Tonight, due to the extreme heat the Windom Area Chamber’s – Tuesday on the Square Teddy Bear Band will be held at the Windom Elementary School at 5pm. No worries Food Trucks are mobile and Angela’s Egg Rolls will be in the Parking Lot starting at 4:30pm! Bring the Kids, Bring your Mom and Dad, BRING EVERYONE it is going to be so much fun!!! Come out of the heat and have some fun with the Teddy Bear Band Sponsored by Windom ECFE.
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The Windom Police Department reported on the 18th at approximately 9:15pm an Officer was on patrol on 10th Street near Hale Place intersection when he observed a male walking on the sidewalk traveling towards him. The Officer recognized the Windom male from previous contacts and knew that he had an active Misdemeanor warrant for his arrest. The Officer stepped out of his vehicle and approached the 32-year-old male. The Officer explained the circumstance and he would be handcuffed and taken into custody which at that point the male suspect began to flee from the Officer on foot. The Officer gave numerous commands for the suspect to stop which he did not and the Officer deployed his taser to apprehend the suspect and placed him under arrest for the Misdemeanor Warrant and Fleeing a Peace Officer on Foot. At 1:08am an Officer patrolling Tegels Park observed graffiti sprayed painted on the inside of the Kayak Shelter. The City was notified of the damage.
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In the 2023 legislative session it was passed that breakfast and lunch will be free for all students this 23-24 school year. This does not include Ala Carte or Doubles at the Middle/High School. If children want doubles of an entrée, he/she will still be able to do so, but the family account will be charged for the doubled portion. The Ala Carte items are not free through the State program, so if a child chooses Ala Carte items the family account will be charged.
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The Cottonwood County A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota will be sponsoring a Caregiver Support Group on Tuesday August 29th at 1pm in the BARC Library. Support groups are a safe place for Caregivers to meet and develop a mutual support system. It’s a place to exchange practical information on caregiving problems and solutions, talk through challenges, share your feelings, and find ways to cope. The A.C.E. Group welcomes everyone to come and go as your schedule permits. If you would like more information contact Cottonwood County Program Manager A.C.E. of SW Minnesota at 507-831-1803.
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation has entered into an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to begin using Wireless Emergency Alerts through the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System, FEMA’s national system for local alerting that shares emergency information to the public.
Wireless Emergency Alerts use the same system that share critical notifications like AMBER alerts with the public, as well as other time-sensitive information during natural disasters or threats to public safety. WEAs provide the ability to send alerts directly to mobile devices without the user needing to download an app or subscribe to a service. State departments of transportation in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Texas have successfully used WEAs for major road closure alerts, and many local county sheriff’s offices in Minnesota have authority to use the system as well.
“The ability to send WEA messages through IPAWS is an important additional tool for MnDOT to provide real-time information to the traveling public,” said Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger. “Road closures can occur suddenly, especially in cases of severe weather or major crashes on the highway system. With WEA messages, MnDOT will be able to send immediate mobile alerts to people in the vicinity of a highway closure or detour – helping minimize motorists on roadways during winter conditions and aiding law enforcement and emergency personnel in responding to incidents quickly.”
Alerts from MnDOT will typically include a link to 511mn.org (the state’s online road information system) for more information and a simple description of the closure or incident, such as:
“EMERGENCY ALERT – The I-90 corridor is closed from the South Dakota border to Albert Lea due to blizzard conditions. Go to www.511mn.org for more information and updates.”
MnDOT’s operating procedures include sending emergency alerts only when highway closures of more than four hours are expected due to weather (such as snow, ice or flooding) or major crashes or incidents. MnDOT alerts will only be sent for closures on state highways and interstates under the agency’s jurisdiction and will be sent to all mobile phones within a one-mile band around the highway, beginning 10 miles ahead of any closure location. The nature of an emergency could require a larger area for notifications and specifics will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
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Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting this morning at 8am at the Courthouse. Agenda items include Discussion on Commercial Tax Abatement and Management Letter. Commissioners will Accept or Reject submitted bids and Final Payments and then discuss 2024 Budget.
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Murray County Board of Commissioners meet today 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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Meeting ID: 915 6931 9831 Passcode: 402764 626 6799 US (Chicago)
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The Red Rock Central School District Board of Education will be meeting Wednesday, August 23rd at 5pm in Lamberton.
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