The City of Northfield is conducting a survey to learn more about how well the City of Northfield DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) office is serving the community. DMV survey...
Community members are invited to join the Gypsy Dance Class every Tuesday in June from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Northfield Public Library, 210 Washington Street. Gypsy Dance Class...
Community members are invited to attend a program about the environment with local resident Jan Mitchell on Thursday, June 16 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Northfield Public Library, 210 Washington Street. Jan Mitchell...
Community members are invited to an author talk with Diane Wilson on Tuesday, June 14 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Northfield Public Library, 210 Washington Street. Diane Wilson...
Community members are invited to an author talk with Nancy Noyes Silcox on her book, Samuel Wilbert Tucker: The Story of the Civil Rights Trailblazer and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in on June 11 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Northfield Public Library. Nancy Noyes Silcox...
City of Northfield communications staff has set up a free online community event calendar that allows Northfield organizations to submit and display events in one place. Google Translate allows translation of community events in several languages. Community calendar...
Mayor Rhonda Pownell, Communications Director Michelle Mahowald, and Director of Library Services Natalie Draper talk about the new online city events calendar. Listen to interview...
Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, 2,000 Miles to the Arctic. Community members are invited to an author talk with author and adventurer Natalie Warren on Tuesday, May 31 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Northfield Public Library, 210 Washington Street. Natalie Warren...
The pickleball courts located in Riverside Park will close Monday, May 23, 2022 until mid-June for construction. Crews will be replacing the existing courts with new sub-base, pavements and surfacing. Pickleball courts...
Northfield Mayor Rhonda Pownell and City Administrator Ben Martig discuss the May 17 City Council meeting. Topics include electric vehicle car share program, tax increment financing for Heritage Lofts, and sidewalk chalking. Listen to interview...
The Master Gardeners of Rice County will be coming to the Northfield Public Library the third Thursday of each month from May 19 through October 13, 2022 from 6 to 8 p.m. to answer gardening questions. Master gardeners...
The filing period for City offices ends at 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2022. City offices on the ballot for 2022 include Council Member At-Large, Council Member First Ward, and Council Member Fourth Ward. All offices are four-year terms. Candidate filing...
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...
Do you have a genuine passion and commitment for our community; value public service and community involvement; enjoy learning and working in an environment with many diverse perspectives, have a balance of courage, fearlessness, and humility? Making a difference through public service...
Northfield City Administrator Ben Martig announces new Community Development Director Jake Riley and discusses the City Council work session. Topics include budget, intersection of Jefferson Parkway and Jefferson Road, and potential sale of Ice Arena. Listen to interview...
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...
Northfield Public Library invites all to celebrate and show support of the LGBTQ+ community at Northfield’s second annual Pride in the Park on Saturday, June 4, from noon to 4:00 p.m. at Central Park, 421 Fourth Street East. Pride in the Park...
The City of Northfield will begin construction in the northwest area of the city on Monday, May 2, 2022 until early September. The construction area is north of Fifth Street and west of Highway 3. Northwest Area Mill and Overlay...
The Fifth Street Bridge, located over the Cannon River just east of Highway 3 and Fifth Street, will be closed Monday, April 18 through late June to complete a maintenance project. 5th Street Bridge...
Whether you are choosing to walk, bike, drive or roll to move about our community, you should be able to do that safely and easily. Getting around Northfield safely...
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...
