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Montevideo Police Reports

*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.

Hot weekend ahead

We enjoyed one of the nicest Memorial Day weekends in recent memory! Early on there were some indications of a slight chance of rain impacting the area, but it all tracked to our south on Memorial Day.

MMS April Students of the Month

Montevideo Middle School April Students of the Month are: Ella Tostenson, Ophelia Cottle, AllieJane Schimming, Kelan Jepma, Koyer Kinman, Yazmin Martinez, Jakobie Schewndemann, Nya Huseby, Pedro Guzman, Ayleen Rodriguez, Baylee Lam.

75-year recognition award for conservation

A 75-year recognition award was presented to Yellow Medicine Soil & Conservation Board Supervisors by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources in recognition of bringing water management and conservation to the people and lands of Yellow Medicine County. Pictured L-R Tom Remmele, Jerry Nelson, Darwyn Bach, Luke Olson (BWSR Conservationist), Delon Clarksean

Welding students receive certificates

Montevideo High School’s Advanced Welding Students received their Thunder Hawk Welding certificates last week. Their final project was on display at graduation.

Ask a Trooper: Giving trucks some space…

Question: I drive truck for a living. Can you write about people that cut us off? These big riggs can’t stop on a dime. It’s frustrating because when they do that it can cause a wreck.

News from WRAP: What is sextortion?

Sextortion: threatening to distribute someone’s sexual images, videos, or information in order to receive something of monetary value. This is a word that is slowly becoming unavoidable when we open our social media or news articles. It is common for us to say, “Oh, that doesn’t happen here,” or “That won’t happen to me or my kid.” The truth is that it IS happening here, and it could happen to you or someone you know. Although sextortion seems like a new term or is unfamiliar, it has made a very big impact on people in our communities’ lives. WRAP staff have attended multiple trainings on sextortion. It is not only something that is a big part of the service provider world, but also with law enforcement. Sextortion is illegal and is something that can be criminally charged.

STC students take part in community service event

Area students from Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls recently took part in a record-breaking community service event as part of the Spring 2025 Service to Community (STC) Days. STC partnered with the Sioux Falls chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace to build 86 beds for children in the community. The volunteer event was the largest single-day event in STC history with 367 volunteers contributing more than 464 community service hours.