May 2025

Beyond Reason: Persephone…
In a field of wildflowers, amidst a pleasant breeze, ROB PEREZ finds PERSEPHONE, Queen of the Underworld, seated beneath a blooming crabapple tree, sipping pomegranate juice.
Dahms and Swedzinski encourage area residents to attend town halls
State Senator Gary Dahms (R – Redwood Falls) and State Representative Chris Swedzinski (R – Ghent) invite area residents to attend their joint town hall meetings on Wednesday, May 21 in Tracy, Marshall, Canby, Madison, Dawson, and Granite Falls.
DNR urges people to leave deer fawns alone
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources asks that people avoid disturbing or touching deer fawns, which are born around this time of year.
Letter to the Editor
Treatment Courts: Saving lives and communities
Minnesota West gears up for a season of celebration: graduation time
As another academic year comes to a close, Minnesota West Community and Technical College is busy preparing to toss some confetti in honor of its graduating class. Set for May, the upcoming ceremonies promise to be more than just a walk across the stage; they’ll be a full-on celebration of achievement and future dreams.
Local citizen raises concerns about legality and fairness of CCM Health daycare facility
A local citizen has raised legal and ethical concerns about the $2.4 million daycare facility being developed by CCM Health, owned in a joint powers agreement by the City of Montevideo and Chippewa County.
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.

Minnesota River Valley CEO class hosts tradeshow
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Montevideo boys tennis competes
Last week, the Montevideo boys varsity tennis team traveled to Glenwood to compete in the West Central Conference championship. Scoring from that event follows:

Montevideo girls take on BOLD
Last week, the Montevideo Girls Varsity Softball team took on BOLD in a double-header game, finishing game one with a score of 3-14. Leaders in that game included Lily Eisenlohr who was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Complete scoring follows: