The Mountain Lake Police Department reported 15 calls from December 19th to the 25th. Officers assisted a motorist with a rental car breakdown and called the tow company. Assisted with a non-injury rollover on Hwy 60 and 550th Ave in Bingham Lake, handled a broken down semi and called a tow. Took a report of damage to a vehicle, assisted a motorist by changing their tire, cited one driver for no MN Drivers License handled a property damage accident, issued 5 snowbird citations, responded to two separate burglary alarms that turned out to be false and a officer opened an investigation into a violation of an order of protection- Domestic Abuse no contact order.
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The Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office reported they had 40 calls from December 18th to the 24th. They assisted other agencies three times and had 3 Civil Process calls. One accident with injuries and handled one non-injury accident, one harassment call and two motorist assists. One sex crime, two suspicious activity calls and six vehicles off road calls. For a full listing of the Weekly Citizens Report you can find it on the KDOM Webpage under Local Headline News.
Weekly Citizen Report Dec 18-24th
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Are your kids driving you nuts? DON”T FORGET you can be the hero of their day and make some pretty awesome memories by heading up to the Windom Community Center for an hour or more of Bouncy House FUN!!!! Bouncy Houses, by Inflatables 4 Fun are set up and ready today and tomorrow for your energic bunnies!!! Today from 8am to 8pm and Friday from 8am to 6pm. Cost is $5 per hour. Reservations aren’t necessary but highly recommended. 25 kids per session, all sessions start at the top of the hour . There will be Family Times today from 6-8 and on Friday from 4-6. If you have questions, or want to make reservations call the Windom Community Center at 831-61-49. All children must be accompanied by an adult who must stay with children while they play.
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Windom Area Health will be sponsoring a Blood Drive to kick off the New Year on January 9th from 9am-4:30pm. You can sign-up today by going to www.signupgenius.com/go/windomjan9#/
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For the first time, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Roundtable — an annual gathering of conservation partners to discuss fisheries, wildlife, and ecological and water resource topics — will include an open registration opportunity for what has historically been an invitation-only event.
The 2023 DNR Roundtable is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 20. The opportunity to register for one of a limited number of free, first-come, first-served slots opened at Noon, yesterday- December 28th. The DNR’s Roundtable page (mndnr.gov/roundtable) will include a registration link.
The Roundtable provides a forum for Minnesota’s conservation community to engage with each other and DNR leadership, with an emphasis on conversation and idea sharing. The theme of the 2023 Roundtable is “Minnesotans Working Together – The Key to Conservation Success.” The keynote speaker will be Duluth Mayor Emily Larson. Featured speakers will include Commissioner Sarah Strommen and other leaders from the DNR and the conservation community.
More information is available on the DNR’s Roundtable page (mndnr.gov/roundtable).