Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office reported 37 calls in the week of October 8th to the 15th. Deputies conducted 12 Civil Processes, had 2 Motorist Assists, had 1 Public Assist, and conducted 6 traffic stops. A full listing of all calls in the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Citizens Report is available by clicking the link below.
SO Weekly Citizen Report October 8th-15th
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Department reported 16 calls from October 11th to the 15th. Deputies conducted 2 traffic stops, assisted Lakefield Ambulance twice with medical calls and also assisted Jackson Ambulance with a medical call and conducted a welfare check. Deputies responded to two separate landlord/tenant issues and assisted a landlord with an eviction in Jackson. Dispatch transferred two calls to the MN State Patrol in reference to a vehicle vs deer call on 1-90 near Clear Lake Rest Area and a driving complaint on MN 60. Deputies responded to an alarm at an apartment complex that was determined to be a false alarm and also responded to a minor accident in the Santee parking lot in Jackson. On the 13th the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Sioux Falls National Weather Service requesting deputies monitor severe weather about to enter southern Jackson County from the Spirit Lake area. They were concerned it could potentially develop a tornado. No weather watches or warnings were in place at the time. Deputies did monitor the particular storm cell they were concerned with. About 10 minutes later, the Weather Service updated us that the storm had dissipated before it crossed into Jackson County and was no longer severe. On the 15th the Jackson Fire Department was paged to a residence in Jackson due to a strong gas odor inside the residence. Crews were on scene for about 1 hour before residents were allowed to re-enter it. Deputies also responded to a domestic disturbance in Jackson.
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September Weather Stats 10/13/2023
The monthly weather statistics have been reported for the city of Windom in September. The information is compiled by local weather observer Dave Fjeld, and reported to the National Weather Service Office in Sioux Falls. It was a wetter September this year than we saw in 2022. . We received an inch and seventy one hundredths of an inch of precipitation with eighty two hundreths reported on one day, September 24th . We received an inch and a quarter more this year than we did in 2022. For the year we are almlost two inches ahead of last year. The high temperature for the month was 97 degrees on September 3rd and the 5th. The average high for the month was 78.9 degrees. The low temperature for September was 45 degrees on the 7th.
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TODAY’s Meetings are as follows:
- Murray County Board of Commissioners at 8:30am
- Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners at 9am
- Jackson County Board of Commissioners and Drainage Authority at 9:00am
- Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce at Noon
- James City Council at 5:30pm
- Windom City Council at 6:30pm
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The Mountain Lake Special School Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 18th has been canceled. The School Board will consider open forum requests at a future Regular School Board meeting to be determined.
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Windom Area Health Foundation is sponsoring a Bras for a Cause to increase breast cancer awareness. You are invited to decorate a bra and turn it into the main entrance reception desk. You will receive at that time your registration and voting number. Top three bras will win local business gift certificates. Deadline to submit your decorated bra is October 25th. Voting will be held Windom Area Women’s Health Fund Events Facebook page. If you would like more information call Kim Armstrong at 507-831-0615. AND AS A FRIENDLY REMINDER… DON’T FORGET TO SCHEDULE YOUR MAMMOGRAM!!!!
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