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Posted on: March 17, 2023

Assessor’s Office sets Boards of Appeal & Equalization, alternative meetings

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Property owners recently received a Notice of Valuation and Classification for Taxes Payable for 2024.  This form is to notify you of the market value and classification of your property for assessment year 2023.  The property taxes that...

Property taxes paid in 2024 will be based on this

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Posted on: March 15, 2023

Property valuations: Your questions answered

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March 15, 2023

Property owners will soon receive two documents from Rice County: a valuation notice and a property tax statement. But what are they? Why are they important? And what can a property owner do if they disagree with the current valuation?

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What are they? Why are they important?

What are they? Why are they important? Assessor

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Posted on: March 15, 2023

2023 Township election results

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Unofficial results from Tuesday’s township elections are below. Results are unofficial until canvassed by the township’s canvassing board.

BridgewaterTreasurer: Debb Salaba (write in) -- 41Supervisor Seat C: Kathleen Kopseng -- 134Super...

Results are unofficial until canvassed by the town

Results are unofficial until canvassed by the town Elections

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Posted on: March 7, 2023

Notice of Rice County spring load restrictions

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Spring load restrictions on Rice County state aid highways and county roadways goes in to effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2023.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has issued a notice that spring load restrictions on the state highway system ...

Restrictions go into effect Friday.

Restrictions go into effect Friday. Highway

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Posted on: November 16, 2022

Series on housing addresses ADUs, downsizing and aging in place design

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Age-Friendly Northfield, Rice County Habitat for Humanity and the city of Northfield have scheduled a series of workshops that explore the housing domain. While two of the cohosting agencies are based in Northfield, the sessions are open to all.

All sessio...

A series of workshops to explore the housing domai

A series of workshops to explore the housing domai Housing/HRA
Posted on: June 4, 2021

Emergency Housing Voucher waiting list open

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The Rice County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Emergency Housing Voucher waiting list is open effective June 3, 2021. Applications will only be accepted from individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness; at risk of experiencing ho...

Applications will only be accepted from individual

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Posted on: January 10, 2023

Prevent lung cancer, test your home for radon gas

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By SARA COULTERRice County Clinic & Community Supervisor

January is radon action month. Rice County Public Health joins the Minnesota Department of Health and US Environmental Protection Agency in urging everyone to test their home for radon, the invis...

3 in 5 Rice County homes have dangerous levels

3 in 5 Rice County homes have dangerous levels Public Health

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Posted on: March 10, 2023

Recorder’s Office warns residents not to use non-government sites to obtain passport applications

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The Rice County Recorder’s Office reminds residents that U.S. passport applications on the official Department of State website, www.travel.state.gov, are free to download, print out and bring to an Acceptance Facility to apply for a passport.

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Applications are free to download on the Departmen

Applications are free to download on the Departmen Recorder

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Posted on: March 21, 2023

Sheriff's Office asks for help in search for missing man

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Incident type: Missing PersonDate and time of incident: 3/20/2023Location of incident: Rural Lonsdale, Rice CountyVictim information: Benjamin Marek 23 years old male

Description of incident:

On Monday, March 20, 2023, the Rice County Sheriff’s Of...

Benjamin Marek was last seen Monday morning.

Benjamin Marek was last seen Monday morning. Sheriff

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Posted on: March 20, 2023

Cat’s out of the bag: Smalley is Friendship House Volunteer of the Year

Smalley named Friendship House Volunteer of the Year

Karen Smalley wasn’t a cat person.

But it didn’t take long for the felines at Furball Farm Pet Sanctuary to decide the Friendship House 2022 Volunteer of the Year was more than OK in their book. 

“By my second week the...

It didn't take long for the felines at Furball

It didn't take long for the felines at Furball Social Services

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