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Windom's mayor issues update on city's flooding
Windom mayor Dominic Jones issued a flooding update Wednesday night to residents of that community. Jones noted that the Des Moines River was slowly receding, but strongly encouraged people to keep their sandbags in place as any rain can lead to an increase in water levels. Rain was in the forecast Thursday and Friday.
Blomberg Ks 16 batters as Mudcats sweep New Ulm Gold
MARSHALL — An early scoring barrage in game 1 and a dominant pitching performance from Ashton Blomberg in game 2 led the Marshall Mudcats to a doubleheader sweep of New Ulm Legion Gold on Tuesday. The games were Marshall’s first since June 16 after heavy rainfall forced the cancelation of the Wood Bat Classic over the weekend.
City addresses flooding concerns
FAIRMONT– At the Fairmont City Council meeting on Monday, Public Works Director Matthew York provided a flood and storm update. York said that since Friday, the city had spent over 150 hours working on high water and storm activities. “Streets and park teams were out through the weekend dealing...
Ellsworth R. Ohm
Ellsworth Russell Ohm, age 77 of Fairmont passed away Wednesday June 19, 2024 at Goldfinch Estates in Fairmont, Minnesota. Graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday June 26, 2024 at Woodland Hills Memorial Park in Mankato. Guestbook and on-line condolences at www.mankatomortuary.com. Ellsworth was born August 22, 1946 to Wilhelm and Lena (Finkbeiner) Ohm in Albert Lea, Minnesota. After graduating from High School, Ellsworth served his country in the US Air Force from 1964-1968.
‘Digging their heels in battle’
MARSHALL — A day after picking up a five-inning mercy-rule win over Tracy Junior Legion, the Marshall VFW Orange 15U baseball team was challenged on Tuesday. When they faced off against Sleepy Eye on Tuesday, neither team led by more than one run at the end of an inning all game long. Still, Marshall locked in and gutted out a 4-3 victory at the Irish Yard.
Lavona Mae Klunker
TRUMAN — Lavona Mae Klunker of Truman, Minn., formerly of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Truman Senior Living. A service for Lavona will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at Zaharia Family Funeral Home in Truman. Lavona Mae Eaton was born Feb. 21,...
Police
8:22 a.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 200 block of West 10th Street. 9:10 a.m. — Police investigated a trespassing complaint in the 900 block of Redwood Drive. 10:01 a.m. — An ordinance violation was reported in the 400 block of North Park Street. A...
City-wide cleanup this Saturday
TRUMAN — Tonight, June 27, is the pop-up shop from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Truman Museum to see, order or get your Truman memorabilia. If you know what you want, you can also email your order to trumandays.mn@gmail.com. The city-wide cleanup for residents of Truman ONLY will be from...
People & Events
“Church on the Lawn” services will be held beginning 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 30, at East Chain Evangelical Free Church, located three miles east of the village of East Chain. The speaker will be East Chain native, Josh Johanson. Josh is excited to share his story. He’s a husband, father and businessman, who is being called by God to preach in area churches and is currently pursuing a degree in pastoral studies. The service includes live band worship, bible teaching and wonderful kids program. Prior to the service, donuts and coffee will be served at 10 a.m. Bring your lawn chair and a friend. The public is welcome. In case of inclement weather, they will meet inside the church.
County, city to declare emergency today
The Des Moines River appears poised to surge to record levels. As a result, local government entities will officially declare a state of emergency today. The Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners will meet at 11:15 a.m. to discuss the state of emergency. Board Chair Norm Holmen issued a short-term declaration on Friday, which started the emergency declaration process. The county’s approval of a state of emergency today means the county will be in a state of emergency for 30 days and starts the process to receive state and federal disaster funding.
River back on the rise
After initially cresting on Sunday afternoon, the Des Moines River is once again on the rise Monday morning. The river crested at 24.66 feet Sunday and receded during the day Sunday. However, according to the National Weather Service river gauge located by the Windom Country Club, the river began rising again late Sunday night.
School issues call for sandbaggers
Windom Area Schools has sent out a mass message to families of students, asking for help to fill sandbags at the Windom Arena. Numerous homes in the community are at imminent risk of flooding in light of the forecasted crest of the river, projected at 26 feet, which would be over a foot higher than the record 1969 flood’s crest.
High School State Baseball Championship Results, Mr. Baseball and Ms. Softball Announced
(KWMN)-Originally scheduled to take place last Monday, weather forced the State Baseball championship games to be moved to the weekend, eventually, each class was able to get their game in from Target Field. At this year’s title games, there wasn’t a single one-seed that made the championship game.
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