The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs sent an update to stakeholders this week about the progress on the Montevideo Veterans Home. In the newsletter, the MDVA notes that the Montevideo Veterans Home is scheduled to be open by the fall of 2023. Once completed, the Montevideo Veterans Home will be a 72-bed facility that will employ approximately 164 full and part-time employees. Those interested in future positions at the Montevideo Veterans Home are encouraged to sign up for the MD- VA’s newsletter which provides updates on the positions as they become available.

Montevideo author and writing coach will lead a writing workshop for all skill levels at the SW MN Arts Council annual artist retreat at the Danebod Folk School in Tyler. The description for the workshop reads, “Open the door to your imagination as we expose hidden secrets of murder, mystery, mayhem, and all manner of suspense in the workshop, How to Write a Cozy Mystery (and anything else)”. All artists are welcome to attend the annual artist retreat and encouraged to network with others while participating in a variety of workshops.

At the annual meeting of the Friends of Upper Sioux State Park, Upper Sioux State Park assistant manager Emily Albin gave a report on the attendance at the State Park last year. “I always when people ask me about visitation and attendance do 2019 because that’s the year the highway failed and we had a couple of closures.

At the regular monthly meeting of the Montevideo City Council Monday evening, City Manager Robert Wolfington gave a report on the results of negotiations with the company that installed the flooring finish in the Public Works building. The floor was damaged shortly after moving into the building due to a gasoline leak that essentially melted the finish. For months, the City staff has been working with the company that provided and installed the product on a resolution.