
Montevideo Arts News: SMAC in-person grant session – mark your calendars…
Join us at Java River on January 9 at 7 p.m.
Montevideo boys basketball defeats NLS
From Staff ReportsThe Montevideo Boys Varsity Basketball team took on New London Spicer for a 78-71 win last week.

Accident requires livestock response trailer assistance
On Friday December 22nd, 2023 at around 9:30 in the morning, the Granite Falls Fire Department was requested to respond to a vehicle crash with a Livestock Response Trailer.
Chippewa County Courts
MN State Patrol - MarshallBannister, Logan Terry, Lakefield; Offense date 11/5/23 Speed 60 Zone 74/60 (Misdemeanor); Plea 12/19/23 Guilty; Disposition 12/19/23 Convicted; Court Decision 12/19/23 Payable without appearance; $50 Fine.Stock, Tate Robert, Appleton; offense date 6/2/23 Hit and Run Damage to property along road (Misdemeanor); Plea 12/19/23 Guilty; Disposition 12/19/23 Stay of adjudication; Court Decision 12/19/23 Continued Local Confinement (90 Days, Say 0 yr 0 mo 90 days for 1 yr); $100 Fine.Chippewa County Sheriff’s OfficeEgge, Tammy Annette, Montevideo; Offense date 9/21/23 Driving After Cancellation Inimical to Public Safety (Gross Misdemeanor); Plea 12/18/23 Guilty; Disposition 12/18/23 Convicted; Court Decision 12/18/23 Sentenced (364 Days, Stay 364 Days for 18 mo); $125 Fine.Vargas, Rocio Andrade, Omaha, Nebraska; Offense date 12/17/23 DL - No Minnesota Drivers License (Misdemeanor); Plea 12/20/23 Guilty; Disposition 12/20/23 Convicted; Court Decision 12/20/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.
Area Church Schedules
Assembly of God, ClarkfieldSUNDAY: Sunday School 9 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.; Evening 7 p.m.Wednesday: Teens 5 p.m.; Young Explorers 6:30 p.m.Augustana Lutheran Church, ClarkfieldSunday Worship 10 a.m.Bergen Lutheran Church, Granite FallsSunday Worship 11 am.

Above normal temps continue through the weekend
It was a very unusual Christmas this year with the lack of snow around the state of Minnesota.
The Lowe Down: Aspirations for the new year . . .
As the pages of 2024 lay blank before us with uncharted adventures and experiences, there are a few things I wish for all of us in the upcoming year.
Coalition works together to provide services for students in all Montevideo Public School buildings
Since the spring of 2022, a group of local mental health service providers has been meeting in order to form a collaborative to better serve students of Montevideo Public Schools.

Stermer to release new book at upcoming event
On Saturday, December 30th, Brendan Stermer, a Montevideo graduate, will return to the community for Forgotten Frequencies: A Celebration of Local Music and Poetry at Java River in downtown Montevideo.

Bert Raney youth learn baton twirling, practice persistence, through 4-H baton program
Instructor Kayleigh Kontz of Marshall’s KayKo Baton Studio spent 3 afternoons with 8 youth at Bert Raney Elementary (BRE) school in Granite Falls at a program facilitated by Yellow Medicine County 4-H.