October 2023
Yellow Medicine County Veterans Services updates given at Board Meeting
At Tuesday morning’s regular meeting of the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners, Veterans Services Officer Kris Holien was in attendance to provide a quarterly update on the department’s happenings.In his report, Holien noted that the Department of Veterans Affairs has released their annual Distribution Expenditure Report for 2022 showing an expenditure of just over $9.9 million in total for Yellow Medicine County’s Veterans.
Local theater hosts first ever film festival
Montevideo Millennium Theater is hosting their first film festival this year from October 20th through October 26.
Ask a Trooper: Reckless & Careless Driving
Question: What is the difference between careless or reckless driving?
Poetry reading scheduled featuring work of Florence Dacey
On October 15th, Florence Chard Dacey will be holding a reading of poetry from her latest book, “The Mercy of Stone, Poems from Fifty Years” at the Granite Area Arts Council.
Early voting opportunities for upcoming election
Those in Chippewa County have the opportunity to vote early in the upcoming election, with the School District Special Election for ISD-129 Montevideo Schools on the Ballot.
Minnesota Rural Health Association presents first Ultrasound Training Award
The Minnesota Rural Health Association (MRHA) is excited to announce Johnson Memorial Health Services in Dawson, as the inaugural recipient of the Ultrasound Tuition Assistance Award, provided by The Leona M.
Senator Klobuchar visits Montevideo
Last week, US Senator Amy Klobuchar visited CCM Wellness Center to visit with fifteen members of Medi-Sota, a non-profit healthcare consortium of 35 rural healthcare organizations in Minnesota.
Montevideo tennis team takes second at sections
Last week, the Montevideo Girls Varsity Tennis team took on Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at home for a 4-2 victory.
Monte Trading Co receives First Dollar Award
On Monday, the Montevideo Chamber Admirals visited the recently opened Monte Trading Co to deliver the First Dollar Award.
Sixty-eight veterans attend annual hunt
Cool grey clouds of fog started the 14th annual Veterans Pheasant Hunt at the Minnesota Heartland Preserve near Granite Falls.