April 2025
Montevideo Track & Field competes in Redwood, Madison
Last week, the Montevideo Track and Field team traveled to Redwood Falls for the Redwood Valley Invitational. The girls team took home the 9th place spot with a score of 24, while the boys team took home the 4th place spot with a score of 73. Top three scorers follow:
Milan Community News
Another wonderful week in beautiful rural Minnesota. I have only received drizzles of rain, but every drop is precious. My rain gauge hasn’t had enough moisture in it to read. It will come. The farmers are busy digging and planting and waiting for fertilizer spreaders. Of course, the entire county seems to be ready for fertilizer at the same time. Who has the fastest phone line? I know patience wears thin, but everybody will get their share in due time, I guess.
CROP Taskforce awards over $63,000 in grants to support substance use prevention, treatment, and harm reduction
The newly formed Community Response to Opioids Program (CROP) Taskforce, serving Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties, is proud to announce the award of $63,054 in its first round of community funding. The CROP Taskforce is dedicated to advancing local solutions that save lives and support individuals, families, and communities impacted by substance use.
Montevideo Softball plays two double-headers
Last week, the Montevideo Girls Varsity Softball team hosted West Central Area in a double-header for a 16-17 and 6-7 loss. Leaders in the game included Kylieann Johnson who was 2-for-3 with nine stolen bases, and an RBI. Complete scoring follows:
Letter to the Editor
Encourage Congress to safeguard the Older Americans Act
DNR shares tips for planning a summer camping trip at Minnesota state parks, recreation areas and forests
At Clay County Family Service Center in Moorhead on Thursday, state officials, doctors, patients and advocates continued a series of statewide roundtables educating Minnesotans on the impact of proposed federal cuts to vital health care programs.
Chippewa County Courts
Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office
Guess Who?
Each week, the Montevideo American News will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.
From the Editor’s Desk
Over the last week, our teams have been working on the new layout for the newspapers that will roll out soon. Recently, CherryRoad Media hosted a couple of community meetings to show samples of the new layout. If you were unable to attend one of those meetings, I’ll explain a little more about what you can expect to see here.
MMS March Students of the Month
Montevideo Middle School March Students of the Month are: Willa Bollman, Payden DeBeer, Maci Schroeder, Cullin Harrington, Sawyer Dahl, Brylee Haugen, Zoey Lynner, Adrian Richardson, Kolten Sims, Ayleen Rodriguez, Sadie Martin.