Local News Headlines – Tuesday, September 29th

A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY BOARD WILL BE HELD at 8:00 THIS MORNING AT THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER.   BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE REVIEWING APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE CORONA VIRUS RELIEF FUND.  COTTONWOOD COUNTY WAS AWARDED FUNDING UNDER THE CARES ACT.  THE COUNTY ANNOUNCED IT WOULD CONSIDER GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM SMALL BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE VIRUS.  GRANT WILL BE AWARDED IN AMOUNTS UP TO $5,000 FOR ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.     

 

THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET THIS MORNING.   BOARD MEMBERS WILL MEET AT 7:30 THIS MORNING AT THE MURRAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER IN SLAYTON.  FROM THERE, THEY WILL BE VISITING TWO SITES TO CONSIDER POTENTIAL FUTURE PROJECTS.   THE BOARD WILL TOUR THE JACKSON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BUILDING.  MURRAY COUNTY IS STARTING A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BUILDING.   THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD WILL VISIT SEVERAL DAM PROJECTS IN JACKSON COUNTY IN ORDER TO HELP PLAN FOR FUTURE PROJECTS IN MURRAY COUNTY.   

 

MORE AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES ARE BEING HELD IN THE AREA.   TODAY, A RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE IS BEING HELD AT THE IMMANUAL LUTHERAN ACTIVITY CENTER IN LAKEFIELD FROM 1:00 TO 6:00.  ON WEDNESDAY, A BLOOD DRIVE WILL BE HELD AT THE MINNESOTA WEST ANNEX IN WORTHINGTON FROM 9:00 UNTIL 3:00, AND ALSO ON WEDNESDAY, A BLOOD DRIVE WILL BE HELD AT THE LAMBERTON AMERICAN LEGION FROM NOON UNTIL 6:00PM.   BLOOD DONATIONS ARE BEING TESTED FOR COVID-19 ANTIBODIES.  IF THE BLOOD CONTAINS ANTIBODIES, THE BLOOD PLASMA MAY BE USED TO HELP TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS.   

 

WORK IS UNDERWAY ON SEVERAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS IN COTTONWOOD COUNTY.  AMONG THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THIS WEEK IS A RESURFACING PROJECT ON RIVER ROAD.   THIS WILL INCLUDE THE SEGMENT FROM THE PERKINS CREEK BRIDGE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH COUNTY ROAD 15.  RIVER ROAD CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT TWO WEEKS.  THIS WILL CREATE MORE TRAFFIC AROUND THE WINDOM PUBLIC SCHOOL.  PLEASE PLAN AHEAD FOR THE EXTRA TRAFFIC; WATCH OUT FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BIKE RIDERS.   OTHER PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE RESURFACING WORK ON COUNTY ROAD 26 EAST OF WINDOM.  DRIVERS MAY ENCOUNTER ONE-LANE TRAFFIC.       

 

EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE BY THIS WEDNESDAY FOR THE TAMMY HALL BREAST HEALTH WALK.  PEOPLE WHO REGISTER BY WEDNESDAY WILL RECEIVE THE EARLY-BIRD FEE OF $25.  ALL REGISTRATIONS AFTER WEDNESDAY WILL HAVE A FEE OF $30.  THE REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES THE WALK AND A T-SHIRT.  ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH.  PEOPLE MAY ALSO MAKE DONATIONS ON-LINE OR PURCHASE MERCHANDISE TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN’S HEALTH FUND.  THE HEALTH WALK WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH.  THE HEALTH FUND SUPPORTS LOCAL WOMEN WHO ARE UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENTS. 

 

WORK CONTINUES THIS WEEK ON THE 2020 WINDOM CITY STREET UPDATE.  ON THIS WEEK’S CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, CREWS WILL BE COMPLETING THE FINAL PLAY OF ASPHALT PAVING ON DES MOINES DRIVE, HIGHLAND ROAD, VERONA AVENUE AND FAIRVIEW AVENUE.  WORK WILL BE DONE ON CONCRETE ADJUSTMENTS FOR MANHOLES AND VALVES.   CREWS WILL ALSO BE INSTALLING OR RE-INSTALLING MAILBOXES AND LIGHT POLES.  LOOKING AHEAD, ONE OF THE FINAL STAGES OF THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE CONCRETE JOINT SEALING AT ALL PROJECT LOCATIONS.  UPDATES ARE BEING POSTED ON THE WINDOM CITY WEBSITE AND STREET DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE.