The Litchfield Rotary Club is in the midst of its annual rose and fall bouquet flower sale. The deadline to place orders is October 15th and you can contact any Litchfield Rotary Club member.
Steve Kess says it’s just $25 per dozen roses or for a fall bouquet. He says they use the proceeds for all kinds of projects and they’ve done some big community projects over the years including the development of Prairie Park and the Splash Pad at Memorial Park, installation of AEDs at various locations in Litchfield, a helicopter pad at Meeker Memorial Hospital and more.
Kess says the Rotary Club has built nearly 300 beds for children around Meeker County who did not have beds, and they’ve adopted a section of Highway 12 west of Litchfield. He says they also help with overseas projects such as nearly eradicating polio.
Tim Swenson says the Rotary Club has also sent money to Africa to help with well-digging projects. He says you may consider buying more than one bouquet.
Swenson says you can order red roses or an assorted color bouquet, and the fall bouquet is also a popular option. He says the flowers may be ordered from any Litchfield Rotary Club member by October 15th.
The Minnesota State Patrol responded to a 2-vehicle crash on Tuesday evening at 7:31 in Gennessee Township in Kandiyohi County. The vehicles were both eastbound on Highway 12 when they collided at milepost 85.
A 2012 Hyundai Tucson was driven by 18-year-old Reese Allan Morrison of Willmont, MN. He was taken to Rice Hospital in Willmar with non-life-threatening injuries. A 2020 Chrysler Pacifica was driven by 51-year-old Michelle Maria Busskohl of Atwater. She was also taken to Rice Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Also responding to the scene were Atwater Fire Dept., Kandiyohi County Rescue, Centra Care and Atwater Ambulances and Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office.
The Meeker County Board of Commissioners has moved to approve of a resolution authorizing MnDOT’s Work Order 1 of the Master Partnership Agreement for the intersection of County-State-Aid-Highway 34 & U.S.Highway 12. The intersection on the east side of Litchfield has been of local concern due to crash history, traffic delays and general safety deficiencies.
Recently, an application to obtain external funding to improve the intersection was applied for. Feedback from the competitive scoring process from this application indicated that the project needed to be further developed to improve the opportunity to be selected for funding. The cost for updating the intersection control evaluation is $38,660 and Mn/DOT has agreed to fund 50% with Meeker County and the City of Litchfield splitting the other $19,330.
Public Works Director Phil Schmalz says an intersection control evaluation for the intersection was initiated in 2017, but never completed. He says the County will cover 60% of the share for finishing the study with Litchfield contributing 40%.
The Board moved to adjust the mixed solid waste tip fees to $86.50 per ton and increase the demolition tip fees to $48.00 per ton for in-county and to $79.00 per ton for out-of-county. The Commissioners also approved of a 1-year extension of a conditional use permit for the Darwin Winter Garden solar farm in Section 34 of Dassel Township; and appointed Amie Bergquist to the Central Minnesota Emergency Services Board Next Generation 911 Committee.
