Local News Headlines – Wednesday, June 2nd

June 1, 2021 kdomadmin Local News 0

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS HOLDING OPEN HOUSES IN LAKEFIELD TO DISCUSS AN UPCOMING PROJECT ON HIGHWAY 86.    ON WEDNESDAY, MINN-DOT STAFF MEMBERS WILL BE SET UP OUTSIDE – WEATHER PERMITTING – AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 86 AND FUNK AVENUE FROM 4:30 TO 6:00PM.  ANOTHER SESSION WILL BE HELD AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 86 AND 3RD AVENUE NORTH FROM 6:00 TO 7:30PM.  ON THURSDAY, ANOTHER SESSION WILL BE HELD NEAR THE GAS STATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 86 AND 7TH AVENUE SOUTH FROM 4:30 TO 6:00PM.   THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY 86 ALONG WITH WORK ON WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS.   
 
TRAFFIC GOING EAST ON HIGHWAY 60 WILL BE DETOURED STARTING THIS WEEK.  MINN-DOT REPORTS THAT A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WILL BE TAKING PLACE BETWEEN MADELIA AND LAKE CRYSTAL.  WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THIS WEEK AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.  EAST-BOUND TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 60 WILL BE DETOURED.  THE OFFICIAL DETOUR ROUTE WILL USE WATONWAN COUNTY ROAD 3, BLUE EARTH COUNTY ROAD 13, AND BLUE EARTH COUNTY ROAD 20.  THE PROJECT INVOLVES RESURFACING 9 MILES OF HIGHWAY 60.  SEVERAL CULVERTS WILL BE REPLACED AND A NEW SNOW FENCE WILL BE ADDED.  THE PROJECT HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF JUST OVER $2.8-MILLION.  MORE DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MINN-DOT WEBSITE. 
 
THE HERON LAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETS AT 7:00 TONIGHT AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.   THE COUNCIL MAY APPROVE AN OFFER FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY IN HANSON’S 4TH ADDITION.  A DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON THE MARKETING OF CITY-OWNED LOTS.  TWO ZONING PERMIT APPLICATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED FOR REVIEW.  THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND AMBULANCE PROTECTION SERVICES.  THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ON REPAIRS TO A SEWER PIPE AT THE LIBRARY.  THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE HIRING OF A PART-TIME OFFICER.  THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ON THE HOUSING TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM. 
 
WORK IS CONTINUING ON A HIGHWAY PROJECT IN WORTHINGTON.    ACCORDING TO MINN-DOT, CREWS HAVE COMPLETED THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROUNDABOUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 60 AND I-90.  THE ROUNDABOUT WAS RE-OPENED TO TRAFFIC LAST FRIDAY.  THE REST OF THE PROJECT WAS PAUSED FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.  WORK WAS SCHEDULED TO RESUME ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ND.  THE NEXT STAGE OF THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROUNDABOUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 60, COUNTY ROAD 33 AND OXFORD STREET.  THE FINAL STAGE WILL INVOLVE THE ROUNDABOUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 60 AND COUNTY ROAD 35.  THE ROUNDABOUTS ARE BEING REDESIGNED TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE LARGER TRUCKS. 
 
A LONG-TIME WINDOM BUSINESS IS CHANGING OWNERSHIP.  DAVE AND SHERYL EYEBERG, OWNERS OF HAMMER’S FURNITURE, RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE SELLING THE BUSINESS TO BILL AND VANESSA TJENTLAND OF WINDOM.  THE SALE WILL BE FINALIZED IN EARLY JUNE.  HAMMER’S FURNITURE WAS FOUNDED BY LOREN AND EVELYN HAMMER – THE PARENTS OF SHERYL EYEBERG.  THE STORE OPERATED OUT OF SEVERAL LOCATIONS, MOVING TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION IN 1995.  VANESSA TJENTLAND HAS BEEN WORKING AT HAMMER’S FURNITURE FOR ROUGHLY TWO YEARS.  SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE INDICATED THAT CUSTOMERS WILL SEE VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE WHEN THE NEW OWNERS TAKE OVER OPERATION.  THE EYEBERGS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AT THE STORE DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD. 
 
THE JEFFERS PETROGLYPHS HISTORIC SITE IS RE-OPENING TO THE PUBLIC THIS WEEK.    THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS ANNOUNCED ITS PLAN FOR RE-OPENING A NUMBER OF STATE HISTORIC SITES.  THE PETROGLYPHS SITE WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC STARTING JUNE 3RD.  ADMISSION WILL BE $10 FOR ADULTS; $8 FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND STUDENTS.  THE VISITOR’S CENTER WILL BE OPEN FOR RESTROOM USE AND ON-SITE TICKET PURCHASES.  THE MUSEUM STORE WILL BE OPEN WITH LIMITED CAPACITY.  SELF-GUIDED TOURS WILL BE OFFERED.  RESERVATIONS ARE NOT NECESSARY.  STAFF WILL BE STATIONED ALONG A DESIGNATED PATH TO DISCUSS THE ROCK CARVINGS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.  THE PETROGLYPHS WILL BE OPEN ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.  AFTER LABOR DAY, THE SITE WILL BE OPEN ON SATURDAY ONLY.