March 2025
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.
Montevideo boys basketball team competes at state tournament
Last week, the Montevideo Boys Varsity Basketball team secured a spot in the State Tournament after a 62-61 victory at the R/A Facility at Southwest Minnesota State University in a game against the Jackson County Central Huskies.
Floriculture and Ag Mechanics teams compete in regional contest
Last week the Montevideo Floriculture and Ag Mechanics team competed at the region contest. Ag Mechanics placed 2nd overall and will be heading to state. The Floriculture team placed 11th overall.
Prairie Five RIDES announces service change
Last week, Prairie Five RIDES made an announcement that they will be discontinuing the Montevideo Route Bus due to low ridership. The decision does not affect the ability for those in need of transportation services to to schedule rides on the City Buses.
Another storm could be on the way
The National Weather Service says 1 to 3 inches of snow was common from the late winter/early spring storm system late Friday into Saturday. A few spots picked up over 5 inches.
Upcoming Events
March 26th: Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council Job Fair from 3:00 – 6:00 PM at Benson High School.
Minnesota DNR sets open water fishing regulations for walleye on Mille Lacs Lake
Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will have the opportunity to harvest two walleye daily during the upcoming open water season, which begins on Saturday, May 10, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 30. Harvested walleye must be 17 inches or greater, and only one of them can be over 20 inches.
MAMLN hosts educational event on Dementia
MAMLN (Montevideo Area Memory Loss Network) will host an educational event on Wednesday, April 2 from 8:30 am – 4:00 p.m. at the MN Veterans Home - Montevideo (2190 William Avenue, Montevideo, MN 56265). This event is made possible in part by a Minnesota Board on Aging Dementia Grant.
This Happened Here: Life Marches On…
[Note: I’m sounding like a broken record here, but the guest column I was excited to run now needs a little more time to make edits… so hello, it’s Jessie Hennen again, writing to you with a thing that happened in Marshall this week. Other voices are coming soon, I promise. Got an idea of your own? Send it to Jessie.rose.hennen (at) gmail.com!]
TOMF “Jam the Gym” fundraising eventcelebrating 30 years
The mission of the Tim Orth Memorial Foundation is to raise funds to assist children who are facing substantial medical expenses incurred as a result of a serious accident or illness. The Foundation is an all-volunteer organization that organizes fundraising events to support the children in the community in addition to raising the much-needed funds. Between the events on Friday, March 28th in Winthrop and Saturday, March 29th in Glencoe and Hector, assistance will be provided to nineteen recipients.