Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported 15 calls from October 13th to October 15th. The Jackson Fire Dept. and Jackson Ambulance were paged to Burger King in Jackson for a possible gas leak. A deputy responded to a report of a possible cashier’s check scam in Heron Lake, and a disturbance between tenants at a Jackson apartment complex. The Lakefield Fire Dept. and Jackson Fire Dept. responded to a combine fire in Minneota Township. Crews were on scene for about 1 hour. A deputy responded to a report of two hogs walking on the roadway on CR 9 at the Iowa State line. A full listing of all calls for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is available by clicking link below.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Report October 13th to October 15th
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Windom Police conducted two Warrant Arrests on the 14th. At approximately 6:10pm an officer attempted a warrant service in the 600 Block of Collins Avenue. A 33-year-old Windom male had an active warrant for Failing to Obey Summons for a 3rd Degree Assault charge in Windom. The male was arrested on the Cottonwood County Warrant and brought to jail. At 6:50pm an officer served an arrest warrant on a 37-year-old Windom female. The female was arrested in the 1600 Block of Redding Avenue for the felony level warrant for 3rd Degree Burglary charge out of Hennepin County. Officers responded to a non-injury accident at the intersection of 9th Street and Highway 60 on the 15th at approximately 9:20am. Both vehicles received minor damage. Also, on the 15th at 11pm an officer witnessed a vehicle turn off Highway 60 into the Liquor Store parking lot and drive at a high rate of speed through the parking lot, the vehicle had expired tabs and non-working brake lights. The officer initiated a traffic stop and after investigation, an arrest was made of a 21-year-old Windom male for Gross Misdemeanor Uninsured Vehicle, two priors in 10 years. The suspect was brought to the Law Enforcement Center to be booked and released.
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A shortage of childcare is one of the most pressing issues facing Windom families and local leaders are taking action. The newly formed Vision for Windom group has identified a dedicated daycare center as its number one priority. Daycare shortages impact working parents, businesses, schools, and the community as a whole. A recent assessment from First Children’s Finance shows Windom currently lacks enough capacity for at least 46 children. To help fill this gap, Vision for Windom has pinpointed available space at the Highland Early Learning Center. The proposed plan calls for remodeling that space into a childcare center for 16 infants, 14 toddlers, and 20 preschoolers, at an estimated cost of $465,000. This would allow the center to meet all state regulations for safety and staffing. According to Superintendent Jamie Frank, a center-based facility would offer the kind of scale and care options that home daycares alone can’t meet for example, serving up to eight infants in one room with two caregivers. “This is the scale that’s needed in addition to our wonderful home daycare providers,” Frank explained. The committee is currently researching grants, federal funding, and county support to bring the project to life, with the goal of avoiding a direct tax burden on residents. This childcare initiative is the first major focus of Vision for Windom, a collaborative group of business, healthcare, school, and city leaders working together on projects to strengthen the community.
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Welcome to Friday!! It’s National Pasta Day! It’s no secret that I love all kinds of pasta in all shapes and forms. If it comes with or without sauce I am on board. It’s Loud Shirt Day too, but I will be donning my Red Shirt Today with a BIG OL’ N on it… Yep today is the day! Nebraska is coming to Minnesota to fight the Gophers in a football showdown. I am just so excited to watch this game. Being from Nebraska originally, my blood runs RED!!! So, to all you GOPHER Fans may this be a fantastic and clean game and may sportsmanship be upon us all and remember GO BIG RED!!!!! Oh and just in case you didn’t know, Saturday is International Sloth Day. My Spirit Animal… I love everything about sloths, they are so cute and move at a snails pace and really just hoe their own rows… How cool would the world be if we all just became sloths for a bit…