Mayor Pownell delivers 2023 State of the City Address

Standing room only in Carleton’s Kracum Performance Hall

All the seats were filled as Mayor Rhonda Pownell delivered the annual address on Tuesday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Carleton College’s Weitz Center for Creativity, Kracum Performa...

On air with KYMN radio: City Administrator Martig and City Planner Schmidt

Northfield City Administrator Ben Martig and City Planner Mikayla Schmidt talk about various projects in the city planning department including the Riverfront Enhancement Plan, Bridge Square plans, and more

On air with KYMN radio: City Administrator Martig

City Administrator Ben Martig discusses the March 14 Council work session with Morning Show Host Jeff Johnson.

Emerald ash borer discovered in Northfield

On March 6, 2023, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirmed the first emerald ash borer infestation in Northfield. A local tree care business reported an ash tree in an area north of Oddfellows Park with bark cracks and woodpecker damage in the tr...

Reducing food waste with Emily Dresbach

Community members are invited to a program on food waste and how it impacts the environment, the economy, and the community on Saturday, April 8 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Northfield Public Library, 210 Washington Street.

Emily Dresbach, a Minnesota G...

Sam Temple talks about Northfield Public Broadcasting

Sam Temple of Northfield Public Broadcasting talks about upcoming programs and current programs available on NPB.

The Urgency of Awareness Workshop

Community members are invited to The Urgency of Awareness Workshop on Wednesday, April 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Carleton College, Weitz Center for Creativity, 320 Third Street.

If you didn’t grow up in poverty, you may be unaware of the...

On air with KYMN radio: Library Director Draper and Poet Laureate Hardy

Natalie Draper of the Northfield Public Library provides information about the many programs coming up at the Library this spring including an event with Poet Laureate Rob Hardy.

What’s happening in Northfield? Parks, buildings, and much more!

Community members can stop by one of these Riverfront Development Open House events to share ideas about proposed new development projects and riverfront park enhancements. City consultants Bob Close and Bruce Jacobson will go over the latest private and ...

Note from the mayor: how is the city working for you?

This month, city staff, the council, and I are preparing for the State of the City presentation on March 21. (All are invited! More details at the end of this piece.)

In getting ready for this event, I’m taking a look at how the City (our municip...

How do you get in and around downtown?

All community members are invited to give feedback about how they travel to and around downtown by March 31. The City of Northfield is conducting a survey to learn more about how and why Northfield residents, businesses and property owners travel to and f...

Northfield poets sought for topographical poem

Northfield’s poet laureate, Rob Hardy, with the Arts & Culture Commission and Northfield Public Library, invite local poets to contribute to a topographical poem by Friday, April 14.

A topographical poem is a poem that describes and celebrate...

On air with KYMN radio: Library Director Draper

Northfield Public Library Director Natalie Draper describes upcoming events and activities at the library.

On air with KYMN radio: Police Chief Elliott

Northfield Police Chief Mark Elliott discusses the grant funded Police-Assisted Recovery and Diversion Program that allows officers to help navigate people with substance abuse disorder into treatment and away from the justice system.

On air with KYMN radio: Police Chief Elliott

Northfield Police Chief Mark Elliott talks about the increasing number of thefts from cars, the benefits of having a school resource officer at Northfield Public Schools, legislation relating to support for PTSD in law enforcement officers, and more.

2023 spring load limit notification

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will start spring load restrictions in the SOUTHEAST and METRO SLL zones Friday, March 10, 2023 at 12:01 a.m.

Winter load increases have already ended in the SOUTH, SOUTHEAST and METRO zones.

Seasonal load limit zo...

Recycling and composting for a better Northfield

By Matt Rohn, guest contributor on behalf of the Environmental Quality Commission

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 recycli...

Living as if climate change matters: building energy efficiency and electrification

By Bruce Anderson. Bruce Anderson is a member of the City of Northfield’s Environmental Quality Commission

The gravity of the climate emergency the world faces was highlighted by the latest report released by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Cli...