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Home for the Holidays

Editor’s Note: Each week in November through December, the newspaper will be featuring area businesses and organizations to support shopping and gift giving that supports our local area this holiday season.

Prairie Five discusses location option at council meeting

At Monday evening’s meeting of the Montevideo City Council, Ted Nelson, the Associate Director of Prairie Five Community Action Council was in attendance to provide information on the efforts made by the organization recently to look into potential new locations.Currently, Prairie Five is located inside of the Chippewa County Family Services building, and operates the food shelf from the location, as well as the Meals on Wheels program, preparing meals in the kitchen for delivery to the five counties they service.

Correction

In last week’s article about Flowers From the Heart’s move, the contractors listed in the article were incorrect.

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.