TODAY IS THE DAY!!!!!
I know you have been hearing it A LOT but it is going to be amazing!!! The KDOM Radio Auction is TODAY from 3pm-6pm. It will be broadcasted on all three stations- 1580AM, 103.1 FM and 94.3 FM. It’s not too late to call in and get a BIDDING Number. Just call Joe at 831-3908. Then starting at 3pm you can call in and give your bidding number and 3 items of what you would like to purchase. There is EVERYTHING from food to Ski Lift Tickets to comfy beds to remote starters for your car. Talk about getting a headstart on STOCKING STUFFERS!!! Most all certificates don’t expire until 2024. If you are new to the auction get your fingers ready to dial. You can see all the items up for bid on our website at windomradio.com If you are looking on your computer look for the Radio Auction Buttons at the top and click on it. THEN pick which category you want and whalaah everything pops up!!!! If you are looking on your phone you still go to windomradio.com but there will be a red strip at top with three lines on the right. Click on those and then RADIO AUCTION… Same click on which category you would like and see what you either want for yourself, or what you would like to gift! You can’t go wrong with Auction prices at up to 75% off on a LOT of items. Who needs online shopping when you have the RADIO AUCTION!!!! Local businesses giving you opportunities to shop local and be awesome!!! Do your homework… LOOK AT ALL CATEGORIES… See what you want and tune in and give us a call at 831-3908 between 3-6pm and save save save!!!! It only happens twice a year and this Radio Auction is going to be epic. We will see YOU on the Radio this afternoon!!! Remember to call for your bidding number at 831-3908…
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Windom Police Department reported on the 13th at 8:13pm an officer was dispatched to the Riverview Apartments for a suspicious vehicle that had been revving the engine. upon investigation the officer noted the vehicle exhaust was very loud and the officer identified the driver who had slurred speech, watery eyes and an odor of alcohol, the 22-year-old male from Lakefield was arrested for 3rd Degree DWI, a Gross Misdemeanor. On the 14th, officers were called to the 500 block of Drake Avenue for a report of damage to their mailbox that had been hit and bent over. On the 15th at 12:13 am an officer initiated a traffic stop and while speaking with the four males in the vehicle smelled the odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle and witnessed a half empty bottle of Corona Beer on the floor, which the rear passenger side passenger admitted it was his. This case was forwarded to the County Attorney’s Office for review of juvenile charges of Underage Consumption on a 17-year-old juvenile male from Windom.
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Mountain Lake City Council met on Monday. Chris Webb, SRDC Transportation Planner presented an Active Transportation Grant opportunity. The grant would cover the cost for the infrastructure for a sidewalk, trail, path or bike lane. A proposed trail was discussed on the north side of Prince Street from Golf Course Road moving east until it reached 11th Street. An estimated infrastructure cost was $585,000, which would be paid by the grant, if awarded. The cost to the City would be the engineering fees, estimated at $115,000, in addition to the cost to put the above electrical lines underground. The Council accepted the letter of intent but will determine the circumstances and specifications at the next Council meeting. There was a second reading for Ordinance # 4-23 Electric Service Regulations. The ordinance would be amended by adding E in City Code Section 3.40 Subdivision 3 Electrical installations to read as follows: The City shall require a new meter socket for any new construction or service upgrades to be a minimum of 200 AMP lever type meter bypass. Hiebert Greenhouses did not attend the public hearing that they requested. No comments from the public were expressed during the hearing. The Council will continue the hearing for November 6th and send a letter to Hiebert Greenhouses providing them with notice. The Council approved a change in meetings. Regular meetings of the Council shall be held in the Council Chambers on the 1st Monday and on the 3rd Monday each month at 5:45pm instead of 6:30pm.
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With the weather shaping up there is a fun activity down on the square. Check out the story stroll on the Square. Two different stories are located in the windows of businesses on the square. Talk about taking window shopping to a whole new level!! Story one is “Last Stop at Market Street and begins at the Chamber of Commerce. The Second story is “The Big Banana” it starts at the DVHHS office on Ninth Street. The stories each have 20 pages posted in different business windows on the square and are written in both English and Spanish. Grab the kids or your friends and stroll through a story or two this Fall!!!!