June 2025

News from WRAP: PTSD and domestic violence – understanding the lasting impact

June is recognized as PTSD awareness month, a time dedicated to increasing understanding and support for those affected by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD is a mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, impacting individuals’ thoughts, emotions, and daily lives. This month serves as a vital reminder to break the silence and stigma surrounding trauma and mental health, promote early intervention, and encourage conversations. By raising awareness, we can foster empathy, improve access to care, and support healing and resilience in our communities.

Muggy weekend on the way

Most of central and west central Minnesota had cloud over and rain on Saturday. However, I was in the Crosslake area on Saturday for a family reunion, and we enjoyed picture perfect weather in northern Minnesota!

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.

Milan Community News

Rain. And then, RAIN. And more in the forecast for the coming weeks. Uff. There have been whitecaps on the “puddles” in my soybean field. I’m thinking the drought in western Minnesota has been erased. I know.

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

Conversations with your adult children are so different than conversations with your young children. Although when my middle child calls, we are both typically involved in house-cleaning while talking, which is how typically some of the longest conversations used to take place when we lived in the same house, they’re now more involved with cleaning tips and trading stress baking war stories, rather than me getting to hear all the middle/high school drama.

CURE’s Peg Furshong appointed to Task Force on Future of Minnesota’s Water by Attorney General Keith Ellison

This spring, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison created the Advisory Task Force on Future of Minnesota’s Water. This Task Force aims to study issues affecting the stewardship of Minnesota’s water resources, explore best practices, and collaborate to develop a broad set of recommendations for policymakers and regulators, advocacy groups, and business leaders, communities, and individuals. Additionally, the Task Force will compile a report detailing its findings and proposed solutions.

Yost releases new poetry collection rooted in the rural midwest

Author and former area newspaper editor Dana Yost has released a new collection of poetry that explores themes of place, memory and everyday life in the rural Midwest. The book, available now through Finishing Line Press and Amazon, is Yost’s latest latest literary work since leaving the newspaper industry in 2008.