The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported on the 9th at 11:11 AM The Heron Lake-Okabena Elementary school was placed on lockdown for precautionary reasons due to an incident that occurred near the school. The MN State Patrol attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on MN 60 in Nobles County. The vehicle failed to stop, and a pursuit began eastbound on MN 60. The pursuit was discontinued when it exited MN 60 into the city of Heron Lake. Shortly after it was discontinued, citizens reported to law enforcement that the suspect vehicle had been abandoned about 1 block from the school. It was also reported that the driver fled on foot to an apartment complex about 2 blocks from the school. The school was then put on lockdown while multiple officers searched the area for the driver. The School Resource Officer was moved from another school in the county to the Heron Lake Elementary school to provide security. The suspect was located and apprehended, and the lockdown was then lifted. The school was in lockdown for about 1 hour.
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The Windom Police Department released the following Press Release on Friday the 9th. On September 8th at 7:59pm, the Windom Police Department was dispatched to the area of 1300 block of 6th Ave for a Domestic Assault. Upon investigation, it was learned there was a 46-year-old male inside the residence with a weapon. Officers on scene attempted to make contact with the male with no success. Due to the report of weapons inside and the threat of violence, The HEAT Team was activated to assist at the scene. At approximately 11:23pm the male suspect walked outside of the residence and was taken into custody without incident. Criminal charge at this time for Andrew Niskanen of Windom is Domestic Assault by Strangulation.
The Windom Police Department was assisted at the scene by the Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office, Westbrook Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol and the HEAT Team.
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Economic Development Authority of Windom will be meeting TODAY at Noon in the Windom City Council Chambers.
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Windom Area School Board will meet TONIGHT at 6:30pm in the Windom City Council Chambers. Meeting can be viewed live at Media SB22 on YouTube.
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TONIGHT, fill your bellies with the Cottonwood County Historical Society Annual Fall Fundraiser from 4:30-7:00. The Historical Society located at 812 4th Ave Windom will be serving up their traditional Roast Beef on a Bun with Coleslaw, Baked Beans, Potato Chips, and a Cookie! There are both Dine-In and Drive Thru pickup options this year! Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for Children under 10 years of age. Tickets are available at the Museum prior to the feed, or you can pay when you come. For more information, please call the Cottonwood County Historical Society at 507-831-1134.
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Tomorrow from 9 to Noon is the Cottonwood County Landfill Recycling Day for Clean, Empty, Plastic Pesticide Containers. Accepted items will be clean, dry, and properly rinsed containers. All containers MUST BE free of any pesticides, inside and outside of the container. Caps, Lids, and labels must be removed. The land Fill will NOT accept paper or plastic bags, metal cans or aerosols, glass containers, mini-bulk, or containers over 55 gallons.
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The Sons of Norway Stavanger Lodge #1-538 will feature a unique program on Norwegian Hardanger at their upcoming meeting on Thursday, September 15th. Lorene Holland will give a presentation on Hardanger embroidery, which is a delicate form of beautiful open needlework that originated in the Hardanger region of Norway hundreds of years ago. It gradually spread to other parts of Europe and then to the United States with the Scandinavian immigrants. This program is open to the public and will be held at the Cottonwood County Historical Society, located at 812 4th Avenue, in Windom at 9:30am. If you would like more information, contact Co-Presidents Bonnie at 831-5091, or Harvey at 445-3188.
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