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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

TUESDAY 9/6/22

August Weather Stats   9/1/22

The monthly weather statistics have been reported for the city of Windom in August.  The information is compiled by a local weather observer and reported to the National Weather Service Office in Sioux Falls.  The high temperature for the month was 98 degrees on August 3rd.  The average high for the month was 81.1 degrees.  The low temperature for August was 54 degrees on August 26th and August 30th.  We received four and sixteen hundredths of an inch of precipitation with two and seventy one hundredths reported on one day, August 7th.  We received about two and a quarter inch less this year than we did in 2021.  For the year we are just over an inch behind last year.

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Prairie Ecology Bus Center will be holding their 20th Annual Prairie Winds Kite Fly on Saturday September 10th from 10am to 4pm at the Jackson Municipal Airport in Jackson. Everyone of all ages are invited to come watch giant kites flown by pro kite flyers, Kite making stations for the kids and the ability to fly your own kite. There will also be door prizes, candy drops, kite giveaways, concessions for purchase, bubble stations and parachute races, there truly is something for all ages to enjoy. The first 120 kids through the door get a free bubble wand! Admission is FREE. Don’t miss your chance at experiencing this fun filled day at the 20th Annual Prairie Winds Kite Fly on Saturday September 10th.

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Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce is inviting anyone that has a love of photography to submit a picture that represents all the wonderful aspects of Mountain Lake for the “Love Where You Live” Photo Contest for the 2023 Community Calendar. Picture must be in landscape form not portrait. Deadline to submit is October 15th. Submissions should be e-mailed to [email protected] or you can submit to the Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce Facebook Page.  By submitting your photo, you are authorizing the Mt Lake Chamber to use your photo and for reproduction. Photos will be used for the Chamber 2023 Community Calendar. Get out and enjoy Mountain Lake and capture that perfect picture YOU could be a winner. For further information you can call the Mountain Lake Chamber at 507-427-2999 ext. 3 or 4.

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The Murray County Board of Commissioners will meet this morning at 8:30 am in the Murray County Government Center. If you would like to call in to listen or join via zoom you can find further information on the Murray County Home Page.

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Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners is holding their regular meeting this morning at 9am in the Cottonwood County Courthouse in Windom.

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Jackson County Board of Commissioners and Drainage Authority is meeting at 9am today in the Jackson County Courthouse Commissioners Board Room.

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Fulda City Council will hold their Regular meeting TONIGHT at 5:00pm in the Fulda City Hall Chambers.

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Windom City Council is meeting TONIGHT at 6:30pm in the Windom City Hall Council Chambers.

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Mountain Lake City Council is meeting TONIGHT at 6:30 at the Mountain Lake City Hall.

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