August 2025
Junior Achievement celebrates board member milestone
The Montevideo Junior Achievement Program recently celebrated the retirement of board member Barb Pederson, who served on the board for more than 20 years. Montevideo’s Junior Achievement program brings financial literacy, career readiness, and community-based education to local elementary classrooms, with the help of dedicated local volunteers.
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.
Annual Pezihutazizi Oyate Traditional Wacipi held
Over the weekend, the annual Upper Sioux Community traditional Wacipi was held. The event is a cultural tradition that includes the gathering of generations to celebrate life, pride and honor. The word “Wacipi” means “they dance” in Dakota Language.
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.
Change to Veterans Town Hall Meeting Scheduled for August 12
The Veterans town hall meeting scheduled on Aug. 12, 2025, at 2 p.m., at the VA Clinic in Montevideo, has been changed to a virtual meeting due to construction activities at the clinic.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, August 7: Free live music at Java River featuring Montevideo singer-songwriters Junia Fitzkappes & Anya Olson.
From the Editor’s Desk
In a mid-summer garden update, I have now successfully grown a tomato plant. Not just any tomato plant, but a cherry tomato behemoth. A leafy, sprawling monster that has overtaken one of the two raised garden beds as though it hopes to soon audition for the “Little Shop of Horrors; Granite Falls edition”.
Bradley Rossow Gets First Fiesta City Win at the Chippewa County Fair
A field of fifty-six cars were in the pits at Fiesta City Speedway for the Chippewa County Fair.
CROP Taskforce Announces Availability of Local Grant Funding
The Community Response to Opioids Program (CROP) Taskforce, serving Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties, is announcing that Round II of Local Grant Funding is now available for local organizations to apply for, through September 15, 2025. The CROP Taskforce is dedicated to advancing local solutions that save lives and support individuals, families, and communities impacted by substance use.
Milan Community News
It’s a rainy morning. Kinda dreary. The kind of day that keeps people in bed longer than usual. Or curled up in a comfy chair in the corner with a good book and a soft quilt and a cup of coffee. What a difference a week makes. Last week’s onslaught of wind and hail was not what we wanted or needed. But we soldier on. The corn fields that aren’t stripped from the hail look wonderful. It is fun to watch a gust of wind come across the sea of tassels.