Question: What am I supposed to do if I am at a railroad crossing and need to report an emergency? Answer: Call 911 and provide the needed information. Every highway- rail crossing has an Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign that provides a 24/7/365 telephone number to report problems or emergencies at the railroad location.

Audrey Arner of Montevideo prefers to think of helping as an opportunity to think about what we want our community to be like. “There’s been points at which some people have convened to talk about a vision for Montevideo, meaning what we want it to be like, not next year, not three years from now, but in the long term. If you think about that, what’s called for is everybody putting their shoulder into it,” she says.

Java River held an open mic night on Friday, March 17th on St. Patty’s Day. The event was originally to take place after the Chamber of Commerce’s annual St. Patty’s Day parade downtown, however the parade was canceled due to the weather. Despite the lingering winter causing below zero wind chills, and heavy snow just prior to the day, there was a large turn-out of people that visited the venue to sing and play music to celebrate the event.