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Rapidan Dam: A Historical Perspective
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The flooding affecting southern Minnesota is history before our eyes. The Blue Earth County Historical Society has been taking great care to catalogue events as they happen, as 2024 will be a year that is looked back on for decades to come. “In 100 years when...
City starts pumping Warren Pond
Windom Street Department Manager Jon Ketzenberg and Incident Commander Tim Hogan stated Wednesday afternoon that efforts are underway to try to bring some relief to flooded homeowners along Cottonwood Lake. Ketzenberg said that a 12-inch pump has started operating on Warren Pond, which will pump water into Warren Lake. The...
Windom couple rolls with the punches of flood
In their 23 years at their current residence, Steve and Brenda Muller have never seen anything quite like this. The Mullers, who live on 16th Street just south of Perkins Creek, have watched their backyard become more like a pond due to the recent floods. As of Monday morning, they...
Update on flooding, morning of June 26
• The Des Moines River appears to have crested at 25.01 feet. The elevation level of the crest is 1354.01 feet. The river will remain very high for days, as water elevations are not changing much upstream. • Sandbag operations at the Windom Recreation Area parking lot have ceased. THANK...
Could a hot summer bring back harmful algal blooms to Smith Mountain Lake?
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — When the weather gets this hot and summer hits, algal blooms can pop up in bodies of water, like Smith Mountain Lake. But officials are working to find ways to prevent it. You may remember last year's harmful bloom, that led to parts...
River appears to be receding slowly
The Des Moines River in Windom appears to be receding after hitting a new record crest. As of the last observation at the National Weather Service gauge at 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, the level of the river in Windom was 24.83 feet. The river appeared to crest at 25.01 feet at roughly 3:25 a.m. on Tuesday.
Beware of scammers capitalizing on area flooding
Cottonwood County Emergency Management is reminding people that there may be scammers looking to take advantage of people cleaning up after the recent flooding. The county noted that there are several credible voluntary organizations assisting with disaster relief who offer such services for free, but “unfortunately, there may be scammers out there who are calling residents, contacting them on social media, or going door to door with offers and promises to clean up the flood damage on their properties.”
Diane K. Kravitz
SHERBURN — A public graveside service for Diane K. (Lutterman) Kravitz, 82, of Smyrna, Del., formerly of Sherburn, Minn., will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery in Sherburn, Minn. Kravitz passed peacefully Friday, April 5, 2024, at her home, with family by...
Dennis Lutterman
SHERBURN — A public graveside service for Dennis Lutterman, 82, of Brainerd, Minn., formerly of Sherburn, Minn., will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery in Sherburn, Minn. Lutterman passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Brainerd, Minn. Kramer Family Funeral Home in...
Discovery Day at Schwartz Farms
Students from the Sleepy Eye and Springfield FFA chapters, along with the Schwartz Farms Inc. college interns, attended Discovery Day at Schwartz Farms in late May, receiving a behind-the-scenes look at the family-owned business. They met with John Schwartz, discovered many career opportunities at the business by meeting with different departments, enjoyed a pork lunch and toured a sow farm. Submitted.
Out of the Past – June 27
Masaaki Sakamaki, Sleepy Eye’s exchange student from Japan, will leave tomorrow to spend several days in Washington and other cities in the East. Along with other exchange students he will visit places of interest for 10 days and then return to Japan. Masaaki lived with the Jim Young family.
Grogin named the trigonometry ‘star’
FAIRMONT — Fairmont High School student Sam Grogin made school history after being named the champion of the TrigStar National tournament. Grogin completed the trigonometry assessment in one hour, six minutes, and thirty seconds. He recorded the fastest-completion on a perfectly-scored test. Fairmont High School TrigStar is led by...
Floodwaters overwhelm sewage system in southern Minnesota city
The city of Madelia has been pumping raw sewage down closed streets and into the Watonwan River as record floods have overwhelmed its wastewater treatment system. Repairs are underway to a damaged lift station at the treatment plant, which will start operating again as soon as possible, said Ryan Visher, the emergency management and safety director for Watonwan County.
Police
1:38 a.m. — A driving complaint was reported in the 900 block of Johnson Street. A verbal warning was issued. 11:12 a.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 500 block of North Hampton Street. 1:31 p.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 20 block...
WELCA ladies meet Wednesday
CEYLON — There’s just one more day in June, then the calendar turns to the month of July. The first Tuesday coffee hours for July will be 8:30-10 a.m. on July 2, at the Regional Worship Center in Sherburn, just south of I-90. Watch signs to navigate the Highway 4 construction.
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