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MN State Patrol - Marshall Carlson, Connor David, Granite Falls; Offense date 6/22/22 4th Degree DWI (Misdemeanor); Plea 4/25/23 Guilty; Disposition 4/25/23 Convicted; Court Decision 4/25/23 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 89 Days For 1 Yr Credit for time served: 1 Days); $400 Fine. Wolbert, Rendiano, Willmar; Offense date 4/11/23 No Minnesota Driver’s License (Misdemeanor); Plea 4/25/23 Guilty; Disposition 4/25/23 Convicted; Court Decision 4/25/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is celebrating 50 years of the Volunteer Water Monitors Program this year, and is seeking to find more volunteers to help with the program’s continued success. Several high-priority stream and river sites near Granite Falls, Montevideo, Marshall and the space in between are in need of outdoor enthusiasts and those interested in protecting our state’s natural resources to volunteer for the program. Local monitoring sites include a number of areas along the Minnesota River, Chippewa River, and Spring Creek. MPCA also has an online map (QR code at the end of this article) that shows where volunteers are needed. “But also for streams, if there is not a marker on the map where it is convenient for people to monitor - say they drive over a bridge on their way to work or it runs through their back yard but there’s not a marker there - that’s ok. We need new monitoring locations all the time, so we are happy to establish a new monitoring site for somebody,” says MPCA’s Volunteer Water Monitoring Specialist Shannon Martin.

Thursday, May 4th: Brady Wrede, sixth-generation singer and songwriter from Sioux Falls, performs at Talking Waters Brewing Co from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

At Monday evening’s meeting of the Montevideo City Council, a final public hearing for the proposed special assessment for the 2023 Street Improvement project on Ashmore, Wolfe, and 16th Street projects was held. There were a few residents on hand with questions for the council. One resident, in particular, wanted to know if soil from re-grading could be used to improve the conditions on the section of Wolfe Avenue that is gravel, sloping downhill. However, that portion of the road is a township road, thus the City does not have any authority over that portion.