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Summer heat is back. Take precautions to avoid its dangers.
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (183+ words) Rice County Public Health reminds residents of the dangers associated with high heat and humidity. Heat is the number one weather related killer in the United States. And those deaths are preventable. " Heat exhaustion can be very serious if not…...
Alert Center " CLOSED MONDAY
1+ week, 6+ day ago (35+ words) Rice County, MN (. gov) Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. Rice County offices, including the Solid Waste Facility, will be closed Monday for Memorial Day....
Who's running this November?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (26+ words) Alert Center " Who's running this November? Rice County, MN (. gov) Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. Who's running this November?...
Modified hours to start at Government Services Building, Highway " Rice County, MN
3+ week, 2+ day ago (131+ words) From Monday, May 18 through Friday, Sept. 25, the Rice County Government Services Building and Highway Department office will operate on a modified schedule." During that time, offices in the two buildings will be open to the public from 8 a. m. -4: 30 p. m. Monday to Thursday....
Redetermining ditch benefits could impact unaware property owners - Rice County, MN (. gov)
3+ week, 5+ day ago (386+ words) A comprehensive review of Rice County rural agricultural drainage ditches and land affected by them, approved last week by the Board of Commissioners, will determine which properties currently benefit from the ditches and how to equitably divide the cost to…...
First half property tax deadline is next week
3+ week, 6+ day ago (48+ words) Alert Center " First half property tax deadline is next week'Rice County, MN (. gov) Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. First half property tax deadline is next week Rice County first half taxes for real…...
Filing for county, state and federal offices opens May 19 - Rice County, MN (. gov)
4+ week, 1+ day ago (447+ words) The race to November's general election officially begins Tuesday, May 19 with the opening of the initial filing period. Filing for county, state and federal offices begins at 8 a. m. May 19 and ends at 5 p. m. , Tuesday, June 2. Filing "offices will be closed Monday, May…...
Students get ATV, boating safety tips from sheriff's deputies - Rice County, MN (. gov)
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (395+ words) The best advice Nathan Budin has for anyone heading out to the lake or the trails: Let someone know where you're going. Not exactly what teenagers want to hear, but Budin, a captain with the Rice County Sheriff's Office, repeated…...
First half property tax payment deadline approaching - Rice County, MN (. gov)
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (159+ words) Rice County first half property taxes for real/personal property are due Friday, May 15, 2026. Payments can be made in person via cash, check or money order at the Property Tax & Elections Office in the Rice County Government Services Building or…...
County allows rifles for 2026 deer season - Rice County, MN (. gov)
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (218+ words) A new state law that allows counties to decide whether to remain a shotgun-only zone or allow rifles during deer season is causing confusion among the region's hunters The Rice County Board of Commissioners, earlier this year, agreed to follow…...