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Ask a Trooper: Limited drivers license…
Question: I’ve read your last couple of “Ask A Trooper” articles and with all this talk about driver’s license suspensions and revocation, can you talk about people needing or getting a work permit for driving?
Yellow Medicine County Recycling & Disposal Corner: Expand your recycling efforts
In Yellow Medicine County, we currently recycle only about 60% of our paper and paper products, which means an alarming 40% is discarded as waste.
Chippewa County Courts
Montevideo Police Department
Women in Ag Day at the Capitol March 24
Women from the breadth of Minnesota’s agriculture community are invited to share their stories with legislators and key leaders at the Minnesota State Capitol for Women in Ag Day on Monday, March 24.
Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteer Training to be held
Do you enjoy learning about the natural world? If so, consider becoming a Minnesota Master Naturalist volunteer!
Prairie Five employee awarded
Laura Milbrandt, Housing/Weatherization Program Director for Prairie Five Community Action in Montevideo was awarded the James Gardner Service Award for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). This award was presented by the National Association of State Community Services Programs at Arlington, VA, February 6, 2025. Laura was nominated for this award by the Minnesota Department of Commerce Weatherization Program Staff.
Above normal temps on the forecast
This time of the year can be unpredictable and wide ranging in what kind of weather that we can receive here in Minnesota. We had record or near record high temperatures on Monday before another winter storm hit parts of Minnesota.
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.
News from Countryside Public Health: Rural Public Health and the Future of Data-Driven Decision Making
Public health is evolving, and data is at the heart of this transformation. In rural communities, where resources are often limited, using community-centered, real-time data is becoming essential to identifying needs, improving health outcomes, and driving effective decision-making.
Council appoints new hearing officer for minor citations
At last Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Montevideo City Council, one of the topics of discussion was the need to appoint a new hearing officer for minor traffic citations. The ordinance allows for a recipient of a minor traffic citation to request a third party to review the citation. That has been done by Granite Falls Attorney Jeremy Blackwelder, who recently indicated he will no longer be available for the position.