May 2025
Landon Albertson wins second straight Pure Stock Feature at Fiesta City Speedway
Friday night’s races at Fiesta City Speedway featured veteran drivers in five of the six divisions.

Memory Care Corner: Visualizing Vascular Dementia …
In previous articles, I have been writing about the different types of dementia. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are 11 different major types of dementia – however as we have learned, there are then different variants / sub-types under those 11 major types. In fact, dementia expert Teepa Snow claims in total there are over 120 different types, causes and forms of dementia. For our purposes, I think we will stick with just some of the most common types!
Chippewa County Courts
Montevideo Police Department

Montevideo softball plays double-header
Last week, the Montevideo Girls Varsity Softball team took on Minnewaska in a double-header. The team took a loss in game one, 3-10. Leaders in that game included Lily Eisenlohr who was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Complete scoring follows:
Montevideo Track and Field teams compete
Last week, the Montevideo Track and Field team took part in the Section 5A True Team competition. The girls team took home the 5th place spot with a score of 424. Top three scores follow:
Golf teams fare well at West Central Conference meet
Last week, the Montevideo varsity golf teams traveled to the West Central Conference meet at the Benson Golf Club. The boys team took seventh with a score of 176.

Welding class teaches teachers
The Advanced Welding Class at MHS took over teaching last week to show Superintendent McKittrick and Mrs. Maethner a few welding processes. Mr. McKittrick and Mrs. Maethner then had to preform what they learned. The class partners with J & D Construction and MinnesotaWest.
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.

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.

Much needed rain on the way
It was a Mother’s Day for the record books on Sunday. We experienced record high temperatures that had been in the record books for 125 years that were shattered! Lots of low to mid 90s were found around the region.