The Omnibus Hearing for No Name Given Happy on February 20th for charges stemming from a murder and various other charges on New Years Eve yielded a denial from Judge Wietzema for a motion to modify bail. The Defense lawyer, asked to modify release conditions by lowering bail amount because Happy was on a VISA with a pending asylum claim, had a valid work permit and was also married to a US Citizen. Prosecution opposed the reduction in bail due to seriousness of charges, multiple victims, and the defendant has no ties to this area and is from San Deigo along with other issues relating to the case. There was not a next court date set but the Judge will take issues under advisement by March 27th.
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Department reported 22 Calls from February 20th to February 23rd. Deputies responded to 2 separate reports of child protection issues, helped conduct mock job interviews for JCC 9th Graders, and presented Active Shooter/Self Defense training at the Jackson Farm and Home Show. The Jackson Fire Department was paged to grass fire Southeast of Jackson. Crews were on scene for about 2 hours. For a full listing of all calls for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department click on link below.
Jackson County Sheriff Report Feb 20th-23rd
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Jeffers City Council met on Tuesday. The Council discussed a dog complaint and Mayor Prins will speak with the party involved. There was a discussion on the Fire Hall Funding progress and the Clerk reported that the auditors will be in house on March 14th to conduct the audit that will presented on April 14, 2025. All bills and the financial report were approved.
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Windom Area Schools will be holding Kindergarten Registration for Children that are 5 years old by September 1st on Monday March 24th at Windom Area Elementary School. Stations will be set up in the Commons Area and a Kindergarten teacher will take you on a personal tour of the school and answer any questions you may have. Registration Packets have been distributed. If you haven’t received a packet, please contact the school by calling 507-831-6925. Windom Area School Staff and Administration look forward to seeing all the new children on March 24th to kick off their educational career as a Windom Eagle. Windom Schools working toward Learning, Leading, Excelling Together.
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The Windom Public Library in partnership with the Cottonwood County Historical Society will be presenting a discussion with Patty Wetterling and Joy Baker. On Wednesday April 23rd at 1pm at the Historical Society located at 812 4th Ave in Windom. Patty and Joy will be discussing their book, “Dear Jacob”. This program is made possible through a grant from Prairielands Library Exchange.
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There will be a 2025 Firearm Safety/Hunter Education Session available to anyone 11 years of age or older on Tuesday’s March 18th through April 29th at 7pm-9pm. Field Test Day will be on Saturday May 3rd with a cookout lunch provided. Minnesota DNR Classes are mandatory for all hunters who were born after December 31, 1979. Pre-registration for this course will be on March 13th and 14th from 5pm-7pm and you are required to bring a copy of your birth certificate. Registration and Classes will be held at the MN Department of Natural Resources Building located at 175 County Road 26 in Windom. Topics will cover Rifle, Shotgun and Handguns. Black Powder Muzzle Loading, Survival, Knives and Archery. Guest Speakers will be a Conservation Officer and from MN Deer Hunters Association. If you have further questions pertaining to this course you can call instructors Keith Haugen 920-737-9178, Justin Johnson 507-822-3243, Wally Hunter 507-822-5870, Jason DeWall 507-840-0743 or Brandon Roskamp 507-360-0818