There are two American Red Cross Blood Drives this week! According to Cash Huntington Donor Recruitment. Today from 1:30-6:30 at the Windom Community Center and tomorrow from Noon to 6pm in Slayton at the Lake Sarah Baptist Church. Huntington stated that walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are preferred. You can schedule an appointment by going to www.redcrossblood.org Be a hero and donate today or tomorrow!
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Mt Lake Police Department reported 9 incidents in the past week. On the 20th an 18-year-old from Sioux Falls was cited for no Insurance and No Minnesota Drivers License. On the 21st an officer assisted a local homeowner who was locked out of their house. A locksmith was called. On the 22nd, an officer assisted a semi that was broke down, a tow truck was called. On the 23rd at 1:15am an officer delt with a verbal domestic disturbance, and in the afternoon took a complaint regarding a crop duster flying over parts of Mountain Lake and at approximately 6pm Mt Lake Police assisted the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office with a dark SUV going East in a West Bound Lane on Highway 60. The Officer was unable to locate the SUV. On July 24th at 1:12am an officer responded to a burglary alarm at the Den Bar & Grill. Turned out to be a false alarm. In the early evening hours an officer took a report of a computer scam and at 10:05 pm a 21-year-old male from Bingham Lake was cited for No MN Drivers License.
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The DNR District 16 Conversation Officers submitted their reports for July 25th. Conservation Officer Thor Nelson of New Ulm assisted local law enforcement with a missing person search and worked a catfish tournament. Nelson assisted callers with fishing license and boating registration questions. He spent the majority of the week working angling, boating, and aquatic invasive species activities.
Conservation Officer Dustin Miller of Windom taught the law and ethics portion of firearms safety to a class in St. James this past week. Miller stated enforcement efforts are focused on AIS compliance and boating use. Compliance with AIS regulations continue to be at a high rate locally among boating enthusiasts. Miller confirmed that Pheasant chicks continue to be seen in good numbers.
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The Federated Rural Electric’s 87th Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 3rd. On the agenda will be to vote on candidates for the Nominating Committee and directors.
This the second year that ballots were mailed to all Federated members around July 1. Members who return their signed, barcoded envelope in the blank inner envelope with ballots will be entered for $1,000 worth of electric bill credits. Returned ballots must be received in Federated’s office by 4:30 p.m. August 2.
Co-op members who misplaced their mailed ballots or prefer to vote in person can at the drive-in Annual Meeting that will be conducted August 3 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Jackson from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Members should bring their barcoded Annual Meeting registration card or barcoded ballot envelope for fast registration. A brief meeting will occur at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, south of the grandstand at 6 p.m. Members may vote and either drive away or stick around for the 6 p.m. meeting. Members can listen on their car radios to the brief meeting members will honk their vehicles’ horns to vote on the minutes. No other speeches will be done due to the drive-in format.
Ballots will be counted by Federated’s Nominating Committee and attorney after the meeting adjourns. Once the candidates are notified, the results will be announced to the membership by noon August 4 through the media, Federated’s Facebook page, and in its September Connections newsletter.
Federated is a Touchstone Energy electric cooperative serving 6,900 members in Jackson and Martin Counties.
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