5-4-23 Soil Temperatures are reported from the Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton.
Today’s soil temperatures at the 4 inch depth are: 63.8 degrees maximum and 43.7 degrees minimum temperature.
Soil Temperatures are brought to you by: MN Soybean Processors and Country Pride Cooperative Services
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Mt Lake Police Department reported 10 calls in the week of April 27th to the 30th. An Officer handled a Civil Dispute, assisted MN State Patrol with removing a piece concrete from roadway on Highway 60 and also with a traffic stop. Mt Lake Police Officer found an open door building and searched, checked on a suspicious vehicle, and cited a driver for Driving After Revocation. Officers also checked on a 911 call that turned out to be kids playing on the phone, assisted a party with a civil issue and assisted another agency with a driving complaint that they were unable to locate. Officers stopped vehicle for traffic offense and made an arrest for a Domestic Abuse No Contact Order- DANCO
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Windom’s Citywide Clean-up Day is May 20th. It is going to look a lot different than in past years. One of the biggest changes will be a limit of 10 large household items eligible to be placed on the curb. ONLY 10 large items or less will be picked up. There will be two drop-off sites one at Cottonwood Lake and one at the Windom City Arena between 7am and 1pm on the 20th for all other small-accepted items. NO building materials, electronics or appliances will be picked up or allowed for this Spring Clean-up. According to Assistant Solid Waste Administrator, Donna Stresemann there will be another Special Pricing at the County Landfill in the Fall for Appliances, Electronics and Building Materials. ————————————————————–
The Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday. The Commissioners approved the Home Initiative- New Construction application and resolution contingent on septic system approval for two families. The purchase of a 2019 F-150 Pickup from Higley Ford was approved for $39,474. The Board decided to opt out of the policy portion of the 1W1P of the Blue Earth Watershed, and request notification of Advisory Committee meetings for a County Commissioner to attend if able. All resignations and hires presented were approved and the Board approved a 30-day posting period for comments to be received on Policy #445 “Offensive Conduct, Harassment, and Violence.”
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The Mountain Lake Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting will be Tonight at 5:30pm at the Mountain Lake Community Center, located at 1027 2nd Ave.
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Windom City Council met on Tuesday. The Council members listened to a Budget presentation from Windom Area Health. According to City Councilwoman, Jenny Quade it was reported that they are looking at an 11% increase in patient revenue in 2024 and projecting a 4% wage adjustment. KDOM had an excellent interview with Shelby Medina, CEO of Windom Area Hospital. It can be heard by going to our website at www.windomradio.com under the Podcast Tab and Kaleidoscope. Shelby takes us through the updates and what’s to come and expands on the hopes to an expansion of creating a new two-story medical building that will house outreach services, mental health and a new wellness area. The Council also had a discussion update on HyLife. Quade relayed that HyLife has declared Chapter 11 Bankruptcy which the Mayor indicated is part of the process in moving foward towards a sale which Hy-Life continues to pursue. The Mayor indicates another roundtable discussion will be occurring later this week with various governmental officials and local business people.
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GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — Pioneer PBS’s Postcards will feature a preview of a documentary about a project led by Southwest Minnesota State’s Dr. Daniel Rieppel to pair the work of the late Bill Holm to music. This program will air on Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m.
The late Bill Holm is one of Minnesota’s most iconic poets and essayists. The film, called “Playing Haydn for the Angel of Death” after one of Bill Holm’s epic poems, takes viewers on a breathtaking trip to Reykjavik, Iceland. While there, viewers will learn about the project, led by Dr. Daniel Rieppel, to pair Holm’s poem to music composed by Martha Helen Schmidt and sung by Southwest Minnesota State University graduate and opera singer Ryan Hugh Ross. This episode will also feature an excerpt of the final musical performance.
People in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area can livestream this episode at www.pioneer.org/live on Thursday, Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. This episode will be repeated on Sunday, May 14 at 7 p.m. and Monday, May 15 at 1:30 p.m. The program will also be available to stream at www.pioneer.org/postcards and on Postcards’ YouTube page at www.youtube.com/@PostcardsOnPioneerPBS.
Before the airing of this episode, Pioneer PBS and SMSU will be co-hosting a screening event of the full documentary on May 10 on SMSU’s campus. Along with the screening, there will be a panel discussion with the filmmakers and Dr. Rieppel. The event is free and open to the public. To learn more, visit www.pioneer.org.
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