Windomnet is inviting all local TV subscribers to a public informational meeting TONIGHT at 6pm, as the city is preparing to shut down its cable TV system at the end of the year. The informational meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the Senior Dining Room of the Windom Community Center located at 1750 Cottonwood Lake Drive, and it’s free and open to everyone. Windomnet staff will walk customers through how to use the city’s new streaming TV service, including how to set up a smart TV or Roku device, how the new channel packages work, and what equipment is needed. There will also be time for questions. City officials say the meeting is especially important because the preferred deadline to sign up for the new streaming service is December 12th. Anyone who signs up earlier is less likely to experience delays. The current cable TV system will shut down December 31st, meaning customers who do not update their accounts will see their video service disconnected. And for those who don’t choose their own data package, Windomnet will automatically move all data-only customers to a new 100-megabit plan starting January 1st. That plan offers faster speeds but comes at a higher cost as older packages are being phased out. Windomnet officials say the goal of the meeting is to make the transition to streaming as smooth and stress-free as possible, and they encourage all customers, especially those unfamiliar with streaming, to attend.
Informational Flyer from Windomnet: Windomnet 4×10 (1)
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Cottonwood County Sheriff Jason Purrington released the following Press Release early yesterday morning regarding a fire in rural Westbrook that took the life of one man. “On Saturday, November 29th at approximately 3:04 p.m. Cottonwood County Dispatch received a 911 call of a structure fire, rural Westbrook address. The caller stated that she was in the house and her son and his father were in the garage when they heard an explosion in the shop. The adult male then ran into the shop and didn’t come back out. Westbrook Fire and Ambulance were paged to the scene. When first responders arrived on scene, the shop was fully engulfed, and firefighters were unable to make entry into the building. Westbrook Fire requested mutual aid from surrounding fire departments. The individual was eventually located in the shop. The individual was identified as Lance Richard Larson, 36 years of age. Lance was pronounced deceased at the scene. This incident is still under investigation. Cottonwood County was assisted at the scene by Westbrook Fire and Ambulance, Storden Fire and First Responders, Fulda Fire Department, Dovray Fire Department, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal.”
Official Press Release: Press Release – Rural Westbrook (1)
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported 25 calls from November 17th to November 30th. Deputies were very busy issuing multiple citiations for Snow Emergency Ordinance Violations and assisting with weather related accidents. Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance in Jackson, Heron Lake and Okabena. The Lakefield Fire Department was paged to a gas leak at a residence southwest of Lakefield. Deputies responded to a burglary and theft in Jackson. 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 November 24th to November 30th
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November Weather Stats 12/2/25
The monthly weather statistics have been reported for the city of Windom in November. The information is compiled by Dave Fjeld, a local weather observer, and reported to the National Weather Service Office in Sioux Falls. It was a much dryer November this year. We received an inch and 42 hundredths of precipitation throughout November compared to three and eight hundredths of an inch last November. We received twelve and three tenths of an inch of snowfall with nine inches falling on the 29th and 30th. For the year we have received twenty-five and 68 hundredths of an inch of precipitation compared to thirty eight and eight tenths of an inch in 2024. The high temperature for the month was 72 degrees on November 15th and the low for the month was 10 degrees on the 27th.
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As a reminder, coming up today is the monthly test of the Emergency Warning Siren System. The City of Windom has an outdoor warning system and it is tested the first Wednesday of each month. If you would like to learn more about this go to windommn.com