Prairie Notebook
The largest one ever captured was nearly 24 feet long and weighed over 1.5 tons! Traced back to the Jurassic period, they are sometimes called the dinosaur of the fish world. Ojibwe call them “Nahmay”, the king of fish.
A Regenerative Future?
It was 1997 that North Dakota rancher Gabe Brown attended a livestock profit seminar. He had just lost his crop due to natural causes for a third year in a row, and was wondering how he was going to keep his farm.
Yellowstone Trail master plan presented
Last week, a meeting was held at both the Montevideo Public Library, and Bird Island Cultural Centre to reveal the Yellowstone Trail Master Plan. The plan came about when the Renville County Historical Society partnered with the Yellowstone Trail Alliance of Western Minnesota to apply for a Cultural Heritage Partnership grant from the Minnesota Historical Society. Since receiving the $54,000 grant, the group has been working to develop a state-wide Yellowstone Trail Master Plan.
Healthy Aus ready for NFR battle
Any athlete can attest to injuries throughout a career and even through a season. In bareback riding, the strain and stress the body takes during an eight-second ride can make injuries stack up.
COURT NEWS
Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office Meyer, Layton John, Clara City; Offense date 11/5/22 DNR - Failure to Report a Fire (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/14/22 Guilty; Disposition 11/14/22 Convicted; Court Decision 11/14/22 Payable without appearance; $50 Fine. Montevideo Police Department Tokoche, Stanis, Milan; Offense date 8/31/22 Traffic - DAR (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/14/22 Guilty; Disposition 11/14/22 Convicted; Court Decision 11/14/22 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine.
GUESS WHO?
Each week, the Montevideo American News will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad. com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.
Charges dismissed in trial involving Granite Falls physician
Last March, former physician with Avera’s Granite Falls clinic, Mark Eakes, made his first appearance in Yellow Medicine County Court on charges of 3rd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct. Over the next months, additional charges were added, totaling nine in all in both the 3rd and 4th degree. All charges alleged that Eakes had engaged in unwanted sexual contact with five female patients between the years of 2019 and 2021.