By Tyler Trieglaff

Notes from the Chief

Notes from the Farm…This week has started the fall processing of the calves. All the calves born this spring are getting their first rounds of shots. The yearlings from last fall got their annual boosters. The spring calves will get another round of shots in a month when we wean them from mama and separate them.  

With weaning being the most stressful time in their lives, they will have a strong immunity built up and with the booster shot, we have seen very little if any sickness at weaning time.  

I had a video pop up on the Facebooks from a year ago that showed all the cattle home from the pastures by Sept. 23 last year. We still have a couple weeks of pasture left this fall due to the recent rains as well as our stocking rates are lower this year. This will definitely extend the hay and corn silage we have stockpiled.  

The oats cover crop is also growing very nicely and we should get several days of grazing off those 40 acres of corn stubble. The plan now is to bring the herds home by the end of October. We want the calves to be able to get used to their new feedlot while they are with mama for a little while.  

This will also help lessen the stress at weaning time. They will be more familiar with the feed bunks and waterer when they get to the pen on their own.  

Friday, Oct. 2

11:19 a.m. Medical alarm alert. Accidental push.

11:39 a.m. Assist with nine gas drive-offs from the gas station.

Monday, Oct. 5

10:24 a.m. Assist with vehicles parked in a parking lot that needed to be torn up.

1:56 p.m. Background check for the FBI.

2:22 p.m. Parking complaint of a vehicle with a flat tire. Vehicle was moved. 

4:29 p.m. Assist State Patrol with a pursuit investigation.

9:48 p.m. Assist with a medical.

10:08 p.m. Report of a domestic between a male and female. Parties were separated and sent on their way.

10:50 p.m. Disturbance reported of an unruly female on Lake St S. The female from the earlier domestic could not control her faculties and was arrested on a Disorderly Conduct and Minor Consume.

Tuesday, Oct. 6

4:21 p.m. Welfare on a male who pressed his medical pendant. Male was not home and the officer was able to make contact over the phone, and it was an accidental push.

Wednesday, Oct. 7

10:59 a.m. Landlord background check on a potential tenant.

4:59 p.m. Assist the building inspector with an administrative search warrant on two properties to determine if the structures are inhabitable.

6:07 p.m. Assist with a medical.

8:31 p.m. Vehicle lockout at the medical as the victim’s keys got locked in the car.

Thursday, Oct. 8

1:56 p.m. Assist a vehicle with a jump start.

3:22 p.m. Credit card was found on Main Ave W. Office called the owner who already canceled the card.

7:55 p.m. Report of juvenile issues on the school bus and at school. Parents talked to by officers and school officials notified also.

10:20 p.m. Resident reporting a smell of electrical type burning. Officer went to the area and could also detect the smell. Most likely coming from a campfire with someone burning some refuse also. Unable to locate anything in the area.