Windom Police Department reported a non-injury two vehicle accident on the 17th at the intersection of 13th Street and 2nd Avenue. On the 19th at approximately 2:53pm Windom Police responded to a two vehicle non-injury accident at the intersection of Highway 60 and Kwik Trip.
———————————————————
Tonight, the public is invited to Christmas by Candlelight in downtown Windom on the Square. There is a lot of family fun and activities to come check out. Christmas by Candlelight is from 4pm to 7pm. Santa will be in the old River City Eatery Building! And we understand that Mrs. Claus is hanging out with the Windom Women of Today at the Cottonwood County Historical Society. There will be horse drawn wagon rides, live reindeer and so much. Get the family and friends together and have a great evening of fun.
——————————————————-
Mountain Lake City Council met last week. The Council took action on filling two important positions. Louis Norell was approved as the new Chief of Police effective January 1, 2025 and Alyssa Nesmoe will be filling the Deputy Clerk/Treasurer position. Dawn Fast retired on the 20th of December and Doug Bristol retires on the 31st.
——————————————————-
The Windom Public Library is forgiving overdue book fines until Tuesday December 31st. Bring those books out of hiding and turn them back in!!
———————————————————————
I know you don’t want to hear it but with the end of the year comes the need to get your taxes in order. United Community Action Partnership (UCAP) will be offering free tax preparation clinics in Hutchinson, Jackson, Marshall, Redwood Falls, Willmar and Windom. These clinics are geared to low to moderate income families who can’t afford tax preparation fees. UCAP is looking for volunteers. According to UCAP’s Family Services Manager, Michelle Jensen, all the tax clinics are volunteer driven, and they can’t happen without the help of people in our communities. UCAP offers tax clinics in partnership with the United Way of Southwest MN, the MN Department of Revenue, the Internal Revenue Service, and other community partners to ensure that taxpayers receive their full tax credits and refunds. People don’t need tax knowledge to volunteer. Jensen went onto say, “We provide training so that anyone can become an IRS certified tax preparer, but we also need volunteers to greet people and help make sure they are prepared for their appointment.” If you are interested in learning more about this high-impact program that served more than 2,200 households last year or would like to sign up to volunteer, please contact Michelle Jensen at 507-537-1416 ext. 1352 or taxstaff@unitedcapmn.org .
—————————————————————————
FINAL REINDEER RACES ARE TODAY at approximately 9:15am!!!! The final 9 finalist that will be racing are:
- Rudolf- Brandy Sehr Sponsored by Windom Farm Service
- Dasher- Brenda Harder Sponsored by PM Repair, Windom
- Dancer- Jenny Graft Sponsored by State Farm Stacie Sanow Agency, Windom
- Prancer- Jamie Peterson Sponsored by Cottonwood Veterinary Clinic, Windom
- Vixen- Doris Bacon Sponsored by Elite Appliance, Windom
- Comet- Deb Zimmer Sponsored by Hair with Flair, Windom
- Cupid- Judy Doedan Sponsored by Wolf Therapeutics, Windom
- Donner- Maria Roman-Parada Sponsored by Brown’s Shoe Fit, Worthington
- Blitzen- Sandy Hunter-Snow Sponsored by A&W Restaurant, Mt Lake
Tune into 1580AM/103.1FM or 94.3FM to hear LIVE as the reindeer race to the end so that one of the 9 finalists wins their December Utility Bill Paid by KDOM and a loose arrangement of flowers from Shannon Lynn’s Floral & Boutique and 2nd Place gets a Furnace Complete Checkup/Tuneup from Hall’s Heating and Cooling. We also want to thank Babyluxe Nail Bar-Windom, Enspired-Windom, Hall’s Handy & Cooling-Mt Lake, Krick Insurance-Windom, and Shannon Lynn’s Floral and Boutique-Windom as Race Sponsors and for the amazing prizes a shout out to: Johnson’s Meat Market Windom and St James, McDonald’s in Windom, Shannon Lynn’s Floral & Boutique in Windom, The Den in Mt Lake, Look Forward Wellbeing in Windom, Enspired in Windom, Brown’s Shoe Fit in Worthington, Mountain Lake Floral & Design, Key Largo in Slayton, and ReVitalize Massage Therapeutic in Windom
——————————————————————-