Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging to hold a public hearing/meeting

Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging The Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging (MNRAAA) will host a public hearing/meeting to gather public input on its Area Plan for 2023-2024. This planning document, pursuant to the Older Americans Act, identifies priority needs, goals, objectives, and activities.

8,000 year old Native American remains discovered

An 8,000 year old Native American skull discovered in the Minnesota River and a subsequent social media post by the Renville County Sheriff’s Office made national news this past week. On Wednesday morning May 18, the Renville County Sheriff’s Office made a post on Facebook detailing the results of a forensic study regarding what had been suspected human skeletal remains found along by two anonymous kayakers in September of 2021.

Montevideo Senior Class Athletic Banquet held

The Senior class Athletic Banquet was held on May 22nd at the VFW. Those awarded included: Triple A Award - Tatum Christenson Alice Einerson Award - Amery Arends Floyd Arnold Award - Kaden Boike VFW Most Dedicated/Improved Award - Lana Rongstad & Callim Schmitz United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award - Emily Brace & Andrew Van Binsbergen Coaches Association / Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Award - Amery Arends & Kaden Boike.

Memorial Day storms hit the area

In the early hours of Monday morning, the first of multiple storms to move through the area left a trail of broken branches and muddy yards, putting a hindrance on all area Memorial Day programs. By evening, a second round of storms moved through the area, causing the most damage in the Hanley Falls area, and Milan/Appleton area. The US National Weather Service of Twin Cities/ Minnesota shared a photograph on their Facebook page taken by a Twitter user of a tornado between Milan and Appleton, confirming a tornado sighting amidst the high winds and heavy rains. The storm warnings issued throughout the day by local emergency management services, as well as the National Weather Service made comparisons between this storm’s path and behavior to the storm that left the Montevideo area with extensive damage on May 12th.

Fun in the Sun kits available for young children

United Way of Southwest Minnesota They’re back!! Fun in the Sun Kits were so popular last year that United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) is excited to announce they’re here again! The goal of these kits is to provide a starting point for family activities that are fun, educational and engaging throughout the summer. These kits are a gift from UWSWMN to families in our service area that have young children and are distributed through local libraries.

Their Love Story

A serial is a publishing format that breaks down a larger work of narration into sequential installments for publication in magazines or newspapers. Serials were popular in the late 1800s, and early 1900s, and even appeared in the Montevideo American News in the 1920s. This is the fifth week of a six-week series of serials written by author and Montevideo native Arthur Norby.

Montevideo Middle School May students of the month

Front (L-R): Annayeli Soto, Josue Guzman Bueso, Thatcher Bollman, Elle Golden, Aiden Godfrfey, Baylee Lam, Josiah Stamps Back (L-R): Genesis Gonzalez Bonilla, Lara Krueger, Taryn Stenson, Collin Day, Isaac Albrecht, Patrick Baukol, Lucas Huntley, Trey Enevoldsen, Aydon Maus. Submitted