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HERE’S AN UPDATE ON COVID-19 VACCINATION IN SW MINNESOTA.  AS OF LAST SUNDAY, THE STATE-WIDE TOTALS FOR PEOPLE 12-AND-OLDER SHOWED THAT 64.3% OF MN RESIDENTS WERE FULLY VACCINATED.   LOCALLY, IN COTTONWOOD COUNTY, 56% OF RESIDENTS […]

THE DES MOINES VALLEY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY WILL HOLD A BOARD MEETING AT 9:00 THIS MORNING IN THE CAFETERIA AT THE JACKSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER EAST BUILDING.  STAFF REPORTS WILL BE PRESENTED ON […]

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CHANGING THE WAY IT WILL REPORT DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER.  STARTING THIS MONTH, SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND LABELED ACCORDING TO THE THREAT OF […]

THE WINDOM CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY HEARD THE 2020 CITY AUDIT REPORT.  DURING THE LAST YEAR, THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE INCREASED BY ROUGHLY $200-THOUSAND.  ALL MAJOR FUNDS, INCLUDING ELECTRIC, WATER, SEWER, LIQUOR STORE, TELE-COMM AND THE HOSPITAL […]

THE WINDOM E-D-A MEETS AT NOON TODAY AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WILL DISCUSS THE E-D-A ‘SPEC’ BUILDING.  THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ON THE PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP A NEW APARTMENT […]

THE JEFFERS CITY COUNCIL HELD TWO REGULAR MEETINGS IN JULY.  THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON A ‘DANGEROUS DOG’ INCIDENT.  THE OWNERS OF THE DOG REQUESTED THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD.  THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED ISSUES […]

MT LAKE RESIDENTS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE A SURVEY ON THE POW-WOW CELEBRATION.  THIS IS OPEN TO ALL MT LAKE CITY RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTS IN THE MT LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.  THE SURVEY MAY […]

THE WINDOM SCHOOL BOARD HELD A SPECIAL MEETING LAST FRIDAY.   THE BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE THE HIRING OF FAITH HARRIS AS THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL VOCAL MUSIC TEACHER AND CHOIR DIRECTOR.  HARRIS IS A GRADUATE OF […]

THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY BOARD MEETS AT 9:00 THIS MORNING AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN WINDOM.  MINN-DOT DISTRICT 7 WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION ON THE 10-YEAR CAPITAL HIGHWAY INVESTMENT PLAN.  THE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL MAKE A […]

WINDOM WILL HOLD ITS “NIGHT TO UNITE” EVENT TODAY.  ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE ON AND AROUND THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN WINDOM FROM 5:00 UNTIL 7:00PM.  4TH AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 9TH AND 10TH STREET.  MEALS WITH […]