January 2023

Gerald (Jerry) Shultz

 Gerald (Jerry) Shultz died on January 13, 2023, at his residence in Montevideo at the age of 89. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with…

A tour of the Montevideo Veterans Home progress

Representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs held a meeting to discuss the progress of the construction of the Montevideo Veterans Home last week. The… Login to continue reading Login…

Thunder Hawk kids sing the National Anthem

The youngest kids in the Thunder Hawks family sang the National Anthem for the opening of the boys varsity basketball game Thursday evening. Login to continue reading Login Sign up…

Fredrick Feldhake, Jr. III

 Fredrick Feldhake, Jr. III, 57, of Alexandria died suddenly on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Alomere Health. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, January 16, 2023, at Alexandria Covenant Church…

David C. Walstrom

 David C. Walstrom, 81, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2023, at his home in Belgrade. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday, January 16, 2023, at Crow River Lutheran…

James Fred (Jim) Weckwerth

 James Fred (Jim) Weckwerth died suddenly on January 9, 2023, at the age of 74. He was born in Montevideo on July 8, 1948, the second son of Alfred and…

Beyond Reason

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Snowfall amounts provide challenges to city for snow removal

com At Monday evening’s city council meeting, City Works manager Aaron Blom was in attendance to give the council an update on the recent snowfall. Blom noted that snow events such as last week’s snowfall don’t happen very often.

Thunder Hawk boys to take on West Central Thursday

Montevideo’s boys basketball players gained some much-needed confidence by defeating Pipestone 60-58 in their Marshall Holiday Tournament opener at SMSU and against Luverne 52-48 last Saturday, Thunder Hawks coach Derek Webb said after practice earlier this week.