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Montevideo Community Center to hold open house

There are plenty of programs and activities to take part in at the Montevideo Community Center. From line dancing and dominoes to trips and photo scanning, there is something for everyone. Having had an overall attendance of more than 15,000 last year, the Center serves as a meeting point for recreation and rental events. Members will have an open house on Wednesday, April 19th at 9:00am. Free coffee and rolls will be served. The Community Center members will have a brief talk about the recreation programs they offer and the health benefits of participating in them.

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

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… Login to continue reading Login…

Train derailment in Raymond draws aid from local agencies

Around 1 a.m., on Thursday, March 30th, a train operated by BNSF Railway traveling through Raymond derailed with approximately 22 tanker cars going off the tracks, and caught fire. A press release from the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office noted that the tankers were carrying “a form of ethanol” and “a corn syrup liquid”. The cause of the derailment is currently unknown and under investigation. Evacuations took place within a half-mile radius of the site, with residents being instructed to leave their homes, and being directed to a school in the nearby town of Prinsburg. According to the Raymond Fire Department’s Facebook post, the evacuation was for “precautionary measures”.

55+ driver discount program offered

The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will be offering 55+ Driver Discount Courses on April 20th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Granite Falls Senior Center and April 26th 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Montevideo Community Center. Both are four-hour refresher courses.

USDA announces sign-up for cost-share assistance for on-farm grain storage due to severe storms

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that producers in counties affected by eligible disaster events in Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, and Tennessee can apply for cost-share assistance through the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program (EGSFP). The new program provides cost-share assistance for the construction of new grain storage capacity and drying and handling needs, in order to support the orderly marketing of commodities. An initial allocation of $20 million in cost-share assistance is available to agricultural producers in affected counties impacted by the damage to or destruction of large commercial grain elevators as a result of natural disasters from Dec. 1, 2021, to Aug. 1, 2022. The application period opens later this month and closes Dec. 29, 2023.