June 2022

On 6/10/22 at about 7:03 am the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting an airplane crash east of the Granite Falls Airport in a field. The reporter said that there was a male party walking by the plane with cuts on his head. The Granite Falls Ambulance and Granite Falls Fire Department were paged to the scene along with area law enforcement. The pilot was treated at the scene and was airlifted by North Memorial Air Care to North Memorial in Robbinsdale. His medical status is unknown at this time.

The Montevideo American Legion hosted the first of their summer series of motorcycle and classic car roll-ins last Wednesday evening, offering a build-your-own burger bar, and drink specials. The event is scheduled to be held the second Wednesday of the month in June and July as well. There will be different specials and additions to each event that will be posted on the Montevideo American Legion’s Facebook page. Photos by Jessica Stolen-Jacobson

On Thursday, June 9th, 2022 the Cenex on Hwy 7 in Montevideo officially opened back up for business after completing renovations that started on December 23rd, 2021. Manager Robin Enevoldsen said, “[We are] so thrilled to be back on the east side of town; ready and able to serve our customers.” She also said that they were able to retain all of their employees during the renovations by keeping them actively employed at their other location on the west side of town at the Travel Plaza. Enevoldsen raved about all of the employees noting that it was important to retain them because of how good they all are.

Madison Eklund, from upstate New York, recently embarked on a journey to venture more than 1,600 miles by way of kayaking from Minneapolis to York Factory, Manitoba. The trip began May 7th, and will bring Eklund across three states and one Canadian province, with a 320-mile portion of that trip being upstream on the Minnesota River. This week, the journey brought Eklund to Granite Falls and Montevideo.

The EAA Chapter 688 held their annual Fiesta Days kick-off event, the Fly-in Breakfast on Sunday morning at the Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport. The event featured a breakfast, the ability to tour local emergency services vehicles, a Sheriff’s Department K-9 demonstration and more. Young Eagles flights were done at the event as well. The Young Eagles flights provide a free flight to kids ages eight to seventeen. Funds raised at the fly-in breakfast were utilized in part to provide scholarships for local students to attend aviation camps and post secondary scholarships for students pursuing an aviation career. Photos by Jessica Stolen-Jacobson