The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported 17 calls from November 6th to November 8th. Deputies responded to a semi-versus-deer crash on Highway 86 near the Iowa state line, where the semi was blocking traffic. Deputies also responded to reports of construction materials scattered across Interstate 90 near Jackson and a vehicle-versus-deer crash on County Road 15 south of Windom. A 47-year-old Jackson man was arrested on a warrant for trespassing. Deputies also responded to a marijuana-related incident at Jackson County Central High School, a report of a stolen wallet, and a disturbance involving someone breaking windows out of a camper. Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance, a fireworks complaint, and a traffic stop that resulted in the arrest of a 23-year-old Jackson man on a warrant for violating a Domestic Abuse No Contact Order. A full listing of all calls for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is available by clicking the link below.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Report November 6th to November 8th
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Windom Area Schools Superintendent Jamie Frank provided updates on student enrollment, school security, and facility improvements during Monday night’s School Board meeting. Frank reported that November enrollment stands at 1,159 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. While that’s down 11 students from October, it’s still 33 students higher than November of last year. School security improvements are also moving forward. Alpha Wireless is scheduled to install updated security camera software, a new server, and additional cameras on Friday, November 13th. Frank announced the district received a $26,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Education to help cover those costs, with the remaining expenses funded through Safe Schools dollars. The district has also added new cybersecurity protection following an increase in suspicious phishing emails this fall. Meanwhile, resurfacing of the district’s track has been completed, including the high jump, long jump, and triple jump runways. Additional cracks discovered during construction added approximately $4,600 to the project, bringing the resurfacing cost to just over $162,000. Work on the jump pits is still expected to be completed before the upcoming track season. Frank also highlighted ongoing efforts by the district’s leadership team to improve student learning through better use of academic data and teaching strategies.
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For generations of children, playgrounds have been places where friendships begin, imaginations grow, and memories are made. In Windom, Kastle Kingdom has been one of those special places, and now the community has an opportunity to help create a new playground for future generations. The Windom Area Foundation is dedicating its 2026 Give to the Max Day campaign to rebuilding Kastle Kingdom, with a fundraising goal of $10,000. Working alongside Friends of Windom Parks: Kastle Kingdom, the foundation is encouraging residents, businesses, and organizations to help bring this community playground back to life. Give to the Max Day is Thursday, November 19th, but early donations are already being accepted. And here’s something important! Every donation made through GiveMN gives the Kastle Kingdom project a chance to receive additional grant money. On November 19th, prize drawings will take place every hour, with opportunities for regional prizes, including a possible $10,000 Golden Ticket! The Windom Area Foundation has a long history of supporting local nonprofits, education, recreation, and community improvements through charitable giving and grants. Donations toward the Kastle Kingdom rebuilding project can be made at www.givemn.org/windomkastlekingdom For Windom, this is about more than rebuilding a playground. It’s about creating a place where children can laugh, play, build friendships, and make memories for generations to come. Every donation brings Kastle Kingdom one step closer to becoming a reality!
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Today is World Kindness Day. There are a lot of other things too but nothing jumped out at me like yesterday’s National Happy Hour Day… With that said for many many years I have completed a daily Thankful November Dairy. I have posted on Facebook and stuck to it and really felt good. I have backed away from Facebook because it is just so consuming. I’m not saying that I don’t go on occasionally, but I have gotten out of the habit of checking facebook daily sometimes weekly.. So today I am going to share with you my moment that I really regretted not committing to this task this year. Tuesday Night I thought I am going to make tacos for dinner because doggoneit we haven’t had tacos in quite a long time. I pulled out the cookbook that my sister gave me for a wedding present over almost 40 years ago with all hand written recipes was a hit to my thankful meter, then I found the recipe for Taco Meat, It was all scribbled with the beautiful artwork of my baby boy, if I remember correctly I was a little upset at the moment but now it is just brings such beautiful memories of the little boy that stole my heart day after day. Then making the taco meat just flooded me with memories of my Dad. Tacos were his favorite and I distinctly remember his amazement of how my mom created the perfect blend for his taco base. Then how he would EVERYTIME “teach” us kids how to build the perfect taco. It is an art after all. It always amazed me how he kept his five hard shells upright while filling and eating… I still to this day have not mastered that craft. What the whole process of making dinner on Tuesday is that I am so Thankful for the memories. I am so blessed that even when the world is falling apart and I have laid to rest half of my family, they still are alive and well in my heart. I highly recommend that you find something to be thankful each day and put it to paper or post it, don’t just think back do it daily you will find yourself in a better place no matter what hurricane is surrounding you.