News
Annual Trick-or-Treat Street event draws a crowd
On Halloween, local families braved the cold and wind to participate in the Monte Chamber’s Trunk-or-Treat and Trick-or-Treat Street event.
Sebesta authors new book on living life undeferred
Jerrid Sebesta, a face many locally may recognize from his years as a TV meteorologist on a Minnesota News Station, grew up in Montevideo under tough circumstances.
Home for the Holidays: A weekly round-up of local holiday happenings
Editor’s Note: Each week in November through December, the newspaper will be featuring area businesses and organizations to support shopping and gift giving that supports our local area this holiday season.
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.
Scattered rain for the weekend
I am sure that many of you are still trying to adjust to the early sunset after we returned to Standard Time last weekend.
Minnesota West Continues $2,000 Bluejay PSEO/REACH Scholarship to 2025 High School Seniors
Minnesota West Community & Technical College is excited to announce the return of the Bluejay PSEO/REACH Scholarship!
News from Countryside Public Health: Perspectives from Countryside Public Health Board of Health member Brent Olson
Countryside Public Health is governed by an 11-member Community Health Board made up of County Commissioners and Lay Board Members representing Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties.
CCM Health Ranked the #9 Best Place to Work in Healthcare and wins community award
CCM Health was ranked the #9 Best Place to Work as a healthcare provider in the United States by Modern Healthcare at the 2024 Best Places to Work Gala, held in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, October 10, 2024.
Montevideo students to participate in Morris Challenge Rural Youth Institute at UMN Morris
The University of Minnesota Morris is hosting high school students and teachers from throughout west central Minnesota for its annual Morris Challenge Rural Youth Institute on two dates in November.According to Morris Challenge Director Doug Reed, the mission of the Morris Challenge Rural Youth Institute is to encourage current and future generations of rural youth to seize the opportunities of a sustainable future.“Youth voices are essential to creating thriving rural communities.
Chippewa County Courts
Chippewa County Sheriff’s DepartmentCollins, Christopher Michael, Montevideo; Offense date 6/24/22 4th Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct (Felony); Plea 6/24/24 Guilty; Disposition 10/29/24 Convicted; Court Decision 10/29/24 Stay of Imposition Probation - Adult Supervised Probation 5 yr, Local Confinement (64 days, credit for time served: 64 days); $500 Fine.