Get Ready for Snow Season: Subscribe to Mankato Snow Emergency Alerts

Be one of the first to know about snow emergencies in Mankato by signing up to receive alerts:

-Subscribe to text messages by texting START to 507-200-3003.

-Sign-up for City news updates by email.

-Follow Mankato on Facebook:

-All City notifications.

-Snow emergency alerts only.

-Follow Mankato on Twitter:

-All City tweets.

-Snow emergency alerts only.

-Call Mankato’s 24-hour snow emergency line at 507-387-9001.

Learn more about Mankato’s snow and ice control procedures. For emergency snow removal questions, call 911. For general questions about snow removal in Mankato, contact City staff at 311 or 507-387-8600 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

Help Keep Sidewalks Accessible: Shovel. Salt. Sand and Clear.

Help keep sidewalks safe and accessible for everyone. When shoveling, clear snow from edge to edge and ensure curb cuts are free of snow and ice to make navigating safe for everyone.

Sidewalk safety is everyone's responsibility and clean sidewalks can make a difference to those who need to use them.

For more information contact staff at 311 or call 507-387-8600. 

City Offices Closed December 26 and January 2

City offices will be closed:

-Monday, December 26 in observance of Christmas Day.

-Monday, January 2 in observance of New Year's Day.

Garbage and recycling pick-up will not be affected and will run as scheduled.

For more information contact staff at 311 or 507-387-8600.

Honoring Rosa Parks

For the third year, the City of Mankato is saving a seat on each City bus in honor of Rosa Parks from December 1 through December 8. Parks is known for her contributions to the Civil Rights movement. She refused to give up her seat while riding a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, and her decision helped end racial segregation on public facilities. Each saved seat will feature a sign reminding riders of how Parks' quiet strength, bravery and commitment to equality made a seat available to everyone.

Learn more about Parks using resources available through the Blue Earth County Library, 100 East Main Street.

Partners on this effort include the City of Mankato, Greater Mankato Diversity Council, Mankato YWCA and Blue Earth County.

For more information contact staff at 311 or 507-387-8600.

Honoring and Remembering the 38+2 Dakota

The annual - and final - Dakota Wokiksuye Memorial Ride will be in Mankato on December 26. The ride from La Brule, South Dakota to Reconciliation Park, 100 Riverfront Drive N., honors the 38+2 Dakota who lost their lives after the War of 1862.

Watch Mailboxes for the 2023 City of Mankato Calendar

Look for the 2023 City of Mankato calendar in your mailboxes. Sponsored by Consolidated Communications, home of Fidium fiber internet, the calendar showcases winners from this year's annual photo contest and features City staff. This year's theme is Mankato through the Seasons, highlighting the changing experiences and surroundings in the City throughout the year. 

Mankato's City Calendar includes public meeting dates and locations, garbage and recycling pick-up days impacted by holidays, contact information, 24-hour service numbers and important key city service messages for community members.