Week in Review: Heroin Charges, Elected Officials Get Raises, School to Start Mid-August?

POLICE/FIRE

• Two Northfield Men Arrested in Minneapolis for Heroin Possession
• Man Charged with Cocaine Possession in Northfield
• Man Charged for Rice County Residential Burglaries
• Cracking the Case: 1989 Murder With Ties to Rice County to Be Featured on TV Show
• MAP: Thefts in Northfield (Nov. 12-Dec. 9)

SCHOOLS

• Could School Start in Mid-August? District Exploring Calendar Changes
• Meet the Concert and Symphonic Bands
• Middle School Trip to Eagle Bluff Could See Changes
• St. Olaf Students Recognized for Community Contributions
• What Are Northfield Students Saying About the Two-Hour Delay?
• Northfield Public Schools Delayed Two Hours
• PHOTOS: Arcadia Students Ready for 'My Emperor's New Clothes'

SPORTS

• PHOTOS/VIDEO: Northfield Hiliners Take Third Place
• Raiders Girls Hockey Downed by Trojans
• Meet Girls Basketball and Get the Team's Schedule
• Meet Boys Hockey and Get the Varsity Team's Schedule
• Meet the Northfield Weightlifting Team
• How to Get Your Sports Team Featured on Patch
• Meet the Winter Cheer Team

BUSINESS

• Loon Liquors Coming to Northfield

COMMUNITY

• Vote for Northfield Patch's 2012 Person of the Year
• 865 Children Served by CAC's Christmas Sharing Program
• CDC: Flu Rates Up Across Minnesota
• Patch Pro: How to Eat Healthy During the Holidays
• Local Voices: What Winter Walk Means to One Writer
• Show Us Your Snow Photos

GOVERNMENT

• Malecha: Why I Voted No on Commissioner Raises
• VIDEO: Zweifel Gives Tour of Highway 3 Underpass Project
• Commissioners Approve Elected Officials' Raises
• Dave Thompson Election Debrief: GOP Re-Election Strategy 'Backfired'
• Northfield Declares Snow Emergency
• Sheriff: Weather Wreaks Havoc on Motorists

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