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Annual reports given at City Council meeting

At Monday evening’s meeting of the Montevideo City Council, department annual reports were given for the 2022 year. City Liquor Store Manager Jeff Andreas gave a report on the Liquor store noting that total sales over 2022 were just under $2.7 million, up 3.2 percent from 2021.

A.R.O. moves to new location

Last week, Advanced Recovery Opportunities (A.R.O.) moved to a new location. The recovery group was formerly housed in the downtown Montevideo building known as the Old National Bank building. They have now moved to Main Street, and are located at 115 N 1st St.

Board hears report on 2022 EDA activity

At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners, Montevideo City Manger Robert Wolfington and Community Development Coordinator Jack Gottfried were in attendance to provide updates to the board. The County has traditionally provided some funds towards Economic Development, and so Gottfried presented an overview of the work the Economic Development Administration has been working on over the last year. The EDA is made up of seven different board members who have been working on a variety of projects, including the Thunder Hawk apartments that were constructed in the early part of 2022. “We heard back from the developers that they are interested in doing another addition to that,” Gottfried said.

MnDOT launches first multimodal trip planner to focus on rural transportation services

When a person wants to take a trip across the country, they can choose from a variety of travel planning apps to help make that happen. But what if the trip they want to take is from Mankato to New Ulm, or within their own community, using non-personal transportation? The Minnesota Department of Transportation has launched a pilot project to bring trip planning and payment technology for daily trips in areas less dense than in an urban setting.

Stream trout fishing opens statewide April 15

Minnesota’s popular stream trout season opens Saturday, April 15 with quality fishing opportunities in every region of the state. Brook trout and splake fishing also open April 15 on Lake Superior and its tributary streams.

Shots fired during execution of warrant in Granite Falls

Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad. com Late Monday afternoon, a force of officers from the Cooperative Enforcement Effort (CEE) VI Drug and Gang Task Force, along with officers from the Granite Falls Police Department, Upper Sioux Community Police Department and Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office arrived at a home on the 1100 block of Bergeson Drive in Granite Falls to execute a warrant.

YMC Board hears report from Project Turnabout at regular meeting

com At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners, Project Turnabout CEO Marti Paulson was on hand to provide a presentation on Project Turnabout’s operations and facilities. Paulson, who took over as the CEO of the organization in fall of 2020.

Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 17-21

Are you ready for severe weather? Each year, Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM), in collaboration with the National Weather Service sponsors Severe Weather Awareness Week in Minnesota. The week is designed to refresh, remind and educate everyone about the seasonal threats from severe weather and how to avoid them. It’s also a great time to make and practice your emergency plan and build or refresh your emergency preparedness kit.