Friday, April 18, 2025 at 10:59am | ATTENTION!! Today at 1:00 PM Essex will be testing the outdoor warning sirens. |
Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 9:49pm | PLEASE! Stay off the streets in Essex. There are power lines down and several large tree limbs in the roadway. Thank you! |
Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 9:05am | The city will be flushing hydrants today. The purpose of this is to flush the manganese and iron out of the dead ends. Do not wash your white clothes during this time and for at least 48 hours after. |
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 11:24am | Essex City hall will not open on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 due to weather. |
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 7:23am | Essex City Hall will not be open until noon Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 9:31pm | Tuesday, March 4, 2025: The City of Essex has declared a snow emergency effective immediately until the snow has been cleared. No parking on City streets is allowed until they have been cleared. |
Monday, February 17, 2025 at 9:10am | The City of Essex has declared a snow emergency effective immediately until the snow has been cleared. No parking on City streets is allowed until they have been cleared. Garbage pick up for Tuesday, February 18th will be after 1:00 PM. |
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 9:16pm | The City of Essex has declared a snow emergency effective immediately until Thursday at noon. No parking is allowed on city streets until they have been cleared. |
Friday, October 4, 2024 at 1:20pm | The City is currently experiencing a water line break on the west side of the Bank Iowa parking lot on Central Street. Residents may experience low water pressure. We will continue to update people as the situation changes. |
Friday, September 20, 2024 at 8:22pm | The City of Essex is NOT under a boil advisory. Per the DNR we maintained water pressure throughout the fix. Apologies for the confusion and thank you for your patience. |
Friday, September 20, 2024 at 4:27pm | Water leak update! The water leak has been fixed. Essex residents will experience low water pressure throughout the weekend. Thank you for your patience! |
Friday, September 20, 2024 at 2:06pm | Essex experienced a water leak on the east side of town early this morning. City workers are working on the problem. Residents on Alice & Victory may be experiencing no water in their homes. Residents in the rest of the community may be experiencing low water pressure. |
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 10:15am | Due to Labor Day preparations, please stay out of Anderson Park until 5:30 today. Thank you! |
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 2:06pm | City Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 14th has been postposed to Thursday, August 15th due to the threat of severe weather. |
