City council

A water resource specialist attempted to clear the water on Monday about his company's plan to restore Lake Mitchell. About three weeks after Councilman Dan Allen said the city should avoid doing any more studies regarding Lake Mitchell, Fyra Engineering's John Holz ensured the Mitchell...

The Mitchell City Council is expected to hear a presentation regarding lake restoration from the Lake Mitchell Advisory Committee. The presentation will be held during the Finance Committee meeting beginning at 6:40 p.m. on Monday in Council Chambers at City Hall. At the most recent...

Building an aquatic facility in Mitchell may not be a forgone conclusion. During a special City Council meeting to discuss 2017 budget planning and hear a revenue overview for the city, Councilman Mel Olson made a comment that may surprise 1,440 Mitchell voters who supported the $8...

Mitchell City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday to review its 2015 annual report and hold a 2017 budget planning discussion. The council will meet from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. The council will also administer the oath of office to Justin Johnson,...

Fewer than 24 hours after the Mitchell City Council approved it, a soil study on Lake Mitchell was conducted Wednesday afternoon. Omaha, Nebraska-based Fyra Engineering, a company that specializes in water resources, gathered core samples of the lake on Wednesday in an effort to determine...

One of Mitchell's historic buildings is coming down. The City Council approved the demolition of the former Holy Family Catholic Church rectory, which once served as the home to the parish's priests since its construction in the 1920s until the church purchased a new building east...

The Mitchell City Council could approve the demolition of one of the city's historic buildings. The Holy Family Catholic Church requested a demolition permit for its rectory, which served as the home of the parish's priests since its construction in the 1920s. The request came in...

HARTFORD (AP) — A Hartford City Council member who resigned in the wake of a police investigation will not face criminal charges. A community group accused Doyle Johnson of reading a possibly fraudulent email at a council meeting, disparaging the group. Falsification of a public...

Mitchell's City Council is pushing for cleaner sidewalks in 2016. About a month after the council requested more information on sidewalk snow removal from Code Enforcement Officer Wade London, information was presented by London that showed the city has charged 51 property owners...

Mitchell’s City Council is pushing for cleaner sidewalks in 2016. About a month after the council requested more information on sidewalk snow removal from Code Enforcement Officer Wade London, information was presented by London that showed the city has charged 51 property owners...

Mitchell may not be as inviting as it had hoped in 2016. Construction of Mitchell's new visitors center is at a standstill due to a financial disagreement between the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce and the developers. During the citizen input portion of the Mitchell City Council...

The city of Mitchell will likely spend more than $100,000 on its project to repair waste piping in City Hall. At Monday's City Council meeting, the council will consider approving a request from Deputy Public Works Director Terry Johnson to recommend Krohmer Plumbing's $102,751 bid....

HARTFORD (AP) — The City Council in Hartford can't meet or do business in the wake of a succession of resignations after an effort last fall to recall the mayor. The council canceled its Tuesday meeting and can't pay bills, accept bids or conduct any other official city business...

More sidewalks are coming to Mitchell. About one year after the most recent five-year sidewalk plan was delayed to give property owners more time to prepare to pay for their costly special assessments, the city will install more pedestrian paths in several new areas throughout the...