November 2024
Former Clarkfield State Bank building turned into multi-purpose space
In 2017, Clarkfield resident Betsy Pardick purchased her home, and while riding bicycle around town with her son, first noticed the old Clarkfield State Bank building (also known locally as the Miller building).
Local election results
Editor’s Note: Election results as of Wednesday morning reported on the Minnesota Secretary of State website.
Montevideo SnowDrifters club prepares for annual banquet, welcomes new members
In 1973, the Montevideo Area SnowDrifters snowmobile club was established.
Pioneer PBS awarded three Upper Midwest Emmys® for its Postcards and Prairie Sportsman programs
On Saturday, October 19, 2024, Pioneer PBS’s locally produced programs Postcards and Prairie Sportsman took home three Upper Midwest Emmy® awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Upper Midwest Chapter during an awards ceremony in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Annual Trick-or-Treat Street event draws a crowd
On Halloween, local families braved the cold and wind to participate in the Monte Chamber’s Trunk-or-Treat and Trick-or-Treat Street event.
Sebesta authors new book on living life undeferred
Jerrid Sebesta, a face many locally may recognize from his years as a TV meteorologist on a Minnesota News Station, grew up in Montevideo under tough circumstances.
Home for the Holidays: A weekly round-up of local holiday happenings
Editor’s Note: Each week in November through December, the newspaper will be featuring area businesses and organizations to support shopping and gift giving that supports our local area this holiday season.
Montevideo Police Reports
*Editors note: Due to space issues all traffic stops of a regular nature, medical assists and assists with transporting inmates have been excluded from this report.
Faith Column: ‘In all things give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus’ (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
November is a month to give thanks.
Garrison Keillor & Friends: Happiness and the price of groceries…
When I go to Trader Joe’s on Columbus Avenue to buy groceries, I do it to buy guy food, which my beloved cannot buy because she knows it’s not good for me.