Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office reported 121 calls in the week of March 19th to March 25th. Deputies helped with 2 public assists, conducted 70 Civil Processes, 1 Accident with no injuries, dealt with 2 suspicious vehicles, one harassment call and had 8 traffic stops. A full listing of all calls in the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Citizens Report is posted on the KDOM website under Local Headline News.
Weekly Citizen Report March 19th-March 25th
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported on the 25th deputies assisted the Jackson Ambulance with a medical call in the morning. At 2:05pm Dispatch transferred a 911 call to the MN State Patrol from a motorist on US 71 north of Jackson who reported being passed by a semi in a no passing zone. The caller stated the semi nearly hit an oncoming vehicle head-on. In the evening at 9pm deputies responded to the Earth Inn for an issue with tenants refusing to leave the motel after being asked to and at 11:38pm Deputies conducted a requested welfare check on an individual. The Jackson Ambulance was paged to the scene to assist.
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The Office of the Cottonwood County Auditor – Treasurer posted the following Notice: The Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners will meet in open session on the 6th of June, 2023 at 9:02am to set the land classifications and values on the 2023 Tax Forfeited Properties.
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Murray County Board of Commissioners will be meeting this morning at 8:30am in the Murray County Government Center. If you would like to listen in by calling or view the meeting via zoom you can find the information on the Murray County Homepage. https://murraycountymn.com/.
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+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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Warmer weather, Sunshine in the afternoons, longer days on the horizon aren’t the only signs that Spring is here. As the temperatures rise and fall above the freezing point and before leaves begin to bud, sap is flowing beneath the tree bark. Maple syrup producers are busy this time of year, collecting this precious sap and cooking it down into delicious, pure maple syrup! MN Governor Walz has proclaimed March to be “Maple Month”, whereas the annual spring ritual of tapping maple trees and producing maple syrup products marks nature’s transition from winter to spring in Minnesota’s hardwood forests! You can learn more about how syrup is made and find one of over 90 local maple syrup producers by browsing the Minnesota Grown online directory at https://minnesotagrown.com/search-directory/ Canada isn’t the ONLY place to get pure Maple Syrup it’s in our own backyard!!!
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At the Windom City Council meeting on the 22nd, the Council approved to apply for a special deer hunt with the MN DNR. The Council has not set where the hunt will be allowed but will be seeking larger areas that will allow for maximum safety. This special deer hunt in Windom, if approved through the DNR will be in September and be bow hunting only.
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Federated Rural Electric in Jackson assisted the Hi-Lo Club, Lakefield, with a $159,582 Revolving Loan Fund check. The Hi-Lo Club underwent a renovation of the restaurant under new owners James and Tresa Hussong. Besides adding an upstairs bar and remodeling the restaurant, the Hussongs changed from the onsite septic system to a sewer connection to the Lakefield city line.
Federated and the Hi-Lo Club signed the 10-year loan paperwork on March 24th. The Hi-Lo Club also provided matching funds with a loan from the Southwest Initiative Foundation in Hutchinson and the $100,000 from the Jackson County Revolving Loan Fund. As funds are repaid to Federated, they can be loaned to other organizations.
Over the past four years, USDA Rural Development has invested nearly $10 million in REDLG funding to support community facilities and small business development and expansion in rural communities throughout Minnesota. Rural Development also invests in housing, water and wastewater treatment, community facilities, renewable energy and broadband. For more information on USDA Rural Development programs, please contact your local area office by visiting www.rd.usda.gov/mn.