According to Montevideo Community Center Manager Tracy Wellendorf, who presented the center’s 2024 annual report to the Montevideo City Council last week, it was another busy year for the Community Center. “This year was packed with activity,” Wellendorf told the council. The center hosted 227 rentals throughout the year, and although membership numbers have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, down from over 250 to 212 members - Wellendorf emphasized that participation and interest in programs remains strong.

*Editors note: Due to space issues all traffic stops of a regular nature, medical assists and assists with transporting inmates have been excluded from this report.

On Monday morning, the Montevideo Police Department issued a press release to announce that the Montevideo Police Department along with Minnesota Bureau of Apprehension has closed its investigation into the September 18th, 2023, death of Mitchell Bruce Twite, 69, of Montevideo. The press release said, “The investigation has concluded that death of Twite was self-inflicted stab wounds.”

A 38 year-old Montevideo man is in custody in the Chippewa County Jail on 1st degree controlled substance charges after a CEE-VI Task Force drug trafficking investigation led to the execution of search warrants on 4/1/2025 in the city of Montevideo.

*Editors note: Due to space issues all traffic stops of a regular nature, medical assists and assists with transporting inmates have been excluded from this report.

Montevideo Police Department