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Are you sick of what's on TV and want to get out of the house tonight? The Rice County Historical Society is celebrating 90 years of preserving local history this year and, as a part of that celebration, they've invited Hayes Scriven, the director of the Northfield Historical Society, to lead a presentation about the James-Younger gang's failed attempt to rob the First National Bank of Northfield.

(Cue the old movie preview reel music.) It's thrills, it's chills, it's live and it's fun for the whole family. The Defeat of Jesse James Days celebration is on now through Sunday in Northfield. Check out the bank raid re-enactments. Performances are Friday at 6 and 7PM; Saturday at 11AM and 1, 3 and 5PM; and Sunday at 11AM and 12:30PM...

The traditional start to Northfield's Defeat of Jesse James Days happened Wednesday with a graveside memorial service in Northfield Cemetery. The very poignant service takes place at the graves of 1876 Northfield heroes Joseph Lee Heywood and Nicolaus Gustafson. ...