Jessica Stolen-Jacobson
Celebrate Fall Art and Community at the 2025 Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl
For more than two decades, the Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl has been a fall tradition, drawing locals and visitors to the scenic Upper Minnesota River Valley. This year’s event, taking place October 3–5, invites guests to explore a three-day, self-guided tour through artist studios, farms, and charming main street buildings from Ortonville to Granite Falls. Recognized as a one-of-a-kind “hometown adventure,” the Meander features the work of 42 talented artists, with studios open Friday, October 3 from 12–6 p.m., Saturday, October 4 from 9 a.m.–6 p.m., and Sunday, October 5 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
CCM Health Brings a New Little Free Library to Montevideo
CCM Health is excited to announce the opening of a new Little Free Library at the main entrance of its Montevideo clinic. Starting Labor Day, community members and patients can enjoy free access to books for all ages, right outside the main clinic entrance.
Welcoming Week activity planned in Montevideo
Welcoming Week takes place internationally as an annual celebration to bring together neighbors of all backgrounds in rural communities with a goal of building strong connections, and highlight the importance of welcoming and inclusive places.
Milan Community News
Help. Somebody trapped me in a refrigerator. At least that’s what I feel like. It’s too early for turning the furnace on in the house. I don’t own enough electric heaters to heat the entire house. I am mighty miserable. I go for a ride because I can turn on the heat and heated seat in the car. If this was late October, I would be reconciled to this weather, but not early September.
Chippewa County Courts
Montevideo Police Department
This Happened Here: On Keepers…
In an outbuilding on our farm that we’ve called the Spyhouse – from its window, with binoculars and a lack of haze, you can get a pretty good view of the grain mill in Cottonwood – there are many things.
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.
Ask a Trooper: Distracted driving…
Question: I know the distracted driving law has been around for a while now, but can you please talk about it some more?
Beyond Reason: The killing…
This morning, before my first cup of coffee, I took twelve lives. By happy hour, another twenty-four. I counted.
Live Well, Age Wisely: Prairie Five’s Senior Expo Returns…
If you haven’t registered for Prairie Five’s Senior Expo yet, consider doing so today! On hiatus since 2019, we’re ready to welcome you back to this wonderful event once again. The Senior Expo takes place on Wednesday, September 24th at the Montevideo Community Center, located at 550 South 1st Street in Montevideo. Free transportation will be available through Prairie Five RIDES for this event with pick-up spots in Benson, Appleton, Ortonville, Madison, Canby, and Clarkfield. As of this writing, pick-up times are still being arranged. Registration forms are available at each Prairie Five office and allow you indicate if you’d like to use the free transportation; you can call also call 320-269-6578 to register. When the ride schedule is in place, you’ll receive a call with those details.