Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported 19 calls from March 1st to the 6th. Deputies assisted other agencies with 6 transferred calls, medical, welfare checks and a disturbance. Deputies responded to 3 accidents and conducted 2 traffic stops. Deputies responded to 4 vandalism and theft calls
The Brewster Fire Department was paged to a shed fire at a residence south of Brewster. The Okabena Fire Department was also paged for mutual aid. The Lakefield Fire Dept. was dispatched to an electrical box fire south of Lakefield. Crews were on scene for about 45 minutes. Investigator Martin, Investigator Koch, and School Resource Officer (SRO) Haley presented a Crime Scene Investigations class throughout the day at the JCC Middle School.
A full listing of Jackson County calls can be found by clicking link below.
Jackson County Sheriff 1st-6th
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The Economic Development Authority of Windom will be today at Noon in the Windom City Council Chambers.
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The Windom Area School Board of Education will be meeting tonight at 6:30pm in the Windom City Council Chambers.
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Windom Women of Today will be holding their monthly meeting tonight at 7pm in the Barc Library. Any one that is interested in joining or learning more is welcome to attend.
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St James is offering a 55+ Driver Discount Program, which is a state approved accident prevention/insurance discount course that is open to the public; pre-registration is required. A MN Highway Safety & Research Center certified instructor teaches this class. Participants will be provided the latest information in regards to driver and traffic safety, new vehicle technology and updates with traffic laws. Persons age 55 and older who complete the course qualify for an approximate 10% discount on their auto insurance premiums for three years. First time participants must complete the initial eight hours of training and a four-hour refresher class every three years to maintain the 10% discount. There are two refresher courses being offered at the St James Community Building on April 18th and May 23rd from 1pm-5pm. Cost for the course is $24. You must pre-register by calling 888-234-1294 or by going online to www.driverdiscountprogram.com When going to the website you can choose either to take the course in person or online. If you have questions you can contact Tammy Stevens at 507-375-3241.
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Mountain Lake Christian School has announced that their Annual Live and Silent Benefit Auction will be held on Friday, April 5th. Doors open at 5pm and the live and silent auctions begin at 6:30pm. If you would be interested in donating to the 2024 Auction please call Miranda Stoesz at 507-360-0647 or e-mail Pamela Steinle at psteinle@steinlelawpllc.com You may also drop off donations at the MLC office in Mt Lake or the Steinle Law Office in St James. Donations are asked to be dropped off no later than March 18th unless other arrangements have been made. Mountain Lake Christian Schools thanks you for your consideration and support! If you haven’t ever attended the auction, you should. It is an incredible event with everything you never even knew you wanted! They also have tasty food for supper!
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The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association Summer Tour is June 25th in Thief River Falls. Registration opened the 1st of February. $25 per person if you register before June 1st Students are $10. The tour includes a new vet clinic, feedlots, cow/calf operations, a robotic dairy and Dial-Key Electronics, the fifth largest electronic component distributor in the world. For more information on how to become a sponsor or vendor call Martyn Novacek at 218-242-4587. Or e-mail mtnovacek@gmail.com