On April 12th at approximately 3:42 am, the Redwood County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicle for failure to display license plates and the vehicle failed to stop. The vehicle led deputies in a 3-mile pursuit before hitting stop sticks that were set up by the Redwood Falls Police Department. The vehicle traveled another mile at high speeds before stopping due to the front right tire being blown out. The suspect/driver was wanted for felony 1st degree assault and felony attempted homicide. The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Redwood Falls Police Department.
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Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services Board Meeting will be held Thursday April 14th at 9am at the Jackson County Government East Cafeteria. The board meeting will be available through “GoToWebinar” program. Please register for Regular DVHHS Board Meeting.
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5252646744049635088 after registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the webinar via computer and/or phone
The board took action to select the top two candidates and have entered into negotiations with them in hopes of filling the administrator position. Start date will depend on negotiations. Further updates will be available after this week’s meeting.
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The Jeffers City Council met in REGULAR session on March 28th at Jeffers City Hall The 2021 Financial Statement was approved as presented by Auditor Paul Burkhardt. The council voted to purchase the property at 112 W. Whited Street from Myron and Debra Cermak for $2,000. A discussion only was held on the Increasing water rates due to the deficit in the water fund.
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The Murray County Board of Commissions met and came to the conclusion with the recommendation from Randy Grover not to minimize the need for maintenance but decided to reject all bids for the Seal Coat Project Bids. All bids are way more than expected due to oil pricing and the commission will relook at this project and reopen bidding at a later date when prices level out once more.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has opportunities available for anyone interested in learning to hunt turkeys or fish for trout ahead of spring turkey hunting and trout fishing seasons.
Turkey hunting begins Wednesday, April 13, and the stream trout opener is Saturday, April 16.
Anyone interested in learning to hunt turkeys or fish for trout is invited to watch how-to webinars previously recorded and posted by the DNR. The webinars on turkey hunting, trout fishing, and a variety of outdoors topics are part of the Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series the DNR began in March 2021 to share knowledge relevant to outdoor seasons and activities. Recorded webinars are available online (mndnr.gov/Discover).
Additionally, each year the DNR and the National Wild Turkey Federation cooperate to offer mentored hunts, in which experienced volunteers explain safe hunting techniques, how to call-in turkeys, hunting tactics and field dressing a bird. A limited number of spots are available for these hunts. Details can be found on the DNR’s learn to hunt opportunities page (mndnr.gov/gohunting/learn-hunt-opportunities.html).