The Windom Police Department reported on the 12th at approximately 9pm officers spoke to a mother and daughter from Windom at the Law Enforcement Center referencing concerns the mother had about the daughter’s relationship. The officer advised of their options. An officer responded to the 1500 block of 3rd Ave regarding a trespassing on property call. After investigation, a 45-year-old Windom Male was arrested on a Texas Warrant and was transported to the Cottonwood County Jail to await extradition back to Texas. At 11:48pm Officers were conducting park checks after closure at Cottonwood Lake where they found a female in her vehicle in the park. After investigation, an arrest was made for possible DWI charges on a 19-year-old female from Pipestone pending BCA results.
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The Mountain Lake Police Department reported 11 calls in the week of September 4th to the 10th. Officers responded to a burglary alarm that turned out to be false, conducted a traffic stop with the result of a 28-year-old female from Mountain Lake being cited for Driving after Revocations, Officers assisted the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office with a case of suspicious car and sex crime in Bingham Lake. Two separate dog impounds to the Vet, assisted a motorist with a flat tire and handled a Civil Dispute. Mt Lake Police Officers did a stand by for a Civil Issue involving a repossession and handled a noise complaint of a barking dog and yelling and an officer took a report of a driving complaint.
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The Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners Meeting met on Tuesday in a special meeting and approved the Property Tax Abatement as presented on the proposed Mountain Lake Hotel with an amendment to section 3(a). The Commissioners also discussed the 2024 proposed budgets.
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Sheriff Jason Jacobson of Redwood County announced today the commencement of the Law Enforcement Scholarship Program for 2023. Sheriff Jacobson proudly announced that the MSA Board of Directors has established a scholarship fund for the awarding of up to 20 – $2,000 scholarships for this year. These scholarships are due to the coordinated efforts of the 87 Sheriffs of the State of Minnesota.
The Members of the MSA gives special recognition to the financial needs of students attending the peace officer skills course, or one of the two or four year law enforcement degree colleges. “The Board of Directors feel peace officers in our democratic society have complex duties to perform” said Sheriff Jacobson. MSA recognizes the importance of pre-entry training for people considering law enforcement as their career choice. MSA recognizes some students need outside help in meeting the costs of such training, even though they excel academically.
The scholarship Committee, in making its selection of awards, intends on achieving representation from all geographical areas of the state. Scholarship awards will be announced by December 29th of the same year. Application forms and a statement of procedures are available at the Redwood county sheriff’s office. Scholarships are only available to students currently enrolled in one of the following three categories:
- Mandated POST Skills Program
- In their second year of a two-year law enforcement program.
- In their third or fourth year of a four-year college criminal justice program.
In order to quality, students must have completed at least one year of the two-year program or two years of a four-year program. Students meeting these criteria are invited to obtain a scholarship application from their local Sheriff’s office or online at www.mnsheriffs.org
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Southwest region pheasant numbers saw significant, triple-digit increases in the Minnesota DNR’s annual roadside pheasant survey.
The pheasant index increased 101% in the southwest region and 38% in the west central region. Other areas saw decreases in pheasant numbers, with numbers dropping 39% in the central, 63% in the east central, 11% in the south central and 50% in the southeast regions.
Statewide, pheasants averaged a 10% increase from 2022 and 26% above the 10-year average. This year’s statewide pheasant index was 53 birds per 100 miles of roads driven, compared to 48 in 2022.
Weather and habitat are the main influences on Minnesota’s pheasant population trends. Weather causes annual fluctuations in pheasant numbers, while habitat drives long-term population trends. Shifts this year are due to weather conditions, with pheasant populations benefiting from favorable weather conditions in the southwest and west central areas. Keep in mind that long term, there is nothing to suggest that some areas’ increase in pheasant numbers will continue as a trend, given that there is not a corresponding increase in habitat.
The Minnesota pheasant hunting season opens 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14.
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