Gov. Tim Walz visits site of Clinton's grain elevator fire Gov. Tim Walz, State Rep. Jeff Backer and Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen visited Clinton, Minn. to inspect the damage left in its wake Aug. 3. Written By: Tim Speier | × Ron Schlimme, right, manager of the Wheaton Dumont Co-op Elevator, talks Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, to Big Stone County Commissioner Brent Olson, left, and Gov. Tim Walz about what the co-ops grain elevator in Clinton meant to the town and the people it supported. A July 25 fire destroyed the building. Tim Speier / West Central Tribune CLINTON — After a fire July 25 in Clinton, Minnesota, destroyed the town’s only grain elevator and main economic source, Gov. Tim Walz, State Rep. Jeff Backer and Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen visited the community Tuesday, Aug. 3, to inspect the damage left in its wake.