semi-truck, apparently to exit. He didn’t make it and went into the ditch. State Patrol, Ambulance and Fire responded. During the investigation of the crash, it was learned that the vehicle has been stolen in Minneapolis during an armed carjacking on
June 17th. The suspect was transported by ambulance with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. The State Patrol is handling the crash investigation. The Minneapolis Police Department took custody of the crashed stolen vehicle and the investigation of the assault and fleeing is being handled by the Cannon Falls PD. The suspect has not been named because he has not been arrested or charged at this time.The full press release: Cannon Falls PD 6-26-20
Many points to ponder on school opening during a pandemic
There is a lot to consider when, at some point, students or at least some of them, return to school. Social distancing is a key component. Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann explained, “from a facilities perspective I think we’re in about as good a position as we can be in. When you think of the average classroom being 8 to 900 sq. ft. you can fit between 9 and 13 students”. As opposed to the 25 to 30. Passing through the hallways will be challenging, Hillmann said, “if you let all of the students transition at one time it’s something that’s going to be very difficult. Thinking about how we do lunch, thinking about how we have students come into the building and what kind of health check is going to happen. Whether or not we need to do a temperature screening on site? And of course that would have to be wherever the student first encounters their school experience”. The health check will probably have to be at the bus, which is a whole other issue. There are various perspectives from families and staff. Some are deciding to not send their child to school while some staff, with underlying health issues, would rather teach from home. Hillmann said they’re listening, taking feedback and promising the community to do whatever they can to keep all safe and will implement changes as needed.
Legal fireworks and where they can be used
“The long and short of it is, if it flies in the air or explodes it’s illegal”, Northfield police Chief Monte Nelson on fireworks as we approach Independence Day. Another possible little known fact is those legal fireworks must be lit on private property. He added, “you shouldn’t be doing it in a public street, you shouldn’t be doing it in a public park. The whole idea was that you can do it on your own property”. If you’re going to light off fireworks, make sure you have a bucket of water nearby and supervise your children, be mindful of your neighbors too.
UCare commercial to be shot in Nfld
UCare has chosen Northfield as the location for their next commercial! Chief Nelson confirms a one day shoot will take place on Tuesday, June 30th along Division St. He said, “we won’t shut down the street for the whole afternoon. We’ll maybe shut down a block for ten minutes, they’ll film and then take time off to reset their cameras and people and everything and we’ll open traffic back up”. There will be only a few places where they’ll have No Parking signs up. The filming will take place on Division Street between 5th and 2nd Streets and on Bridge Square between Water and Division between 1 pm and 7 pm according to Chamber President Lisa Peterson. Here are maps received from Peterson on the film crews set up:
UCare_Division St near 3rd St E
UCare_Division St Loop_Northfield
Nfld Shares bidding on Arneson painting ends at 8pm
You still have time to support our local non-profits and bid on an amazing painting. Local artist Wendell Arneson has donated his painting entitled “Light Among the Darkness” to Northfield Shares to raise dollars It’s on display in the window of By All Means Graphics. Bidding closes at 8 o’clock tonight. Go to northfieldshares.org. 100% of the funds will be directed to the local non-profits.
