Don’t listen to the weathermen… TODAY IS THE First Official Day of Spring and they can’t take that away from us. Yes, March came in like a Lamb and looks like it is going to give us one last powerful push for winter including snow but have no fear.. Rain, more sunshine and mosquitoes are not far away!!!
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Minnesota State Patrol reported on the 18th at approximately 1:11pm at the intersection of US Hwy 71 and Hwy 30 in Amboy Township Cottonwood County a 2003 Peterbuilt 379 tractor/trailer was eastbound on Hwy 30 with a 1994 Peterbuilt 379 tractor/trailer was northbound on US Hwy 71 when they collided at the intersection. 23-year-old male from Slayton that was driving the 94 Peterbuilt was not wearing a seatbelt and was transferred to Windom Area Health with what was thought to be non-life threatening injuries. The 64-year-old male from Bird Island MN driving the 2003 Peterbuilt was wearing a seat belt and reported to have no injuries. Outside agencies assisting the Minnesota State Patrol were Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Department, Windom Police Department, Jeffers Fire Department and First Responders, Windom Ambulance and MnDOT.
On the 16th at approximately 3:48pm a 2003 Chrysler Town and Country driven by a 51-year-old male from Lakefield with his three passengers were southbound on Highway 59 attempting to turn onto Highway 62 at the intersection of East Front Street in Fulda, Murray County when he lost control and entered a ditch. The driver was uninjured but 54-year-old and 21-year-old females and a 25-year-old male all from Lakefield were transferred to Worthington Hospital with what was believed to be non-life threatening injuries. All occupants of the vehicle were wearing seatbelts except the 21-year-old. Outside Agencies assisting the Minnesota State Patrol were Murray County Sheriff’s Office, Fulda Police Department, Fire Department and Ambulance.
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Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Department reported on the 13th at approximately 8:44am deputies assisted Murray County in a pursuit that started in Avoca and entered into Cottonwood County. A 25-year-old male from Walnut Grove was apprehended and arrested for Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle by Murray County Deputies. On the 16th at approximately 5:59pm deputy assisted other agencies with a house and camper fire on East Woodman Street in Jeffers. According to the report both structures were fully engulfed and upon arriving on scene, the deputy spoke with a DNR officer that confirmed all residents were out of the residence.
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Red Rock Central School District Board of Education will be meeting tonight at 5pm in Lamberton.
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It’s official the ground was broken on the historical build for the new Public Works Facility located at 46705 County Road 15 yesterday afternoon. According to Cottonwood County Engineer Public Works Director Nick Klish, this new facility has been a discussion for a very long time and is becoming a reality by a lot of work and effort from some very devoted people. The existing facility was first built in 1939 and had four additions with the last one in 2003. Five Accessory Storage buildings were built between 1950 and 2003. According to Klisch most of the buildings are beyond their useful lives with many deficiencies and today’s equipment is much larger than the equipment when the buildings were originally built. At the groundbreaking, John Madson was heard telling the crowd, when he was coming through the door for the first time in 1969 he was told “we are going to build a new shop”. That’s right 55 years later, its truly becoming a reality. Klisch stated that the dirt groundwork is planned to start immediately but there may be a slight delay pending on what kind of snow comes with the forecasted weather. Klisch ended his speech yesterday saying thank you to everyone involved that there was just too many to mention but hopefully this time next year, they will be moving into the new facility. Also if anyone would like to see mock up panels of the new facility, they are available at the Public Works Building. Pictures of the Groundbreaking are available on the KDOM Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/KDOMWindom
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Starting today, Windom Area Health will have a temporary re-route for the driveway for patients while the installation of storm drains is being done of the main drive section. A picture sample of the temporary driveway route is available on the Windom Area Health and KDOM website for viewing. Signs are posted for this temporary route for getting to and from the main parking lot. The drive is anticipated to be back to normal by Friday, March 22nd.
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February Weather Stats
The monthly weather statistics have been reported for the city of Windom in February. The information is compiled by Dave Fjeld, the local weather observer and reported to the National Weather Service Office in Sioux Falls. February was dryer than in 2023, reporting just 25 hundredths of an inch compared to an inch and 87 hundredths of an inch of precipitation last year. Snowfall for the month totaled just 2.6 inches compared to 14.3 inches in 2023. The high temperature was 67 degrees on February 27th with the average high for the month above normal at 45 degrees. The low for the month was -2 degrees on February 28th and 29th.
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