Happy Halloween!!! Don’t forget to be safe and have fun tonight!
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Windom Police Department reported on the 27th at approximately 10am an officer was on patrol when he observed a vehicle at the stoplight at 250 3rd Ave waiting to turn left onto Highway 60 and recognized the vehicle and identified the driver that had a driving status in the State of MN as revoked. After initiating a traffic stop and further investigation along with a breath test, a 42-year-old Windom male was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and Driving After Revocation. The driver was released when he became sober.
On the 29th a two-vehicle minor accident with no injuries at approximately 3:18pm at the intersection of MN Highway 60 and 9th Street. and another two-vehicle accident with injuries at 3:24pm at the intersection of 17th Street and 6th Avenue. A17-year-old female from Windom was in a 2009 Ford Edge that was stopped behind a line of cars at a stop sign, when a 2000 Chevy Silverado driven by a 16-year-old male from Windom rearended her and pushed them forward. An ambulance was called for the driver of the Edge. Both vehicles had severe disabling damage.
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The Mountain Lake Police Department reported 9 calls in the week of October 22nd to October 27th. An officer responded to a burglary alarm that turned out to be false, assisted other agency with a Juvenile not behaving and handled a parking problem. Officers cited 2 separate drivers for Driving After Revocation, made a warrant arrest and made an arrest for Fleeing Officer in a Motor Vehicle. An officer investigated a suspicious vehicle and followed up on a report of a female screaming that turned out to be a child having a temper tantrum.
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Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting on the 29th. The Commissioners approved to hire Adam Maloney as the Assistant County Attorney at a salary of $89,627.20 effective November 18, 2024. The commissioners moved to approve Widseth as the architect for the Courthouse landing renovation and signed the agreement at a cost of $ 37,500 and approved Adolfson & Peterson Construction as the construction manager for the Courthouse landing renovation. Ron’s Electric was approved for the installation of a new fire alarm panel in the amount of $28,660 and and a new lighting control in the amount of $41,000 for the Law Enforcement Center. The commissioner took no action but listened to a presentation given by Federated Rural Electric regarding broadband for Cottonwood County.
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When we are being fed so many negative vibes from the Left and the Right and even from the middle it was a welcome phone call that I received on Monday. John Garritsen from Jeffers wanted to reach out and let everyone know about the kindness and help that he received from a couple of young boys and caring adults. According to John it all started a couple of weeks ago when he fell in his garage. He lay on the floor of his garage with a head wound and not able to get up or even move to seek help. His only weapon for help was to scream for help. So he did. He can’t remember exactly how long he lay there screaming but two young boys heard his cries and instead of ignoring him they came to him and then ran for help. John said God was watching out and he feels so blessed that these boys cared enough to save his life. Two 13-year-old boys Logan from Jeffers and Ty from Windom were John’s guardian angels that fateful day. They found him and didn’t panic, they just assured him that they would get help. Logan’s Uncle Brandon Kosiarski and his friend followed the boys back to John’s home where they assisted John by getting the ambulance and stayed with him until first responders arrived. John said he honestly believes he wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for these wonderful and caring people. When the world keeps showing us all the bad it is wonderful to know there is STILL a core of good souls that are being raised to do the right thing and be in tuned to help others. John said he had a brain bleed and to have over 50 staples to his head and recovery is slow and steady but he just feels it was God’s blessing to have these four individuals help him and he wanted to praise them publicly and thank them for caring. When I spoke with Ty’s mom, she said this was the first time she had heard about this. I think Ty and Logan’s parents should be extra proud that at the young age of 13 they know the principles of caring for others and being heroes in their own right. Good job Parents. AND I personally just love that both boys thought nothing of it. THERE ARE GOOD KIDS ALL AROUND US… Let’s all just take a moment and say thanks to those that are still trying to make a difference by just being good human beings and caring for one another.
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