HOLY BUCKETS WHAT A NIGHT!!!!
Our staff here at KDOM want to say THANK YOU for the overwhelming flow of people from our listening area. It was a BLAST to see so many people and get a chance to talk to you. We hope that you had as much fun as we did. Being locally owned and operated ROCKS and so do our listening area Communities. THANK YOU again for letting us be your Total Radio Station. SO many great ideas and compliments on what we have accomplished in a short time. Thanks for the confidence building and please don’t be strangers! We LOVE to hear from our community. You ARE our PEOPLE!!!!
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Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office reported they conducted a traffic stop on 19th at approximately 4:50pm at the intersection of 7th St and Highway 60 in Windom for suspicious plates. Upon further investigation, it was found the driver did not have a valid driver’s license and no insurance on the vehicle. The Driver was then placed under arrest for tax evasion. On the 20th at approximately 10:30pm a Deputy received a call from Westbrook PD about a possible felony warrant. A Deputy went enroute to help locate the suspect. While enroute another call came in about two motorcycles that showed up of which one had a felony warrant. The Deputy located the motorcycles and activated emergency lights for a traffic stop for speed. Both motorcycles pulled over and then one fled from the stop. The Deputy remained with the stopped vehicle. The Suspect did have a MSD Warrant out of Jackson County and was placed under arrest and transported to a Jackson County Deputy. The motorcycle who fled was identified by the other driver and charges are being reviewed by the County Attorney.
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KDOM salutes our Good News Business of the Day, Ag Builders in Windom. Ag Builders is a family owned and operated business. They have been specializing in full-service commercial and farm systems for over 40 years. They begin with planning and design engineering and work closely with their suppliers in designing a better product for their customers. Ag Builders starts with an aerial photo of your farm footprint and develop a plan that works for your operation.
Products and services offered by Ag Builders include grain bins, tall tanks, and wet holding tanks. Grain storage, material handling, conditioning and drying equipment and grain storage accessories. As well as custom built grain pits, crane service, air systems, aeration fans, conveyors, grain dryers, motors and portable augers and they also offer used and reconditioned equipment.
Ag Builders is an authorized Wick dealer and also handle a variety of products from top companies in the industry including Behlen, Chief, Agri, American, G-S-I, Neco, F-F-I, Grain Handler and many others.
Ag Builders has won several awards for design and construction projects and are currently building the new Lions Club shelter in Tegels Park. KDOM Radio salutes its Good News sponsor of the day, Ag Builders on highway 60 and 71, Windom.
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Don’t Miss the Free Matinee Movie at the Windom Theaters TODAY. Starting at 1:30 SOUL, will be shown. The movie’s aim according to the Director, Pete Docter, is that life has meaning that goes beyond personal ambition. The Movie’s aim is really to say that we’re already enough.” He goes on to say, “We all can walk out the door and enjoy life without needing to accomplish or prove anything. AND that’s really freeing.”
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Well, it is starting to happen in Minnesota…
The Minnesota Department of Transportation recently secured a $3.4 million federal grant for six electric buses. The new buses will replace six conventional gas-powered buses at the following rural transit systems in Greater Minnesota:
- In New Ulm the Heartland Express/Brown County Human Services will receive two buses.
- Owatonna Service- SMART/Cedar Valley Services, Inc will receive one bus
- Fairmont Service- Prairie Lakes Transit/Faribault-Martin County Transit Board will receive one bus.
- St Peter and Le Sueur Service- Minnesota River Valley Transit will receive two buses.
The funds come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides $5.5 billion over five years for “Low or No Emission Vehicle Program.” The six buses being replaced travel approximately 173,300 miles and consume 30,500 gallons of fuel each year.
According to Amber Dallman, MnDOT’s Transit Programs and Implementation Assistant Director, “Deploying battery electric buses in place of fossil fuel vehicles will reduce energy consumption and harmful emissions, including greenhouse gases and particulates,” Dallman went onto say, “Public transit is an important part of our transportation system. Many people in rural areas rely on transit to access jobs, shopping and healthcare. This project helps us make service improvements while working to reduce emissions.”
The grant funding, along with a $425,196 local match from MnDOT, also covers charging equipment, tools, related infrastructure, training and administrative support. Agencies receiving a second bus are responsible for the local match for the second vehicle ($45,402 each). Planning for the projects will start later this year. Infrastructure for the buses should be in place by September 2024, with buses on the road by September 2025.
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