Podcasts about Northfield

Anika Rychner and Anjelica Linder talk about the annual fundraiser for the Community Action Center, Runway Revival. The event is being held Thursday, August 21st from 6-9pm at the Weitz Center for Creativity. Buy Tickets HERE

Northfield Mayor Erica Zweifel introduces Rice County’s GreenCorps member Jack Butler, and discusses the mission of Minnesota GreenCorps.

Northfield Mayor Erica Zweifel introduces Rice County's GreenCorps member Jack Butler, and discusses the mission of Minnesota GreenCorps.

The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Wednesday, July 29th, 2025: Completion of the Second Street Project Gets Northfield One Step Closer To A Train Quiet ZoneUnited Way's Pickle Paddle Raises Over $8000 for Partner Agencies!Northfield Fire Department & Colleges Work Together to Improve Safety and Operations 

Anika Rychner and Anjelica Linder talk about the annual fundraiser for the Community Action Center, Runway Revival. The event is being held Thursday, August 21st from 6-9pm at the Weitz Center for Creativity. Buy Tickets HERE

Northfield Public School District Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann talks preparation for the upcoming school year, new high school Principal Chris Dibble, and goes over more topics from the most recent school board meeting.

Will Healy and Rob Ryden return with their own special brand of humor and music that is so good, you’ll wonder why you’ve never heard it. Today’s theme is money, the common good, Will’s upcoming birthday and how that translates through his love language.

Dundas City Administrator Jenelle Teppen discusses the July 28 City Council Meeting. Topics include upcoming maintenance projects in August, and the first draft of the 2026 General Fund Budget.

Executive Director of the Rice County Historical Society Dave Nichols discusses the upcoming Vietnam War exhibit, other upcoming events, and the centennial anniversary of the historical society.

Dundas City Administrator Jenelle Teppen discusses the July 28 City Council Meeting. Topics include upcoming maintenance projects in August, and the first draft of the 2026 General Fund Budget.

Executive Director of the Rice County Historical Society Dave Nichols discusses the upcoming Vietnam War exhibit, other upcoming events, and the centennial anniversary of the historical society.

Northfield Public School District Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann talks preparation for the upcoming school year, new high school Principal Chris Dibble, and goes over more topics from the most recent school board meeting.

The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Tuesday, July 29th, 2025:Northfield Sees Better Than Expected Result In Bond Sale; The New Debt Set To Cover the Costs of Road Construction and the Fire Department Equipment Northfield Public Library holding two open houses for community input on vision planning efforts; First Meeting This Thursday Community Town Hall Meeting Tonight at Northfield High School; Topics include Street, Bike, and Pedestrian Projects for the Next 5 Years

Ronica Roberson, managing editor of the Entertainment Guide, highlights some of the upcoming events in the area.

Ronica Roberson, managing editor of the Entertainment Guide, highlights some of the upcoming events in the area.

The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Monday, July 28th, 2025:Northfield's Archery Range Set To Move From near the Water Tower to Meadows ParkNew Northfield High Schools Improves Traffic Flow; Separates Buses & Car Traffic

Today on Spill the Beans, Mox, Lindsay, Ashlee, and Ryan host their first book club installment in which they discuss the novel Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

Northfield Shares board members Erika Campbell and Joe Hargis discuss the mission of Northfield Shares, the importance of their youth board members, and their current grant cycle.

Northfield Area Family YMCA CEO Tyler Powell discusses the YMCA’s mission and various opportunities and events occurring at the Y.

Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist previews the next Vintage Band Festival with board members Paul Beck, Vicki Scott, and Randy Ferguson. The 2025 Vintage Band Festival in Northfield, MN will feature 13 hours of music and 11 bands! Vintage Band Festival vintagebandfestival.org Saturday, 2 August 2025 from 9AM – 10PM Bridge Square, Northfield, MN Family […]

Northfield Shares board members Erika Campbell and Joe Hargis discuss the mission of Northfield Shares, the importance of their youth board members, and their current grant cycle.

Northfield Area Family YMCA CEO Tyler Powell discusses the YMCA's mission and various opportunities and events occurring at the Y.

The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Friday, July 25th, 2025: Hunt for the Radish offers Kids a fun Experience at the Riverwalk Market FairPicnic in the Park with local first responders, Monday Evening at Spring Creek ParkCommunity Action Center Struggles with Funding As Needs Grow 

NAFRS Chief Tom Nelson discusses the recent Joint Powers Meeting work session, ways to prevent calls to the fire department, and more.

CC Linstroth of Age Friendly Northfield discusses upcoming events with Age Friendly, such as the Transportation Domain Resource Fair, dancing at Third Thursdays, and more.

Recorded on the day another hard rock giant passed away, Rich and Danny wax poetic about the hard rock Australian band from Scotland. Despite the fact that there is a little bickering (mild by their standards), they agree on the fact that neither of AC/DC’s singers was better than the other, and both eras of […]

Artist Rocky Casillas Aguirre has created a mental health universe populated by a ragtag cast of characters.Twitch is the protagonist. He's bright orange, with big cartoon eyes and very cute.“He's a little campfire flame, and he represents the kid in all of us who sees the world with curious eyes and has lots of questions,” Casillas Aguirre says.Then there's his best friend and mentor, Mystic Weenie, an ancient hot dog.“He's about 5,000 years old, has a lot of wisdom, has seen a lot of things.” Joining them is the easy-going Pablo. “A little Mexican snail who travels the world with his little knapsack full of snacks,” Casillas Aguirre says. “He wants to learn about different cultures, different ways of life, and his motto is, ‘Slow your roll.'”There's a talking brain, Dr. Lola the Axolotl and many more. They go on healing journeys together, riding a rainbow of emotions and learning mindfulness. Now, they are on view at the Northfield Arts Guild for Casilla Aguirre's first solo show, “U are the Universe (Eres El Universo),” a bilingual all-ages immersive exhibition about mental health. How art became a lifelineThe gallery is filled with more than 70 comics, animations and sculptures that employ both English and Spanish, including a medicine cabinet with fake prescriptions for meditation (meditación), laughter (risa), fresh air (aire fresco) and cat cuddles (abraza un gato). In a series of comics, Twitch advises on the different kinds of meditation (sound, breath, walking and more). A comic guide explains “How the body responds to stress/Cómo responde el cuerpo al estrés” with cartoons of a howling amygdala (amígdala) and dancing adrenal glands (glándulas suprarrenales).The exhibition is inspired by Casillas Aguirre's own challenges with mental health. When the pandemic hit, he began to struggle with anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia and hallucinations.“I didn't grow up talking about mental health at home, so I didn't have any resources or tools that I could lean on,” he says.He saw doctors and therapists, and started meditating and drawing.“I took refuge in art, which is something that I've done all of my life, as a little kid,” Casillas Aguirre says. “Between meditating and just practicing self-care and drawing my feelings, I found a new purpose, my art found new purpose, and that was to communicate about mental health.”Casillas Aguirre has a background in conservation biology and was the executive director at Sharing Our Roots, a nonprofit regenerative agriculture farm outside of Northfield, but he decided to become a full-time artist.“A lot of my art is geared towards youth, because I'm trying to create the resources that I didn't have growing up in hopes that the kids of today will grow up to be happy, healthy adults tomorrow,” Casillas Aguirre says.He has done art sessions with students at Bridgewater Elementary and has a partnership with the Northfield Public Library, where some of his murals are on view in the children's section. The library also has copies of his children's book featuring Twitch and Mystic Weenie: “Where Did the Anxiety Go?”, which is also published in Spanish, Somali and Swahili.Looking at mental health from a Latino perspectiveThe artist's work is also geared towards the Latino community. Angelica Linder, the library outreach manager who does bilingual programming, says Casillas Aguirre is bringing awareness to an important issue.“Our community, we are not taught how to express our feelings. You just tough it up and move on and then that's it,” Linder says.She likes Casillas Aguirre's colorful artwork because it makes mental health discussions more approachable and positive. She calls it a “combination of his heritage, the mental health aspect, bringing awareness to some strong issues in our community, and all through art without feeling sad after looking at it.”Casillas Aguirre was born in Tijuana, Mexico, but he spent most of his life in Northfield. At the gallery, he stands in front of one of his posters. It features a little cartoon figure wearing an Aztec headdress surrounded by thought bubbles in English and Spanish. For the piece, Casillas Aguirre interviewed people in the local Latino communities about their anxieties and used their responses, anonymously.“Looking at mental health from a Latino perspective, there are a lot of things that Latinos are stressed out from that the white community may or may not relate to,” he says. “I was undocumented growing up and have been a citizen for about eight years. There are a lot of these things that I can relate to.”The thought bubbles include concerns about going to the doctor without an interpreter, running out of food, childcare, making rent payments and racism.“There's one that says ‘ICE immigration officials took my friend yesterday. What's going to happen to her kids?'” Casillas Aguirre says. “That, as we know with the current administration, is happening more and more. Latinos don't feel safe, they don't feel welcome.”In his experience, Casillas Aguirre says there's still a stigma about discussing mental health in the Latino community, which has been heightened by the political climate. He hopes his art can be a catalyst.“A lot of people suffer from anxiety, stress, etcetera, and once we start talking about it more, I really think that that can lead to individual healing and collective healing for entire communities,” Casillas Aguirre says.He points to another poster with community responses. It's titled “Why don't we talk about mental health?/¿Por qué no hablamos de la salud mental?”One thought bubble says it's because society tells them to “keep it together,” others say it's generational: Their parents didn't talk about it, so they don't either.Casillas Aguirre points to Twitch calling out from the bottom of the poster.“Twitch says: Friends, let's be brave and talk about mental health more at home with our kids and within our communities,” he reads. “If we can allow ourselves to be vulnerable, to be honest with ourselves, to keep our hearts open, we can find healing together. Everyone deserves happiness, including you.” “U are the Universe (Eres El Universo)” closes at the Northfield Arts Guild Aug. 2. In September, the show will travel to Mercado Local in Northfield. The show will then be on view April 13 through June 13, 2026 at the Paradise Center for the Arts in Faribault.

CC Linstroth of Age Friendly Northfield discusses upcoming events with Age Friendly, such as the Transportation Domain Resource Fair, dancing at Third Thursdays, and more.

NAFRS Chief Tom Nelson discusses the recent Joint Powers Meeting work session, ways to prevent calls to the fire department, and more.

The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Thursday, July 24th, 2025:It's Crazy Days Today! Here's all the information you need to knowFederal Funding and the Northfield Public Schools

Today is Crazy Days in Northfield, KYMN's takes the opportunity to talk with Jane Bartho, President of the Northfield Chamber of Commerce, and organizer of the event, about some of the happenings throughout the day. 

Northfield Mayor Erica Zweifel and Northfield City Administrator Ben Martig go over last night’s City Council meeting. Topics include road construction budget, moving the archery range, potential modifications to early voting, and more. 

After a busy spring for the City Council, which included items like the Comprehensive Plan and Strategic Plan, the Ice Arena Project, the Water Treatment Plant, and the start of the discussion regarding the 1% for the Arts. All of these major projects and ordinances raise the question: how exactly does the City Council and […]

KYMN’s Logan Wells recaps last night’s Northfield City Council meeting. Topics include a $4 million Bond Sale to cover the costs of road construction, moving the Archery Range to Meadows Park, and whether Northfield City Hall should remain an Early Voting location in 2016.

The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025:Council Weighs Bike Lane Options; Townhall Meeting Scheduled for July 29th Registration to Host for Night to Unite Party Ends on FridayLearn more about Northfield City Government with Mayor Zweifel Northfield Knights & Dundas Dukes Near End of Regular Season

 After a busy spring for the City Council, which included items like the Comprehensive Plan and Strategic Plan, the Ice Arena Project, the Water Treatment Plant, and the start of the discussion regarding the 1% for the Arts. All of these major projects and ordinances raise the question: how exactly does the City Council and Government work? Mayor Erica Zweifel stated that Northfield chose a unique layout for its government.  To answer some of these questions, KYMN's Maya Betti talks with Northfield Mayor Erica Zweifel about the roles of the mayor and city council members, the process of proposing a project or ordinance, and other aspects of city government.  

Northfield Mayor Erica Zweifel and Northfield City Administrator Ben Martig go over last night's City Council meeting. Topics include road construction budget, moving the archery range, potential modifications to early voting, and more. 

Martha Larson, owner of Hot Spot Music, talks about the history of Hot Spot, current projects, and upcoming events.

Oliver Casillas, owner of West Wind Tattoo, discusses his career history and opening a new tattoo parlor in Northfield.

The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2025: Northfield Students Represent Rice County at Statewide Envirothon CompetitionChamber of Commerce Works To Promote A Wide Variety of Tourism Northfield City Council meets tonight to discuss key projects and 2026 election prep 

Martha Larson, owner of Hot Spot Music, talks about the history of Hot Spot, current projects, and upcoming events.

Oliver Casillas, owner of West Wind Tattoo, discusses his career history and opening a new tattoo parlor in Northfield.

Ronica Roberson, managing editor of the Entertainment Guide, highlights some of the upcoming events in the area.

Host Kosmo Esplan discusses the history of the Northfield Vintage Band Festival with Artistic Director and Founder Dr. Paul Niemisto, President of the VBF Board Dan Bergeson, Vice President of the VBF Board Randy Ferguson, and VBF Board Secretary Joy Riggs.

Hosts Mandy Everhart and Cyrus Kirby, along with their trusty sidekick Rich, talk about the things parents can do with or for their kids – or for themselves for that matter – as we head into the Dog Days of summer. Meanwhile, Tom has designed the most complicated version of lawn darts ever conceived, and […]

The news from Northfield, Minnesota on Monday, July 21st, 2025Model Festival Tuesday Mid-Day at Rodeo Grounds; DJJD Bank Raid Reenactments Set To Take Place at 11:30am and 12:30pmNorthfield Public Broadcasting Looking For More Community Contributions Northfield Fire Department Operations Budget Remains Steady; Capital and Equipment Budget Harder To Control

 Ronica Roberson, managing editor of the Entertainment Guide, highlights some of the upcoming events in the area. 

Elle Ragin is a six-year-old girl from Northfield, Minnesota, who went missing on June 19, 2022 under heartbreaking circumstances. Her disappearance is closely tied to the tragic death of her mother, Lisa Wade, who died by suicide just days later on July 2. Surveillance footage showed Lisa at various locations between June 23 and July 2, but Elle was never seen with her, which was considered highly concerning given their close relationship. If you have any information about Elle's whereabouts you are urged to contact the Northfield Police Department 507-645-4477. You can also reach out to The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension who has been assisting in the case at 651-793-7000. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or you can text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org. If you're in the UK: 0800 587 0800 If you're in Australia: 13 11 14 or you can 0477 13 11 14 For a full list of resources by country visit: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/ Click here to join our Patreon.  Click here to get your own Inhuman merch.  Connect with us on Instagram and join our Facebook group.  To submit listener stories or case suggestions, and to see all sources for this episode: https://www.inhumanpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices