Brown County News
MN Corrections Association's President's Award for 2009
Les Schultz and Mary Ann Wonn accepted the MN Corrections Association's President's Award for 2009 on October 28, 2009. This award is given out annually to programs that demonstrate professionalism and dedication to reducing crime in Minnesota. Brown County Teen Court has been in operation for 11 years and over 700 adolescent offenders have been through this program. Research shows offenders sentenced by their peers are less likely to commit future crimes, pay back monetary damages faster and have more remorse for their actions. Over 70 jurors are trained to hear cases throughout Brown County.
Redwood - Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) is holding two public meetings to kick-off the Turbidity TMDL in the Redwood and Cottonwood River Watersheds. Each meeting will include a review of the TMDL process, water quality data that led to the impairment listing and a presentation by Scott Bohling of the Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University - Mankato on the modeling process used for the Minnesota River Turbidity TMDL. RCRCA is also seeking stakeholders and citizens to be on the advisory committee for the Turbidity TMDL. Interested persons are encouraged to attend one of these meetings.
Read The Full Press Release8/7/09
The Brown County Preparedness Council was formed in 2002 as a united group that could respond to any kind of a moderate to large scale emergency. The group has representation from public health, hospitals and clinics, law enforcement , emergency medical services, emergency management, fire, county and city government officials, schools, Red Cross, business, long term care facilities, and behavioral health providers.
The Brown County Emergency Preparedness Council has been planning for a Pandemic influenza outbreak for approximately 3 years. There has also been planning done at the regional and state level. “The Brown County Emergency Preparedness partners will work together to meet the challenge if H1N1 influenza virus if it becomes an incident in our county” commented Karen Moritz, Brown County Public Health Director.
Full Press Release Here5/4/09