8/6/24 News
According to a release from the City of Windom on the 5th, Community members with flood damage should apply for Individual Assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as soon as possible. There are multiple ways to apply for Individual Assistance from FEMA.
You can apply online at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app, or by phone at (800) 621-3362. Only one method of application must be completed. Through any application method, you will need to provide:
- Your address with zip code
- Condition of your damaged home
- Insurance information, if available
- Social Security number
- Phone number where you can be contacted
- Address where you can get mail or email address to receive electronic notifications
FEMA staff may contact you after your application to schedule an inspection of your property. This contact may be by phone call, text, or email depending on your listed preferred contact method. They will always carry FEMA identification/badges which you may ask to view at the time of this inspection.
For community members preferring in-person support, FEMA staff expected to have a continued presence in the Windom community for the near future. FEMA staff will be available in Downtown Windom at Night to Unite from 5:00pm – 7:00pm on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. In addition, FEMA staff are currently working to establish an in-person recovery site beyond this event with details forthcoming.
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Windom Police Department reported on the 1st at 11:10pm a deputy was on patrol on Highway 60 near 14th Street observed a vehicle traveling into town that crossed the fog line and weave back into the lane of traffic and tracked the vehicle going 39mph in a 30-mph zone. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and after investigation, a 39-year-old male from Columbia Heights was arrested for DWI-Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol, pending review of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
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Today’s Meetings include:
- Murray County Board of Commissioners will be meeting Tuesday August 6th at 8:30am in the Murray County Government Center. If you would like to listen in by calling or view the meeting via zoom you can find the information on the Murray County Homepage.
- Jackson County Board of Commissioners and the Drainage Authority will meet Tuesday August 6th at 9am at the Jackson County Court House Commissioners Board Room
- The Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners will be meeting Tuesday August 6th at 9:00am at the Cottonwood County Courthouse in the Commissioners Room.
- The St James City Council will be meeting on Tuesday August 6th at 5:30pm in James City Hall – Council Chambers. Meetings can be viewed live or anytime on the City of St James’s YouTube Channel.
- The Windom City Council will be meeting Tuesday August 6th at 6:30 pm at Windom City Hall in the City Council Chambers
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Red Rock Central School District Board of Education is holding a Special Meeting on Wednesday August 7th at 5pm in Lamberton. Agenda covers the Operating levy, and then the meeting will go into closed session for the Superintendent Evaluation and Labor Negotiations.
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Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services Board Meeting Agenda Thursday, August 8th at 9:00 am at the Cottonwood County Law Enforcement Center located at 902 5th Avenue #1, Windom.
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Federated Rural Electric in Jackson conducted its 89th Annual Meeting August 1 virtually.
“We had 1,049 members vote by mail to create a quorum,” said Scott Reimer, Federated’s general manager. “Due to declining annual meeting attendance and increasing costs, we conducted a remote annual meeting using Zoom.”
Members elected Tyler Ayers, Alpha, with 981 votes for District Three. Members re-elected Scott Thiesse, Welcome, for District Four versus Harold Knutson, Jackson, with 592 votes to 430 votes. On the Nominating Committee Marlys Runge, Lakefield, was elected for District One over Blake Rossow, Lakefield, with 553 votes versus 460 votes. Thomas Cunningham, Round Lake, ran unopposed and was elected with 988 votes for District Two.
Federated members approved amendments to the Federated Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation. The vote was 902 in favor and 57 opposed. The approved changes formalized allocating Federated Broadband capital credits to those electric members who also receive Broadband services, operating it as a cooperative and not as a subsidiary.
Federated is a Touchstone Energy cooperative serving 5,300 electric member-owners in Jackson and Martin Counties.
Full Press Release is available by clicking link below.
Rural Electric Annual Meeting 8-1-24
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Don’t forget to stop by at the Big Yellow Radio tonight, we will have a giant Jenga set up if you dare to play.. All winners of each game will receive a KDOM T-Shirt. You can bring your own challengers or Steve and myself will be willing to take you on! Young or Old whoever wants to play Game On!