4-27-23 Soil Temperatures are reported from the Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton.
Today’s soil temperatures at the 4 inch depth are: 51.7 degrees maximum and 40.0 degrees minimum temperature.
Soil Temperatures are brought to you by: MN Soybean Processors and Country Pride Cooperative Services
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported on the 25th deputies assisted Jackson Ambulance with two separate medical calls and a deputy received a report of a Microsoft computer scam. The reporting party said they received a pop-up message stating there were issues with their computer and were asked for permission to log into their computer remotely to repair the issues. The Reporting party did allow the scammer to remote in. Once that occurred, the scammer immediately demanded $8,000 in gift cards or they would lock up their bank account. The reporting party stated that they would not send the gift cards. So the scammer then demanded that they hide the $8,000 in cash in magazines and send it in the mail. At this point, the reporting party realized it was a scam. The deputy assisted the person in contacting their local bank to notify them of the scam. They found out no money had been stolen from their account. The deputy also assisted them in contacting a local computer repair company to examine it for malware. At approximately 4pm A deputy received a fraud report from a local trucking company. Someone had fraudulently gained access to their company gas card account and removed $6,000 from the account. The gas card company is working on cancelling those transactions. The matter remains under investigation. The Lakefield Fire Department was paged to a small grass fire south of Lakefield at approximately 6pm. Crews were on scene for about 20 minutes.
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The Mountain Lake Police Department reported there were 9 calls from April 18th to April 23rd. Officers were called out to the Mountain Lake Apartments for a disturbance. An Officer handled two groups of juveniles having a disagreement. Officers assisted another agency with a civil process, handled a juvenile in possession of tobacco product, took a report of a burglary that remains under investigation and responded to a burglary alarm that turned out to be false. An Officer took a report of a power line down blocking roadway on N 13th Street in Mt Lake. City workers called out to repair, and an Officer made an arrest of a 48-year-old male from Mt Lake for domestic assault. An Officer handled a dog at large dog which was impounded at the Cottonwood County Vet and an Officer handled a disturbance at the City Park between two groups of juveniles having a problem.
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Windom Area School Board Superintendent Team will be meeting with MSBA in the Elementary Conference Room Today at 4pm. The Agenda will be to review the Strategic Plan and the School Board Self Evaluation Report.
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On the 25th The Minnesota Department of Agriculture convened a meeting to discuss options for the HyLife Foods Windom, LLC pork production plant and released this following Press Release. On April 11, the company notified state officials the plant will permanently close in June if a new buyer is not found.
The meeting included the city of Windom, staff from Minnesota’s congressional delegation, Sen. Bill Weber, Rep. Marj Fogelman, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, and the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority.
City and state officials and policymakers stand ready to work with HyLife to help secure a new buyer for the facility, placing an emphasis on housing and infrastructure needs. Support for the nearly 1,000 plant workers remains a focus. The prosperity of the Windom area and southwest Minnesota are a top priority.
Following the meeting, Windom Mayor Dominic Jones spoke to a representative of the HyLife facility, and the company reiterated their position of actively working toward selling the facility and continuing to operate production for the immediate future.
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