Mountain Lake Police Department reported three calls in the week of January 16th to the 21st. Officers took two separate reports of a Juvenile runaway and an officer assisted a motorist with their disabled vehicle, a tow was called.
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Murray County Board of Commissioners met on the 23rd, Action taken by the commissioners prior going into closed session included the appointment of Commissioner Meier to the Opioid Settlement Committee and have Commissioner Welgraven as the alternate and the appointment of Commissioner Meier to the Opioid Task Force Committee and have Commissioner Welgraven as the alternate. The remainder of meeting was in closed session for the evaluation of County Administrator McDonald.
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The Jeffers City Council met on Monday. Upon review and discussion, the Council voted unanimously to keep the city office position the same. A Full listing is available on KDOM’s website under Local Headline News. The Council then adopted Resolution #2024-01 that states The City of Jeffers DOES NOT WAIVE Monetary Limits on municipal tort liability established by the Minnesota Statutes, Section 466.04 to the extent of the limits of the liability coverage obtained from the LMCIT, and Resolution #2024-02 that set fees and charges for 2024. The Council then decided to hold off on hiring a new person to fill the vacancy in City Animal Control. It was decided a letter will be sent to a local business regarding unlicensed vehicles parked outside. The Jeffers City Council has set a special meeting for Monday February 12th at 6:30pm to discuss the purchase of a fire truck and building a new fire hall, including economic and environmental impacts, service area, alternatives to the projects, and the potential funding sources, including USDA Rural Development. All residents and property owners within the City of Jeffers and the Jeffers Fire Department service area are encouraged to attend. The Jeffers Fire Department planning committee will meet with Angie Boersma, architect, on Thursday, February 8 at 2 p.m. at City Hall. The Council then discussed Chickens. Due to the city ordinance, which states no farm animals within city limits. A letter will be sent to a resident regarding chickens. The Council approved the USDA Rural Development Legal Services Agreement between Ron Schramel and the City of Jeffers for the grant application.
City Office Positions:
- Mayor/Police Chief- Brad Prins
- Pro Tem/Water Commissioner- Curt Determan
- Sewer Commissioner- Shawna Dorr-Jones
- Park and Health Commissioner- Sheila Ryker Street
- Commissioner- Michael Schoper City
- Attorney- Ron Schramel Engineering
- Firm- (To be Determined)
- Publisher- Cottonwood County Citizen/Lamberton News
- Depository- State Bank of Jeffers
- Capitalization amount- $1,000.00 per item
- Depositor- Sharen Goeman
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The Agribusiness Committee of FORWARD Worthington is partnering with Nobles County Corn & Soybean Growers Association, Rock Nobles Cattleman and Nobles County Farm Bureau. All 4 organizations recognize the fact that education and living costs have gone up. Therefore, we have decided to increase our scholarship amount to $1,500 per scholarship we give away. The objective is to create scholarships for high school graduates entering college in an agricultural related field.
Any high school graduate can apply for the scholarships that fulfill the following:
- 2024 graduating senior;
- Nobles County resident;
- Attending any two- or four-year college for an agriculture or bio-science related field of study.
An application for students to complete if they are interested in applying for one of the scholarships is available at windomradio.com under local headline news. The deadline to submit the applications is February 1, 2024. All completed applications should be sent or dropped off to FORWARD Worthington, 700 2nd Avenue, Worthington, MN 56187.
If you have any questions concerning the scholarship program, please contact the FORWARD Worthington office at 507-372-2919.