On Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 5:51 p.m., the Northfield Police Department was dispatched to a report of a Personal Injury crash involving a car and a bicyclist on Jefferson Parkway at the intersection with Afton Street. Update on car vs. bicyclist injury crash...
City officials and the Northfield Arts and Culture Commission are hosting a public dedication ceremony for a newly installed sculpture located at Highway 3 and Third Street on Friday, August 19 at 11 a.m. Sculpture dedication ceremony...
Prior to choosing St. Olaf as a place to continue my education after high school, I’d never heard of Northfield. And once I was here it wasn’t until I started attending City Council meetings, nearly 20 years after living in our small town... Invitation to help...
On Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 5:51 p.m. the Northfield Police Department was dispatched to a report of a person injury crash involving a car and a bicyclist on Jefferson Parkway at the intersection with Afton Street. Car vs. bicyclist injury crash...
Northfield City Administrator Ben Martig and Police Chief Mark Elliott discuss new law relating to THC and cannabinoids that went into effect July 1 and talk about the August 2 Night to Unite that included 48 neighborhood parties in Northfield. Listen to interview...
Farmstead Bike Shop started its Northfield location downtown. Now, they’re excited to expand operations at a new location on the corner of Fifth and Division Street. Farmstead Bike Shop...
Community members are invited to a forum with Pamela Thompson, the associate editor of Northfield News, on Wednesday, August 17 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Northfield Public Library, 201 Washington Street. Northfield News forum...
Northfield Mayor Rhonda Pownell introduces new Assistant to the City Administrator Risi Karim. They discuss Northfield’s climate initiatives and more. Listen to interview...
Northfield Police Chief Mark Elliott talks about a request to add an administrative sergeant position as the City Council considers its 2022-23 budget, discusses mental health resources, and more. Listen to interview...
On July 12, the Northfield City Council approved a city ordinance that prohibits conversion therapy for minors and vulnerable adults effective August 20, 2022. Conversion therapy ban...
The City of Northfield is committed to healthy, safe and affordable housing for all our community members. The City is aware of the concern of Viking Terrace manufactured home community residents related to new rules, regulations and fees. Viking Terrace...
On July 12, 2022, the Northfield City Council approved a request for qualifications (RFQ) document to disburse to developers regarding the future development of the 5th and Water redevelopment project in downtown Northfield. 5th and Water Street redevelopment...
The Northfield Liquor Store pours their profits back into the city through events like the 4-Way Taste Festival. This Thursday, July 21 their community mindset will be on full display. Northfield Liquor Store...
Northfield is home to some amazing people that care for this community and love to gather and have fun. Whether you’re new to town, a townie or somewhere in between, I hope you’ll take the time to enjoy some of the many events with friends and neighbors. Many opportunities to gather...
The Master Gardeners of Rice County will be coming to the Northfield Public Library the second Thursday of each month from May 19 through October 13, 2022 from 6 to 8 p.m. to answer gardening questions. Master gardeners...
Customers can help Xcel Energy get a jump on power restoration by reporting outages. Customers have a number of ways to report their outage. Power outage...
The gravity of the climate emergency the world faces was highlighted by the latest report released by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The report’s dire, consensus science-based predictions of extreme difficulty adapting to climate change Building energy efficiency and electrification...
The Northfield City Council is to be commended for being one of 16 Minnesota cities to pass a resolution declaring a climate emergency last month. They join over 2,000 jurisdictions internationally to have done so since 2016. Climate change matters...
