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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 […]

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported 13 calls from January 26th to January 29th.  A deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in Jackson that was blocking a private driveway. The vehicle, which had […]

Mountain Lake is moving forward with a major infrastructure project aimed at improving reliability and controlling electric costs. City Administrator Michael Muller says construction is underway on a new power plant being built just south […]

A Mountain Lake home is a total loss following a fire that broke out Monday, January 26th. Mountain Lake Fire Chief Tim Conners says crews were first called to a house fire at 402 Fifth […]