Mayor Josh Moenning proclaimed November as "Read Aloud to a Child Month" during the November 1, 2021 Norfolk City Council meeting.

"Literacy is the fundamental building block of all learning and is essential to the growth and success of every child in our city; and reading to children…

City of Norfolk Fire Marshal, Terry Zwiebel, has an easy way to remember when to change the batteries in your smoke alarm: “Change your clocks, change your batteries!”

The Norfolk Fire Division would like to remind everyone that Sunday, November 7th, is the day we all change our clocks one hour as we “fall” back to standard time. This weekend is a great time to change the batteries in all…

The City of Norfolk is pleased to announce that Nathan Powell has been named the next Parks and Recreation Director.

Powell comes to Norfolk from Mitchell, South Dakota where he served as the Parks and Recreation Director for the past five years. He has made a career in parks and recreation…

Due to utility work citizens need to be mindful traffic will be reduced from four lanes to two at First Street and Grove Avenue.

Road closure signs are set to be displayed Monday afternoon and the utility work should last approximately three days. Please use caution in the area and slow down.

If there are any questions or concerns, please call the City of Norfolk Street Division…

The City of Norfolk is pleased to welcome Willard Elwell to staff as he has been named the next Streets Manger.

Elwell comes to Norfolk from Jordan, Minnesota where he has served as Operations Supervisor in Scott County since 2012. Elwell has 37 years of experience in resource management,…

Mill and overlay work has been completed on a number of City streets. Work kicked off in September and Norfolkans will notice the improvements traveling throughout town.

Work was completed on:

•           Norfolk Avenue from Cottonwood Street to east of flood control

•           North 1st Street from Benjamin Ave to flood control

•           Norfolk Avenue east of…

Work is continuing on concrete street improvements throughout Norfolk. A portion of Taylor Avenue will be closed beginning Tuesday October 26th.

Repairs are slated for Taylor Avenue from Market Lane to 25th Street, and the closure should last approximately three to four weeks pending weather. Please use alternate routes during this time.

This is part of the concrete improvement project…

The replacement of the sanitary sewer main on 4th Street from Monroe Avenue to Omaha Avenue began on September 13th.  Work will continue on Northwestern Avenue Monday, October 25th.

Due to construction issues, the entire road will be closed during the day while construction is in progress from 4th & Northwestern Avenue to 6th & Northwestern Avenue. The north lane will be open in the evening…

Embrace Park will be closed a portion of the day Friday, October 22 for maintenance. During this time, City of Norfolk Park Division staff will be working on taking the shade structures on the equipment down.

The park will reopen to the public approximately 1 p.m. Friday.

If there are any questions or concerns, please call the City of Norfolk Parks and Recreation Division at 402-844-2180.

Ten years ago the City of Norfolk Tree Advisory Board began awarding the Green Leaf Award. This year, two residents and a business are recognized.

The Green Leaf Award highlights a property’s exceptional landscaping based on nominations submitted from August through September. The winners of both the residential and business Green Leaf Awards are chosen based on what can be seen from the…