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Hello 2013, Healthy Food Choices & 'To Buy or To Rent': Local Voices

Local bloggers share their tips and expertise with Patch readers.

Now that January is in full swing, Richfield Patch bloggers are continuing to share their expertise, opinions and tips in a variety of topic areas. Start your own Richfield Patch blog here. Here's a look at some recent posts: Tom Sommers Recent Posts: Blogger: ShopPerk Recent Posts: Blogger: Pastor Durk Peterson Recent Posts: Interested in starting your own blog on Patch? Get started here! Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

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The Top 10 Richfield Patch Stories of 2012

A look back at some of the most popular, interesting, tragic and controversial stories of the past year.

12 Ways to Use Richfield Patch in the New Year

Richfield Patch is more than a community news hub.

The new year is nearly here and it's a great time to thank everyone who visited Richfield Patch since its launch in November 2010 and to encourage you to keep coming back all through the year. While we're pleased you're checking out the stories, adding to the directory and following us on Twitter and Facebook, there are even more avenues for users to get involved. Without further ado, here are 12 ways to get more engaged with Richfield Patch—and other community members—which we believe will make this an even more vibrant and interactive news hub for the community. 1. Comment on an Article We subscribe to the idea that "news is a conversation." A good portion of our reporting stems from what readers tell us in conversations around town, in…

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Best of 2012

And the Top 10 Richfield Patch Stories of 2012 Are ...

All the top stories have been announced!

Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter Richfield Patch covered a lot of different stories, topics and events throughout 2012, but there were a few that stood out as the most interesting, important, shocking or possibly infamous to our readers. And as we near the end of 2012, we're looking back at those hot articles. The following are the top 10 most read and followed stories of the year: *** No. 10: Blogger Looking for Love, 52 Dates This Year No. 9: Richfield Native Kills 6, Self in Minneapolis Office Shooting No 8: Richfield Couple Puts Local Face on Gay Marriage Debate No 7: Richfield Couple Attacked in Their Home; Husband Murdered No 6: Police Shoot and Kill Richfield Man No. …

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Sheriff: 'Sexting Case Highlights Need For Online Safety'

The Hennepin County Sheriff's most recent newsletter.

Editor's Note: The following was taken from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Nov. 28, 2012 newsletter. Sheriff's Office Reminds Residents of Online Safety Needs After Sexting Scandal The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 52-year-old man from Champlin after he texted a teenage girl and offered to pay her for sex.  Mark Jerome Anderson (6/23/60) was formally charged with prostitution of a known juvenile, a felony.  The Sheriff’s Office and Dayton Police began investigating the case when authorities learned that a man had been “sexting” with the victim. Anderson had met the victim in an online chatroom and then they began exchanging text messages.  During texting, Anderson and the victim discussed their ages and details of …

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Editor's Notebook

Richfield Patch is Two Years Old!

The site launched Nov. 17, 2010.

Two years ago today, I sat anxiously at my kitchen table asking myself, "Now what?" Yes. After months of prep, Richfield Patch was born early in the morning on Nov. 17, 2010 and for a moment I had no idea what to do next. The community site was finally alive and the real work had begun. Now, I'll be brief: Thank you to all those who have read, contributed, engaged and recommended Richfield Patch to another. Cheers and here's to many more years working together to inform the community. Thank you for letting Richfield Patch invade your laptops, PCs and smartphones.

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Patch Launches its iPhone App

The new Patch iPhone app is now available for free download.

The official Patch iPhone app is now available on the Apple App Store shelves. The app features a variety of ways for you to stay connected and keep up to date about what’s going on in town. For starters, the Patch app will consist of all the things you see on Richfield Patch, including community news, weather, local business listings and events in the city. You can read the latest articles on the recent school board meeting, the best place to grab lunch and see who got busted in the police blotter. Share your thoughts by commenting on stories, uploading photos and business listings. You can even share your favorite stories and/or business listings with your friends on Facebook or by e-mail. Features: The new app also allows you to save …

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Richfield News Sprouts

Introducing Richfield News Sprouts

Patch launches Richfield News Sprouts, a column of extra news and information.

Here at Richfield Patch we try and cover it all. While sometimes this isn't always possible or some things can't be worked into a larger story in a timely manner, we want to make sure we pass along as much information we can. Richfield News Sprouts is an attempt to do just that. Here you will find news tidbits from all areas of the community. Let's get started: Stay tuned for more Richfield News Sprouts in the coming weeks.

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