Local News Headlines – Tuesday, November 3rd

November 3, 2020 kdomadmin Local News 0

THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETS AT 9:00 THIS MORNING AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER IN WINDOM.     THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL REVIEW WINTER SNOW MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS.  THE JAIL ADMINISTRATOR WILL HAVE A REQUEST TO PURCHASE NEW FURNITURE TO ACCOMODATE COURT HEARINGS.  SEVERAL MEMBERS WILL BE RE-APPOINTED TO THE RED ROCK RURAL WATER SYSTEM BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.  THE CITY OF WINDOM WILL REPORT ON A LATE PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES.  THE BOARD MAY GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY. 
 
THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD WILL MEET AT 9:00 THIS MORNING AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.   FORMER COUNTY ATTORNEY SHERRY HALEY WILL BE RECOGNIZED.   THE BOARD WILL ACCEPT AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GRANT.  BIDS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR ELECTRICAL UPGRADES AT THE SANDY POINT CAMPGROUND.  THE BOARD WILL OPEN BIDS FOR TWO BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS.  THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER REQUESTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR FEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ‘CARES’ ACT.  THE BOARD WILL CALL FOR BIDS ON AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE.   
 
THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET AT 8:30 THIS MORNING AT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER IN SLAYTON.   THE D-N-R WILL REVIEW A PROPOSAL TO ACQUIRE SOME PROPERTY TO USE AS A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.  SEVERAL APPLICATIONS FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS WILL BE REVIEWED.  FINAL PAYMENTS WILL BE APPROVED FOR COMPLETED HIGHWAY PROJECTS.  THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER RENEWAL OF A SECURE E-MAIL SERVICE.  THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER CHANGES TO THE LABOR NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE.  THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ON LABOR UNION CONTRACT NEGOTATIONS. 
 
THE WINDOM SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS REPORTED ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19.   THE DISTRICT WAS NOTIFIED OF A LAB-CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 FOR A STAFF MEMBER AT THE WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING.  THE INDIVIDUAL WAS REPORTEDLY AT SCHOOL WITH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE ON OCTOBER 26TH.  THE PERSON WHO TESTED POSITIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED TO STAY HOME AND ISOLATE.  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS WORKING WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO IDENTIFY ANYONE WHO HAS HAD CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE INFECTED PERSON, AND NOTIFY THEM OF THE SITUATION.   IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CONSULT YOUR HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER. 
 
THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL MEETS AT 8:05 THIS EVENING AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.   THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER RENEWALS FOR A NUMBER OF LICENSES.  THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.  THE WINDOM E-D-A AND HY LIFE FOODS ARE SEEKING APPROVAL TO HAVE TEMPORARY MODULAR HOUSING ON A LOT AT THE NORTH WINDOM INDUSTRIAL PARK.  WINDOM AREA HEALTH WILL PROVIDE A MID-YEAR BUDGET UPDATE.  THE COUNCIL WILL REVIEW A PLAN TO RE-FINANCE SEVERAL OLDER BONDS.  A SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE SCHEDULED TO CANVASS ELECTION RESULTS. 
 
KDOM RADIO IN WINDOM IS CHANGING OWNERSHIP.   RIVERFRONT BROADCASTING HAS REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO SELL K-D-O-M TO “NEXT STEP” BROADCASTING, OWNED BY STEVE AND LAURA WHITE OF WINDOM.  THE SALE INCLUDES KDOM AM-1580, F-M TRANSLATOR 103.1 AND HOT COUNTRY 94.3-FM.  THE WHITES WERE PARTNERS WITH RIVERFRONT BROADCASTING; THEY WILL NOW BE THE SOLE OWNERS OF THE STATION.   RIVERFRONT BROADCASTING PURCHASED KDOM AND K-B-E-W RADIO IN BLUE EARTH THREE YEARS AGO FROM THE RESULT RADIO GROUP, OWNED BY JERRY PAPENFUSS OF WINONA.  PAPENFUSS OWNED KDOM FROM 2001 TO 2017.  RIVERFRONT BROADCASTING, OWNED BY DOYLE AND CAROLYN BECKER, IS BASED IN YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
THE MONTHLY WEATHER STATISTICS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THE CITY OF WINDOM IN OCTOBER.  TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH CAME TO 2.45” WITH MEASUREABLE PRECIP ON 12 DAYS AND A TRACE ON ONE DAY.  FOR THE YEAR, WINDOM HAS NOW RECEIVED ROUGHLY 23.6” OF TOTAL PRECIPITATION – OVER 15” LESS THAN AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.   WINDOM RECEIVED 5.1” OF SNOW IN OCTOBER.   THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 84-DEGREESON THE 7TH.  THE AVERAGE DAILY HIGH TEMP WAS 54.1-DEGREES – ONE DEGREE COOLER THAN LAST YEAR.  THE LOW TEMP FOR THE MONTH WAS 11-DEGREES ON OCTOBER 7TH.  THE AVERAGE DAILY LOW TEMP WAS 33.5-DEGREES – 4 DEGREES COOLER THAN LAST YEAR.