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Rural business makes move into town by end of year
Valley Automotive is planning to open on Highway 212 in Granite Falls before the start of the new year.
Ridgewater welders make hunting more accessible with trailers
The rewards of helping others came to life recently for Ridgewater Welding students, thanks to the completion of a collaborative project with the Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center (PWELC) in Kandiyohi County.For 24 years, the PWELC organization with several volunteers has held limited “special” hunts for special people on Prairie Woods property during deer season.
Bluenose Gopher Public House Board of Directors officers elected
The Bluenose Gopher Public House Cooperative board of directors met Monday, October 30, 2023.
Local woman finds much to be thankful for in completion of court program
Last Tuesday afternoon, Brittany Beecroft celebrated an accomplishment she says she was very grateful to have the opportunity to participate in.
Registration open for Minnesota DNR webinars on winter outdoor skills and stewardship
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites people interested in wildlife and outdoor skills to check out the winter program schedule for the Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series.Webinars will cover winter sports that take place on the ice, owls, the northern lights, mudpuppies, reading the snow for animal tracks, ice fishing, boats and boating equipment, fish art, wolves, deer in winter, lynx and muskrats, winter foraging, and Critical Habitat license plates.
Explore the outdoors this winter by hunting Minnesota small game
Hunting pheasants, ruffed grouse, squirrels or rabbits offers opportunities to enjoy the Minnesota outdoors as temperatures fall and snow blankets the landscape.Pheasants: Hunting season is open through Jan.
Hunters can donate their deer
Hunters can participate in a program that allows them to donate whole deer they harvest to food shelves and feeding programs.The program, offered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, provides an excellent source of protein to people in need while helping reduce local deer populations.To participate, hunters must have their deer processed at a MDA-registered meat processing plant that has agreed to participate in the program.
Give the gift of outdoor opportunities
For those hunting for holiday gift ideas, consider giving someone the opportunity for a lifetime of outdoor adventures with a Minnesota lifetime fishing or hunting license.
Chippewa County Courts
MN State Patrol - MarshallMeyer, Tyler Jordan, Marshall; Offense date 11/10/23 CMV - Fail to carry proof of annual (periodic) inspection on vehicle (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/18/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/18/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/18/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Lopez Jron, Kevin Alexander, Minneapolis; Offense date 10/25/23 No Minnesota Drivers License (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/17/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/17/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/17/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Vjaczk, Okrijta, Aberdeen, South Dakota; Offense date 9/13/23 No Minnesota Drivers License (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/11/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/11/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/11/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Tzep-Ortiz, Pedro Carlos, Willmar; Offense date 10/9/23 No Minnesota Drivers License (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/10/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/10/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/10/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Rich, Dennis Ionofanovich, Granite Falls; Offense date 4/30/21 Driving After Revocation (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/17/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/17/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/17/23 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Credit for time served 90 days).Ramos Castillo, Jader Efrain, Minneapolis; Offense date 11/1/23 No Minnesota Drivers License (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/21/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/21/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/21/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Chippewa County Sheriff’s OfficeTeichert, Douglas Bennie, Montevideo; Offense date 11/10/23 Trespass - Permission required to enter agricultural land for outdoor recreation purposes (Misdemeanor); Plea 11/19/23 Guilty; Disposition 11/19/23 Convicted; Court Decision 11/19/23 Payable without appearance; $100 Fine.Myles, Zaniya Marie, St.
Prescribed burns planned for southwest Minnesota
Motorists traveling through southwest Minnesota during the next few weeks may experience smoky conditions while MnDOT crews are conducting prescribed burns, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.Prescribed burns are weather dependent and difficult to plan more than a few days in advance.