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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.
Local student named to dean’s list at Drake University
The following local student has been named to the Dean’s List at Drake University: Henry Hanna, Arts & Sciences, Montevideo.

Ask a Trooper: Suspended drivers license…
Question: I was just talking with someone the other day and they were telling me they had their driver’s license suspended for too many speeding tickets. They also mentioned other ways a person can have their license suspended that I was not aware about. Can you write about that?

Spend a Sunday afternoon with Sarah Morris
Dawson-Boyd Arts Association is pleased to share that the listening room concert featuring musician Sarah Morris is rescheduled for Sunday, March 16 at 3pm.
Strategic Farming: Let’s talk crops! focused on navigating the corn maize
Navigating the corn maize of input costs, marketing plans and resources is challenging. Start with hybrid selection, encourages Dr. Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist. Find hybrid trial data from many sources that are tested in conditions like yours. Focus on the top 20% of performers. If performance is consistent, it’s likely those hybrids will perform well next year, too.

Warmer temps over the weekend
This has been the coldest air so far this winter season that we have been “enjoying!” We had Cold Weather Advisories last week and then we started off this week with an Extreme Cold Warning! At times we have seen wind chills down to 45 below zero across the area--now that is one cold Artic airmass!
MnDOT announces winners of Name a Snowplow contest
We’re Off To See The Blizzard and Anthony Sledwards join the Minnesota Department of Transportations’ snowplow fleet as two of the eight winners in the 2024-25 Name a Snowplow contest. Governor Tim Walz joined MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger to announce the winning names today. Nearly 23,500 voters cast a ballot in this year’s contest.
Build Dakota scholarship deadline nears
Officials at Lake Area Technical College are reminding prospective college students that the Build Dakota Scholarship application deadline is quickly approaching.

MNPAiR artists present ideas for Memorial Park art at council meeting
At last weeks meeting of the Granite Falls City Council, MNPAiR artists Tamara Isfeld and John Sterner were in attendance to provide the council with an overview of the work they have been doing towards an art installation that will be housed in Memorial Park.

Department of Public Transformation and The YES! House welcome the 2025 River Valley RippleArtists-in-Residence
Department of Public Transformation (DoPT) and The YES! House, a project of DoPT, are excited to announce the second round of River Valley Ripple Artists-in-Residence! Four artists from Southwest Minnesota have been selected by a committee of local residents through an application process.