The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that it is recommending three candidates for consideration to fill a vacancy in Minnesota’s Eighth Judicial District. The vacancy occurred upon the retirement of the Honorable Charles C. Glasrud. The seat will be chambered in Morris in Stevens County. Jason Butts: Jason Butts is the Breckenridge city attorney, where he has served since December 2021. Butts previously worked in private practice at Smith & Strege, Ltd., where he practiced criminal defense, general litigation, and real estate. He also worked as a contracted public defender for the City of Wahpeton, and he has previously served on the Richland County Treatment Court. Butts serves on the board of the State Bar Association of North Dakota’s Lawyer Assistance Program, and he previously served on the association’s Board of Governors and Title Standards Committee. Butts is a former councilman for the City of Breckenridge.

Last week, the Montevideo Runnings store made a donation of twenty backpacks to be used as First Responder bags for four medics and sixteen EMTs with the CCM Health Ambulance in Montevideo. The bags allow the local First Responders to have supplies on hand in the instance they happen to come upon an accident. Runnings frequently makes donations within the community. “4-H Ribbons, Take a Kid Fishing, Rodeos, Western Fest, the race track - we stay pretty involved with the community as much as we can,” says Montevideo Runnings store manager Robert Jorda. “We’re just glad we could help out in any way we can,” says Jorda. “The community helps us so we like to help them back.” The CCM Health Ambulance is always looking for new members from the community to join their team as paramedics and EMTS. If you would like to find out more information on becoming a paramedic or an EMT, please contact CCM Health’s Human Resources department.

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Chief Meteorologist Kool-TV It was so good to see some rain Friday and Saturday across Minnesota. We no doubt needed that rain to help with our moisture deficit, but also to help with wildfire concerns.