
Lac qui Parle Mission Sunday event features history of Hypolite and Angelique Dupuis
This year’s annual Lac qui Parle Mission Sunday event featured speaker Daniel C.

Garrison Keillor & Friends: The week we drifted down the Niagara River…
In church Sunday we sang “All people who on earth do dwell” with the beautiful line about serving God with mirth, the only hymn that calls us to comedy, and it made me feel good after this dreadful past week in which mirth has been hard to find.Suddenly I miss Jonathan Winters, the comic who worked in fragments — I wish he were here, he’d handle today’s news to perfection.

Local band returns to the stage at Chippewa County Fair
HickTown Mafia has gained a substantial following in the local area, having performed at the Chippewa County Fair more times than they can count, and this year, they return with a performance scheduled for Wednesday, July 31st at 8:30 p.m.The band started in 2008.
The Lowe Down: Stuck in the middle with you…
For those of us watching the 2024 election cycle ramp up with its cast of characters, speculation, and propaganda, do you ever find yourself humming the chorus of the Stealers Wheel song, “Clowns to the left of me.
Chippewa County Courts
Chippewa County Sheriff’s DepartmentCordoba Cruz, Darwin Mayel, Montevideo; Offense date 6/4/24 DAS - Driving After Suspension (Misdemeanor); Plea 7/9/24 Guilty; Disposition 7/9/24 Convicted; Court Decision 7/9/24 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine.
PACT Act Claims Clinic scheduled for August 17
Central Minnesota Veterans or their loved ones who served during the Vietnam War, Gulf War era, or Post 9/11 era may have increased health care or compensation benefits due to the PACT Act, a new law that expands VA health care eligibility and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances.
South Dakota State announces spring 2024 graduation list
The following students graduated after the spring 2024 semester at South Dakota State University.
DNR proposes selling 80,000 acres of school trust lands in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the U.S. Forest Service to benefit Minnesota’s public schools
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Office of School Trust Lands, and the U.S.
Minnesota state parks library program
The Department of Natural Resources is collaborating with public libraries across the state to provide free seven-day state park passes for checkout through June 2025.

Guess Who?
Each week, the Montevideo American News will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”.