March 2025

Upcoming Events

Saturday, April 5th: Prom Night through the Decades Montevideo Community Gala 6 p.m. at VFW Post #380. Tickets available at the Millennium Theater and Flowers… Login to continue reading Login…

News from Countryside Public Health: Facts about well water, radon and mold…

The Environmental Health Team at Countryside Public Health is at work behind the scenes to help keep our communities safe and healthy! As Environmental Health Specialists, we are tasked with the regular inspections of restaurants, bars, pools, campgrounds, hotel/motels, and other facilities; to ensure the safety of the facility users. Our team also inspects special event food stands to promote food safety during community events. We are also serve as a resource for our communities on a variety of health topics such as; drinking water testing, radon, mold and many other concerns.

A fresh look & even fresher perks: Montevideo American News getting a glow-up

We are excited to announce that the print edition of Montevideo American News is getting a brand-new look and feel this April, thanks to the latest advancements in digital printing. This transformation means sharper images, richer colors, and an even better reading experience – all while maintaining the quality community journalism you rely on every day.

MnDOT conducting aerial photography work in southwest Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will conduct aerial mapping in southwest Minnesota this spring. The mapping will create a record of existing infrastructure and landscape along, and adjacent to, MnDOT right of way for transportation planning and highway design. This work is conducted when there is no snow and before trees leaf out.

Southwest Minnesota culvert repair project gets underway this April

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announces that a culvert repair project in southwest Minnesota gets underway in early April. MnDOT will make repairs to more than 130 culverts on highways in Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Redwood, Renville, and Yellow Medicine counties.

Local artists exhibit in New York City

Talon Wilson of Granite Falls and Gene & Lucy Tokheim of Dawson will have their work featured in a new exhibition which opens on April 5, 2025 at the Scandinavia House on Park Avenue in Manhattan, NYC.

Ask a Trooper: Where to stop…

Question: I have a new driver in the house. We were having some discussion on where a person needs to stop when coming to a stop sign and other situations. Can you please write about that? Thanks!

This Happened Here: Echoes…

Jessie Hennen “Sorry, I have to leave the college early to go back to college,” I announced, confusing the students who had wandered into my… Login to continue reading Login…

Memory Care Corner: Frontotemporal Dementia – Part 2…

Last time we learned that there are five main types of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The two most common are the behavioral variant FTD (that we learned about last time) and a second called primary progressive aphasia. The other 3 variants are not very common, however, are seen from time to time.