Windom Police Department reported on the 21st officers handled two separate non-injury accidents and one hit and run accident that occurred between February20th at 6pm and February 21st at 7am. A 2019 Chevy Pickup was parked on fourth Ave and noticed damage to his mirror.On the 22nd at approximately 2pm, an officer was on patrol traveling south on Highway 60 in the City of Windom when he ran a vehicles license plate that showed the registered owner to possess a suspended driver’s license. After a traffic stop on 13th Street near the intersection of Highway 60, charges are pending on a 25-year-old Windom male for Drugs-5th Degree-Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4-not small amount of Marijuana.
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported on the 22nd at 2am Deputies issued 8 Snow Emergency citations throughout Jackson city streets. At 3:19am a deputy conducted a traffic stop in Jackson. After investigating, a 20-year-old male from Jackson was arrested for DUI. At 6:58am A deputy assisted a motorist whose vehicle was disabled/not running near the intersection of CR 34 and MN 86. The occupant did not have appropriate winter clothing on and was quite cold, so they sat in the squad car to warm up while a tow truck was summoned to the scene. At 9:38am A deputy assisted the MN State Patrol with a vehicle in the ditch near the intersection of MN 60 and CR 9 in Heron Lake. A tow truck assisted at the scene. At 3:04pm Deputies responded to the Speedway gas station in Jackson for a report of a vehicle theft. An employee was warming up their 2017 GMC Acadia in the parking lot. When they returned out to their vehicle, it was gone. The vehicle was later located by a MN State Trooper on MN 60 near Madelia. The vehicle had gone in the ditch and was requesting a tow. The Trooper learned the vehicle was stolen from Jackson County. The male, age 24, from Jackson, was arrested on multiple traffic related violations, the Jackson County vehicle theft, an active warrant from Ramsey County for Theft, and an active warrant for Trespassing in Scott County. At 11:36pm A deputy issued 2 Snow Emergency citations in Jackson.
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Mountain Lake City Council met on Tuesday all meeting minutes and sub-department minutes were approved. The Council approved Phil Skow to the Economic Development Authority effective 2/21/23. The council then approved on-sale liquor license for Santos & Laguna 7 LLC /LaTejanita’s located at 1205 3rd Ave Mt Lake. Discussion was held on the request from Santos & Laguna 7 LLC / LaTejanita’s to sell Sunday on-sale liquor. . A city may issue a Sunday intoxicating liquor license only if authorized to do so by the voters of the city voting on the question at a general or special election, which Mountain Lake has not done yet. If La Tejanita cannot sell on sale intoxicating liquor on Sunday, they have requested an off sale license in addition to their on sale intoxicating liquor license. The Council then approved On-Sale & Off Sale Liquor License for Santos & Laguna 7 LLC; La Tejanita – 1205 3rd Ave. The Council then authorized a special election, asking the voters of Mountain Lake, “Shall the city council be allowed to issue on-sale licenses to restaurants, clubs, bowling centers, and hotels for the sale of intoxicating liquor at retail on Sundays? Yes or No”
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Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon Laser Light show is still a go at Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) at the SMSU planetarium tonight, Saturday the 25th and Monday the 27th. All showtimes start at 7pm.
On February 27th 1973, EMI Records held a press conference for the debut presentation of Pink Floyd’s new album The Dark Side Of The Moon at the London Planetarium. There was already a buzz throughout the music industry that the album was something very special and invites for London’s press and media were at a premium with there being only so many seats in the planetarium. To recognize this great timeless album, the SMSU planetarium will present “Dark Side Of The Moon” set to mesmerizing laser light effects with fog and beams. There is no better way to celebrate this timeless classic than in a comfortable planetarium seat immersed in stunning visual effects that only lasers can provide! Tickets will only be sold at the door and are $5 per person. Seats are on a first come first serve basis so you are encouraged to come early. The show starts at 7pm and once doors are closed there will be no more entry permitted. Planetarium is located on campus at 1501 State Street Marshall MN. A map is available on the KDOM Website under Local Headline News.
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The Windom School Board of Education will hold a Work Session Meeting in the Windom City Council Chambers on February 27th at 6:30 p.m
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Ok so I am going to sound a little cranky but I really don’t care if you like the snow or not. I am not a fan. It really isn’t up for discussion in my mind. Ever since we moved here every single winter season there has been “Unusual and Record Breaking” Winters. I really am not usually one to complain much but COME ON!!!! The older I get the less I like the snow and ice. I took our incredibly energized puppy which, if you ever have a notion to get a puppy after having the worlds greatest mutt that graced us with love and affection and easy slow pace for 17 years… CALL ME FIRST!!!! I will not say don’t get a dog, but I will tell you that if you are over 55 years old, think about gracing an older dog with your home… AND NEVER GET A puppy at the end of OCTOBER when you live in Minnesota because the winters don’t really lend to GO OUT AND RUN!!!! Our new energizer pup is Otis… He loves the snow, he loves to run, he has a beautifully thick coat of fur that makes him like being out doors… Otis is a good boy, but doggone it… I truly can hardly wait till all this snow and ice are gone… I am going to have a broken hip before Spring if this continues… At least the pup comes back and licks my face when I bite it on the ice… I really don’t think he is concerned that I am down for the count but more to get up and lets keep going…. It’s the 24th of February only 24 more days till the official first day of Spring… I just hope and pray all this ice and snow is melted by then! Oh and just so you know…. Today is National Tartar Sauce Day- Not a fan but I love fish… It’s Skip the Straw day… Gulp that drink today and it is National Tortilla Day, I was going to tell you all about my two daughter-in-laws that if there was ever a chips and salsa competition they would beat anyone in their way talk about a love affair with a chip… BUT I thought it better to just complain about the weather… I am getting old enough it is legal for me to do so EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!! Stay warm, Stay Upright, and Stay inside if you don’t have to go out!!!