Northfield

Area schools have ranking results based on a number of criteria, including standardized test scores. The 2014 results are in!

It's easy to say "another one?" because it seems like there are spaghetti dinner fundraisers all the time in Northfield, but this one hits close to home.

One of the great things to do during a Minnesota summer is seeing the region under foot power. Bike your way from Mankato to Red Wing on the Mill Towns Trail, a route recognizing the historic contributions of the milling industry in the region.

The Defeat of Jesse James Days celebration is here again! Every year the week after Labor Day the town is transformed into all things festive. Carnival games and rides, a rodeo, antique car show, reenactments, special theater productions and old time baseball, it's all here!

Did you know that you could be on candid camera?

If you're strolling across the campus of St Olaf, you just might be - take a look at their live streaming webcams.

For those of you who check property records all the time, this is not news. Dakota County has recently dramatically upgraded their online access to property records with some amazing features! Property data, tax value, mapping, neighborhood sales, sheriff sales, downpayment assistance, homeowner education, it's all there! Check it out here

Every 3 years musicians from around the country gather in Northfield for 4 days of musical mayhem in various venues around town. It's not just any concert series though, because, you see, all the instruments are super old. Vintage, even. The music is old too, harkening back to bygone days, times of yore, and such. It is actually a very fun thing to attend.