Local News Headlines – Thursday, October 8th

THE DES MOINES VALLEY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY WILL HOLD A BOARD MEETING AT 9:00 THURSDAY MORNING.   THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL DISCUSS THE HIRING OF A TEMPORARY SUPPORT STAFF PERSON.  THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL DISCUSS A STATE CONTRACT FOR THE CHILD AND TEEN CHECK-UP PROGRAM.  THE FISCAL DEPARTMENT WILL PRESENT AN ESTIMATED 2021 BUDGET REPORT.   THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT WILL DISCUSS THE RENEWAL OF A SUPPLEMENTAL GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN.  THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER AN AGREEMENT WITH A CONSULTING GROUP.  A 2021 BUILDING LEASE WITH COTTONWOOD COUNTY WILL BE APPROVED.    

 

HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES CONTINUE THIS WEEK AT THE MT LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL.   THE THEME IS “IT’S SWEET TO HAVE YOU BACK.”  STUDENTS ARE HAVING DAILY DRESS-UP THEMES AND HOLDING ACTIVITIES FOR THE ‘CLASS OF THE YEAR’ CONTEST.  WEDNESDAY’S DRESS-UP THEME IS MIS-MATCH DAY.  THE DAILY ACTIVITY WILL BE A SKITTLE TOSS.  THURSDAY’S DRESS-UP THEME IS CLASS COLOR DAY.  EACH GRADE LEVEL WILL DRESS IN A DIFFERENT COLOR.  FRIDAY’S DRESS-UP THEME IS WOLVERINE PRIDE DAY.  SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS WILL HAVE A PEP FEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  THE DAILY ACTIVITY IS RING TOSS.  THE HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAY NIGHT WILL SEE THE MT LAKE AREA WOLVERINES FACING GRAND MEADOW AT MUNSON FIELD.  

 

A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD THIS WEEK.   THE COUNCIL VOTED TO PROVIDE GRANTS USING FEDERAL FUNDS THROUGH THE ‘CARES’ ACT.  GRANTS WILL BE PROVIDED TO SEVEN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND TO SEVEN SMALL BUSINESSES.  THE COUNCIL APPROVED A PLAN TO IMPROVE STORM WATER DRAINAGE ISSUES AT THE PROPOSED SITE OF THE NEW FOUR-PLEX HOUSING UNITS.  A WINTER SNOW-REMOVAL AGREEMENT WITH COTTONWOOD COUNTY WAS APPROVED. THE CITY ENGINEERS HAD AN UPDATE ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PONDS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.  THE WORK IS ABOUT 65% COMPLETE.  A BID WAS ACCEPTED TO REPLACE THE NORTH ENTRANCE WINDOWS AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.  
 

THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL MET THIS WEEK.     TWO NEWER POLICE OFFICERS WERE SWORN IN.  OFFICER RYAN HILLESHEIM WAS HONORED AS A MEMBER OF THE STATE “D-W-I ALL-STAR TEAM.”  A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING “TIF” DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE E-D-A SPEC BUILDING.  DONATIONS TOTALLING $7,800 WERE ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE WINDOM FIRE DEPARTMENT.   THE COUNCIL APPROVED A POLICY AMENDMENT FOR THE SMALL CITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.   THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED A PROPOSAL FROM THE RIVER BEND LIQUOR STORE TO PURCHASE A NEW OPEN-AIR DISPLAY COOLER.   THE COUNCIL VOTED TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE.   

 

THE FULDA CITY COUNCIL HELD A REGULAR MEETING THIS WEEK.   JOB PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS WERE CONDUCTED FOR THE CITY CLERK AND THE BILLING CLERK.  EACH EMPLOYEE WILL MOVE UP 1 STEP ON THE EMPLOYEE PAY GRADE.  THE COUNCIL APPROVED GRANTS OF $5,000 EACH FOR SIX LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES, USING FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE ‘CARES’ ACT. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DISCUSSED PLANS FOR WINTER SNOW REMOVAL.  A NEW SNOW-PUSHER UNIT WILL BE PURCHASED.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS AUTHORIZED TO OFFER THE OLD RESCUE PUMPER TRUCK FOR SALE.  THE FULDA HERITAGE SOCIETY WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF A PAINTING PROJECT.   

 

THE WINDOM AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS SPONSORING A SHRED-IT EVENT ON FRIDAY IN THE PARKING LOT AT SCHWALBACH ACE HARDWARE.  BUSINESSES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE PAPER DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS SHREDDED AND DISPOSED OF IN RETURN FOR A FEE. SHREDDING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FROM 11:00 TO 1:00, WITH A LIMIT OF FIVE BOXES PER VEHICLE.  THE FEE IS 35-CENTS A POUND FOR NON-CHAMBER MEMBERS WITH A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $5.   WINDOM CHAMBER MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO SET APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE DOCUMENTS SHREDDED BETWEEN 1:00 AND 3:00PM.  THE FEE IS 30-CENTS A POUND FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS.   

 

THE TAMMY HALL BREAST HEALTH WALK WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY.   REGISTRATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE WINDOM AREA MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL STARTING AT 9:30 IN THE MORNING, WITH THE WALK STARTING AT 10:00.  THE ROUTE WILL TAKE WALKERS FROM THE SCHOOL TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND BACK.  THERE WILL BE NO ACTIVITIES AFTER THE WALK.  IF PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO WALK IN PERSON, A ‘VIRTUAL’ WALK IS AVAILABLE WHERE PEOPLE CAN POST A PICTURE OR VIDEO OF THEMSELVES WALKING.  THE EVENT IS HELD IN MEMORY OF THE LATE TAMMY HALL OF WINDOM.  PROCEEDS GO INTO A HEALTH-CARE FUND, WHICH IS USED TO SUPPORT LOCAL WOMEN WHO ARE UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT.