Much of the central, west central, and northern Minnesota saw temperatures into the upper 40s and low to mid 50s on Sunday. Portions of southern and eastern Minnesota, however, even saw some 60s! Minneapolis hit 61 degrees, while Jackson, Windom, and Austin all topped out at 63 degrees.
Monday evening's regular monthly meeting of the Montevideo City Council was brief, with not a lot of action items on the agenda. Some items discussed and approved included annual applications for use of City property for some notable upcoming events including a request from the Chamber of Commerce to close a portion of Main Street for the St. Patrick's Day parade to be held on Thursday, March 17th. There was also a request from the Knights of Columbus to shut down a portion of Sixth Street north of Black Oak Avenue to Eureka Avenue for their annual Fish Fry on March 4th and April 8th. The Montevideo