McLeod County

Sheriff’s Office

• Responded to a barn fire at 4:54 p.m., Sept. 4, on 160th Street north of Glencoe. Also responding were Allina Ambulance, Glencoe, Plato, Silver Lake and Lester Prairie Fire Departments. There were no injuries. The fire was extinguished. Deputies cleared with reports.

• Responded to a medical incident on 100th Street northeast of Stewart at 3:56 p.m. Sept. 5. One individual was transported to Glencoe Hospital. The Brownton Fire Department and Allina Ambulance also responded.

• Responded to a vehicle in the ditch near Unit Avenue and 85th Street northeast of Stewart at 6:07 p.m. Sept. 5. There were no injuries.

• Responded to a property damage report on South Sunset Dr. north of Brownton at 12:15 p.m. Sept. 6.

Redwood County Sheriff’s Office

• The City of Belview reported a scam involving their Fire Department on Sept. 9. Several area businesses were solicited to purchase advertising space in a fundraising calendar for the department. Several others received an invoice requesting payment for the advertising. A local business checked into the validity of the calendar and learned there was no such fundraiser. The RCSO reminds residents to verify the validity of fundraising effort prior to donating money.