Jesse Thomas

Under the agreement Rice County will receive 40 percent of gross call revenue at the new facility and 15 percent at the current jail until the move is made.

Word is the City of Northfield wants to play Rice County because they were victorious over the City of Faribault.

Sheriff Thomas stated, "A 2019 study in Colorado found that for every dollar of tax revenue received from recreational cannabis sales, $4.50 was spent on addressing the adverse impacts of cannabis."

Verdick told Commissioners the low bid on Phase One of the Finance Department remodeling was provided by Met-Con Construction of Faribault in the amount of $24,000. Despite the concerns voiced by Commissioners they unanimously approved accepting the bid and moving forward with the project.

We covered several other topics including progress on construction of the new Public Safety Center on the north edge of Faribault.

This article includes an audio clip of Gordy Kosfeld visiting with new Rice County Board Chairperson Steve Underdahl.

Lutsky says he was literally brought back to life by Conrad and Sargent.

The timeline for the project estimates the center will open in the fall of 2024.

The News Release concludes, "The occupant of the ATV was identified as Marvin George David. Contributing factors of the crash are still under investigation."

The Rice County Sheriff's K9 officer was requested by all of the scheduled events throughout the county.