Local News Headlines – Thursday, December 31st

LOCAL TOWNSHIPS ARE ACCEPTING NOTICE FROM CANDIDATES FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS.  TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 9TH.  MOST TOWNSHIPS WILL BE ELECTING ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM AND ONE TREASURER FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM.   CANDIDATES MAY FILE NOTICE WITH THEIR TOWNSHIP CLERK FROM NOW THROUGH JANUARY 12TH.  CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL TOWNSHIP CLERK FOR MORE INFORMATION.   

KDOM RADIO IS REVIEWING THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF 2020.  WE CONTINUE WITH THE TOP STORIES FROM JULY.   REPORTS WERE RECEIVED OF THEFT AND VANDALISM AT CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN FULDA AND LAMBERTON.  THE WINDOM E-D-A DISCUSSED A PLAN TO CONVERT THE ‘SPEC’ BUILDING INTO APARTMENTS.  THE JEFFERS OUTLAW DAYS CELEBRATION WAS HELD.  THE WILDER PAGEANT OFFERED AN ON-LINE PROGRAM IN PLACE OF THE OUTDOOR PAGEANT.  TOD QUIRING OF WINDOM FINALIZED THE PURCHASE OF HUSET’S SPEEDWAY IN BRANDON, SD.  ONE PERSON SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS DURING A HOUSE FIRE ON 7TH AVENUE IN WINDOM.  MN GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ANNOUNCED A MANDATOR MASK POLICY.  THE RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO HOLD A BUILDING REFERENDUM ON THE POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.  THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR BOARD ANNOUNCED THAT ALL ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS WERE CANCELED FOR THE COUNTY FAIR, BUT SOME LIVESTOCK SHOWS WOULD BE HELD.   

KDOM RADIO IS REVIEWING THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF 2020.  WE CONTINUE WITH THE TOP STORIES FROM AUGUST.  THE MT LAKE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A PLAN TO FINANCE TWO NEW 4-PLEX HOUSING UNITS.  AREA CITIES AND COUNTIES WERE RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER THE ‘CARES’ ACT.  A STATE PRIMARY ELECTION WAS HELD.  THE CITY OF JEFFERS VOTED TO APPROVE SUNDAY LIQUOR SALES.  THE WINDOM RIVERFEST CELEBRATION WAS HELD WITH SOME EVENTS MODIFIED DUE TO COVID-19.  WINDOM AND MT LAKE ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD EACH START THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.  THE STATE AMATEUR BASEBALL TOURNAMENT WAS HELD WITH GAMES IN SPRINGFIELD AND MILROY.  THE SPRINGFIELD CITY HALL WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC AFTER AN EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.  A 5-YEAR-OLD MT LAKE GIRL WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WAS REPORTED MISSING, BUT WAS FOUND SAFELY AFTER A SEARCH.  THE MT LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONSIDERED A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE POW-WOW CELEBRATION.