The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog warning from 6 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday for both Wright and Meeker counties. Fog is expected to roll in overnight, with visibility being less than a quarter mile in some areas. Continue reading ‘Dense fog warning issued (Feb. 24)’
Monthly Archive for February, 2008
A large amount of narcotics and firearms were found following two simultaneous search warrants at a business in the City of Monticello and a residence in Monticello Township Feb. 21, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office. Continue reading ‘Drugs, firearms seized in Wright County’
The Wright County Board gave its support to the Wright County Fair board’s proposal for a new horse facility during today’s county board meeting.
The plan includes construction of a new, larger arena and a 100-foot diameter round warm-up pen, and replacing the wooden fence with metal panels.
Ron Denn, horse superintendent for the Wright County Agricultural Society, said the existing arena is in poor condition, and needs to be replaced, and the new faciltity will serve the needs of the county’s growing equine population. Denn said the fair board has budgeted the estimated $35,549 cost of the project, and was not asking for additional funds from the county.
The WOW (Wellness on Wheels) van made its monthly stop in Delano Tuesday, Feb. 12 by Coborn’s. As a Wright County Public Health service, they would like to remind adults of the area the importance of adult boosters for tetanus and diphtheria.
Continue reading ‘Don’t let your Tetanus protection run out’
The National Weather Service released the following report for freezing rain, which didn’t materialize (see below):
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 5:45AM CST Continue reading ‘Arctic Blast to arrive Saturday (Feb. 9)’
It may be difficult to get any kind of budget increase past the Wright County Board during the next budget cycle.
During Today’s board meeting, Commissioner Dick Mattson mentioned the number of foreclosures in the county in the past year, and said the county’s unemployment rate in December was the highest it has been in a few years.
Mattson asked the board to schedule a budget committee of the whole as soon as possible to discuss the situation and to let county departments know what it expects for the next budget session.
“We are not going to burden the taxpayers with another year like last year if I have anything to say about it,” Mattson said. “Wants and needs are two different things,” he added.
