Articles by Laura White

Today is Presidents’ Day! It’s a federal holiday officially known as Washington’s Birthday. This holiday is observed each year on the third Monday in February. It was originally established to honor President George Washington, whose […]

Is anyone else feeling like this week has been overwhelming? Between all the noise in the background of life It just seems like a day to throw out my kind of news… I was sent […]

Mt Lake Police reported 14 calls from February 2nd to February 8th.  Officers assisted Mt Lake Ambulance on several calls, helped stranded motorists, continue an investigation of an Order for Protection Violation, and provided resources […]

Voters in the Windom Area School District have rejected the district’s two-question bond referendum. According to results, 1,732 voters cast ballots. That included 587 absentee voters and 1,145 who voted in person. Question One which […]

Today is Election Day in Windom, and voters are being asked to decide on a two-question school bond referendum that would fund major facility improvements for Windom Area Schools. Question One focuses on upgrades to […]

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported 18 calls from February 2nd to February 5th.  A deputy responded a disturbance in Jackson, a domestic disturbance in Heron Lake, a report of a pickup pulling a car that […]

The Jackson Ambulance Service is pushing back against what it calls serious misinformation about its emergency response operations. In a statement released Wednesday, EMS Chief Grant Landbo said the service is staffed 24 hours a […]

Mt Lake Police reported 17 calls from January 26th to February 1st.  Officers took a report of a possible theft that remains under investigation, Assist the Mountain Lake Fire Department with a house fire, conducted […]

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported 11 calls from January 30th to February 1st. A deputy responded to a report of a possible garage fire at a residence in Jackson, a domestic disturbance in Jackson, and assisted […]

Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office reported 202 calls in the week of January 25th   to January 31st. Deputies conducted 40 Civil Processes, 2 Predatory Offender Checks, had 2 Directed Patrol, responded to 2 Domestic Assaults, 1 […]