Windom Police Department reported a hit and run accident on the 12th at approximately 7:20pm at the intersection of Highway 60 and 7th Street. An unknown vehicle ran over the traffic sign heading southbound on Hwy. 60. A witness heard the accident but did not see what happened. ~The DOT sign was completely destroyed. On the 15th at 8:20am an officer while on patrol on east Highway 60 near Windom Wash, stopped a vehicle for going 98 mph in a 65 mph zone. A female from Spirit Lake was cited for speed and careless driving.
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The City of Windom is planning a citywide curbside sandbag pickup starting the week of July 22nd. Property owners are asked to place sandbags in an orderly fashion on the curb of their property for pickup.
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FEMA and State officials were in Windom doing Preliminary Damage Assessment on private property damage for 3 days in the past week. According to Windom EDA Director, Tiffany Lamb, over 200 Windom homes were assessed, and grateful to all residents who shared their flooding and damage stories with officials. Lamb went onto say, “Currently, no additional visits are planned.” Lamb said, they do not yet have any indication on the outcome of this process. Several Counties are working with the State to gain access to the FEMA Individual Assistance program, meaning FEMA and State officials have a lot of ground to cover Statewide. Lamb said they are grateful to have been one of the very first Counties to receive a Preliminary Damage Assessment, this gives us the opportunity to show the severity of local damage early in the process which would not have been possible without the large response of local homeowners and business owners to our local damage assessments. Lamb wanted to thank the Windom community for working together on this process. Lamb went onto say as new information becomes available, County and City officials will continue to make updates through local press and social media.
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The City of Windom is starting the process of refunding individual and family swimming passes to those that don’t wish to use their passes in Lakefield this summer. All Session 2 (June 24th-July 5th) and Session 3 (July 8th – July 19th) swim lessons will also be refunded. Refunds will be done in the form of a check from the City of Windom. After researching and streamlining all the households due will be cut every Wednesday and mailed until all have been completed. The Parks and Recreation Commission appreciates your patience and understanding. If you have any questions in regards to your refund, please contact Tim Hogan via e-mail at tim.hogan@windommn.com
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The 20th and FINAL Jamie Torkelson Run will be Saturday August 24th. Bikes, Trikes or anything on wheels is invited to participate. There will be a cash raffle grand prize of $5,000 with additional prizes from $250 to $1,000. Riders will leave from Phat Pheasant at 12:00pm SHARP. Sign-up is at 10am and ride is approximately 90 miles and is a $20 per person donation. Your registration includes Food, Music and Door Prizes. All proceeds go to the Windom Youth Hockey Association.
Any questions call Randy at 507 831- 5603
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Don’t forget it is Free Movie Thursday at Windom State Theater tomorrow. Doors open at one and movies start at 1:30pm. Popcorn, candy and drinks are available for purchase! Get out of the heat and enjoy a movie!