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Annual Soil Health field day discusses regenerative agriculture

“Can farmers be happier and more profitable working with, instead of against, Mother Nature, or as I prefer to call it: God’s creation?” This was the question asked by rural Sacred Heart farmer Phil Smith, who’s family farm served as the host site for last month’s annual Soil Health Field Day organized by the Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD) . Some 120 area individuals attended the Saturday, Sept.

Shop local this holiday season with unique holiday offerings

Editor’s Note: Each week in November, the newspaper will be featuring area businesses to support shopping local this holiday season, as well as some creative gift-giving ideas that support local organizations and businesses.

Memory Care Corner:

At our last event, we received questions about sundowning. As promised, I will utilize today’s column to shed some light on this subject.

Meet Dinosaurs! event held at Montevideo Public Library

The Montevideo Public Library held a Meet Dinosaurs! event on Saturday, November 5th. The event was brought to life by Curt Struz, of Struz Entertainment, based out of Wisconsin. Kids and adults packed the library to its gills. Struz brought some of the dinosaurs to life, including a baby triceratops, velociraptor, and a baby t-rex in an egg. Funding for this event was made possible by Legacy, which is a tax levy by the state of Minnesota that gives funds to rural libraries, such as in Montevideo, so they may have more access to things like the arts, education, and historical events (such as dinosaurs). The idea for the Meet Dinosaurs! event came during a head librarians meeting that the library’s head librarian Larissa Schwenk attended. A fellow librarian had used Struz previously and recommended him to Schwenk. Struz is anticipated to be returning with his dinosaurs again next August.

News from Milan

We celebrated another week without any snow. We sure could use more than a little rain, though. Never satisfied. Too little of this. Too much of that. But. I’m really trying to just be thankful for what I have. I guess I’ll have to continue working on that.

Kolhei is speaker at Veteran’s Day program

This year’s Veteran’s Day service will be held on Friday, November 11th at the Montevideo High School gymnasium. The service begins at 10:30 and is epxected to be about an hour long.

News from WRAP: Point-in-Time count

On a single night in January of 2022, there were 7917 people facing homelessness in Minnesota. This statistic comes from the Minnesota HMIS (Homeless Management Information System).

Council discusses new PFAS testing requirements from the state

One of the topics of discussion at Monday evening’s City Council meeting was consideration of approval of a memorandum of understanding with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for the monitoring of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances - otherwise known as PFAS. According to fda.gov, PFAS are, “A diverse group of human-made chemicals used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. PFAS do not easily breakdown and some types have been shown to accumulate in the environment and in our bodies.” The FDA also notes that exposure to the chemicals have been linked to serious health effects. “The City is required to monitor PFAS along with a number of other tests done to ensure the safety of the water system in the community,” noted City Manager Robert Wolfington.