Mountain Lake Police Department had 21 calls from November 28th to December 4th. Four calls involved vehicles in different situations, there were 12 Snowbird Citations issued, a report of attempted fraud, a welfare check was conducted, an officer assisted in getting a message to family members, a suspicious vehicle was checked out, and an officer took a report of harassment and advised on how to obtain a Harassment Restraining Order.
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The Business, Arts and Recreation Center (BARC) of Windom is bringing back to Windom’s Holiday Tour of Homes, on Sunday, December 11th from 12:30 to 4. There are five area homes that will be opening their doors plus one bonus site. Tickets for the Tour are $10 and will include the addresses of each home and need to be presented at each home to enter. You are invited to visit any number of the sites within the time frame for the event. Tickets can be purchased at the BARC office from Noon to 4 Monday through Friday or at the BARC Chili Feed Fundraiser on Sunday December 11th from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the gymnasium at BARC, 1012 5th Avenue near downtown Windom. An added bonus to the Tour of Homes all who purchase a ticket for the Tour will be entered into a drawing to win $20 in Windom Chamber Bucks. All proceeds to this Holiday Fundraiser will go back into BARC.
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Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners will hold a meeting Today at 3:45pm in the Cottonwood County Courthouse in Windom. The meeting will start in closed session pursuant to Minnesota Statute 13D.05 for preliminary consideration of discipline of an employee and based upon attorney-client privilege. Regular business will begin at 4:05pm then at 5:30 the meeting will be closed to discuss strategy for labor negotiations and reconvene at 6pm for the public Truth in Taxation meeting.
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Windom Area School Board of Education will be holding two meetings on Thursday December 8th in the Windom City Council Chambers located at 444 Ninth Street. Starting at 6pm will be the Truth in Taxation Public Meeting. Information will be presented on property taxes 2022- payable 2023 Information and to Approve Resolution establishing final school district tax levies authorized for general and special purposes at 6:30 pm the regular School Board Meeting will begin. You can view both meetings live at Media SB22 on YouTube.
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Murray County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting Thursday December 8th at 8:30am in the Murray County Government Center. If you would like to call in and listen or join via zoom you can find further information on the Murray County Home Page.
You may listen to the meeting by calling 312-626-6799 (Passcode: 402764) Meeting ID: 915 6931 9831 or view the meeting live via zoom https://murraycountymn.com/
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Jackson County Board of Commissioner and the Drainage Authority will be meeting on Thursday December 8th at 3pm at the Jackson County Court House in the Commissioners Board Room located at 405 Fourth Street Jackson.
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Get your creative thinking cap on!!! The Minnesota Department of Transportation is once again inviting the public to help name another round of eight snowplows, one for each MnDot District in the State. This is the Third Year for the competition. Past winners include names like Betty Whiteout, Plowy McPlowFace, Cntl Salt Delete, Snowbee One Kenobee, and the Truck formerly know As Plow. MnDot wants your most witty, unique and Minnesota -or winter- themed snow plow name ideas. Names will be accepted until Friday December 16th. There are a couple basic rules.
- Each Person may only submit one name.
- Submissions are limited to no more than 30 characters (including letters and spaces).
- Gosh darn it, nothing vulgar please. Any submissions that include profanity or other inappropriate language will not be considered.
- Politically inspired names (including phrases, slogans or plays on politicians’ names) will not be considered. Naming snowplows is meant to be fun and lighthearted, so we’re going to keep this contest nonpartisan and nonpolitical.
- Past winners will also will not be considered. You can find a full list of past winners by clicking here.
After the submission form closes on Dec. 16, MnDOT staff will review all the submissions, select some of the best ideas, and invite the public to vote on their favorites in January 2023. The eight names that get the most votes will then make their way onto a snowplow in each district! Minnesotans are encouraged to follow @MnDOT on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for updates on the 2022-23 Name a Snowplow contest as well as winter weather alerts, safety messages, construction updates and more.
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