The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board is taking public comments on the environmental assessment worksheet of a proposed residential development located in the northwest part of Northfield until 4 p.m. on December 30. Commenting on development..
Dick’s Sanitation (DSI) recently mailed a letter to all Northfield residents in error. Residents should disregard it unless you have a commercial account that is billed directly from DSI. DSI...
Northfield Mayor Rhonda Pownell and City Administrator Ben Martig discuss the November 22 City Council Work Session. Topics include the Terrace Companies residential development environmental assessment, and the budget. Listen to interview...
Each year the City Council and staff work for more than six months to develop a proposed budget for the following year. In December, the City Council must approve a budget authorizing the tax levy. City budget and taxes...
Northfield Police Chief Mark Elliott provides winter driving tips, discusses the City ordinance that went into effect on November 1 to regulate edible cannabinoids, encourages donations to the Pink Patch Project, and more. Listen to interview...
Mayor Pownell and City Administrator Martig recap the November 15 City Council meeting. Topics include the Heritage Preservation Commission annual report, professional service agreement for study for Ames Mill dam removal, and survey for Northfield parks. Listen to interview...
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Steve Grove spent the morning in Northfield on October 27 discussing redevelopment and small businesses. Walz and Grove visit...
The Master Recyclers and Composters of Rice County are available to help you “sort” out your recycling questions with a personal five-minute session on Saturdays, November 26, December 3, 10 and 17 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Northfield Public Library. Recycling questions...
There has been a lot of political talk and activity in the recent months surrounding the midterm elections, and much of it has been divisive, focused on defining the camps which separate us. Holding steady for the common good...
Community members interested in building their leadership skills and knowledge are encouraged to apply for the Growing Local: Northfield Emerging Leaders program by December 2, 2022. Leadership program..
So, what’s with all those colorful tops and information stickers on the Bridge Square waste receptacles? It’s a city pilot project to increase the quality of downtown recycling and ultimately at home, work, and play. Recycling and composting...
Minnesota USA Expo 2027 project would drive $2.5 billion in economic impact and support future tourism and business investment in U.S. cities World's Fair...
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...
