The Windom Police Department reported on the 10th at approximately 3:41pm they were advised of a Stop Arm Violation that occured in the 1100 block 4th Avenue. The matter is being reviewed by Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for charges on a 48-year-old Windom male for School Bus Arm Violation, a possible Gross Misdemeanor. On the 18th at 6:04pm officers were called to a Property Damage Accident at 659 Fuller Drive. Upon arrival, the Officer talked with all parties involved and gathered their information making sure nothing was leaking from the vehicle and no one was injured. The owner of the vehicle, a male from Windom stated he thought he had the vehicle in park but said it must not have been and it rolled down the hill across alley into the two buildings on Fuller Drive. Damage was caused to a deck, AC unit, building wall, window, etc. the second building only had slight damage to the deck. The vehicle, a 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 had front end damage, roof damage and a broken windshield. The accident is under investigation and a citation was issued. On the 19th at 6:02pm a 45-year-old Bingham Lake male was arrested in Mountain Lake for an Order For Protection Violation. The arrest was completed by Deputies but since the violation took place in the City of Windom, the information was transferred to the Windom City Officer as per our Prosecuting Attorney. After investigation and review by the Prosecuting Attorney the Bingham Lake Male was charged with Violating the Order for Protection over cyber communication using e-mail.
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Meetings today include:
- Windom Area Health Governing Board at 5:30pm in the Large Conference Room at the Hospital.
- Windom Area School Board work session at 6:30pm in the Windom City Council Chambers. The meeting can be viewed live at Media SB22 on YouTube.
- Jeffers City Council at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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Murray County Board of Commissioners will be meeting Tuesday September 24th 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.
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The Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners will be holding a special meeting on Tuesday September 24th at 9am at the Cottonwood County Courthouse in Windom. The agenda will discuss the 2025 Budget and Setting of Preliminary Levy. The meeting will be going into closed session to discuss strategy for labor negotiations.
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Windom City Council will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday September 24th at 6:30pm in the City Council Chambers the Agenda will include the Preliminary 2025 Budget Levy- Resolution and Budget Workshop Schedule.
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This will be the last weekend for The Minnesota Renaissance Festival which is celebrating its 53rd Season. If you want to go and be a part of this long-standing tradition by visiting the festival in Shakopee for Festival Friday or for the final weekend, KDOM has a few tickets left! All you have to do is contact us. Weekend hours for the festival are 9am to 7pm Rain or Shine.
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FEMA has established a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Cottonwood County. The DRC is located at Cottonwood County’s North 71 office building (41385 US Highway 71 Windom, MN) which also houses the extension office and Veteran’s Service office. Some may remember the building as the old farm credit office.
Their office hours are Monday-Friday 9AM to 6:30PM and Saturday 9AM to 4PM.
The DRC will be open until Friday September 27th. This is also the deadline for registration for FEMA assistance.
There are a lot of knowledgeable people there. There are representatives from FEMA, HSEM, Minnesota Housing, and the Small Business Administration (SBA). There are numerous programs that these agencies offer for recovery. Everyone with damage should go speak with them. The DRC has Spanish interpreters onsite and a language line for all other languages.
If you still haven’t signed up and are wanting assistance, unsure if the damage you had would qualify, or are still working on fixing your home after the flood, go to the DRC. If you have already registered and are having issues getting documentation to FEMA or would like to appeal your case, go to the DRC.
Don’t wait until it’s too late.
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