Montevideo News Archives - Page 13 of 32

August 13, 2024

Montevideo Medical Academy Receives National Recognition

A partnership that helps students in Montevideo with experiences that can help them into careers in healthcare recently received national recognition! The Montevideo Medical Academy was featured in Rural Health Models & Innovations, a national collection of successful rural health programs and interventions maintained by the Rural Health Information Hub, according to a news release […]

August 12, 2024

DNR Fish and Wildlife Almanac

Regulation change will increase walleye limit to 2 on Mille Lacs Lake Effective Friday, Aug. 16, Mille Lacs walleye anglers can harvest up to two walleye through Saturday, Nov. 30. Both fish can be 18-20 inches in length, or one can be 18-20 inches and the other must be longer than 28 inches. Population surveys […]

August 12, 2024

Carver County Lands on “Healthiest Communities” Report

If you live in Chaska or near there, you might be happy to learn you’re living in one of America’s healthiest communities. That’s according to U.S. News & World Report, whose 2024 “Healthiest Communities” ranking puts Carver County in 8th place, just behind Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Here’s what the publication has to say about the place: “Carver […]

August 7, 2024

Minnesota Milk awards $12,000 in Secondary Education Scholarships

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Milk Producers Association, the state’s most prominent dairy advocacy group, today announced the recipients of its annual scholarship program. Six individuals will receive $2,000 scholarship awards to continue their education in the dairy industry. “Since starting this program in 2006, we continue to invest in the future of the […]

August 6, 2024

Apply Through Aug. 16 for Special Youth Deer Hunts

Hunters can apply for special youth deer hunt permits through Friday, Aug. 16. The number of permits for each hunt is limited. Individual hunts will be held in several state parks on various dates in the fall. These firearms hunts are for youth who are ages 12-15 at the time of the hunt and are […]

August 6, 2024

Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate

Vice President Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate as she heads toward a November faceoff against former President Trump, according to two sources familiar with the party. Walz was seen by many as a safer choice for Harris thanks to his liberal policies and the fact that some of the […]

August 2, 2024

Governor Walz: Minnesota’s Child Tax Credit Has Helped More Than 215k Families This Year

Governor Tim Walz today announced that new figures released by the Minnesota Department of Revenue show the state’s nation-leading Child Tax Credit has put over $545 million into the budgets of more than 215,000 Minnesota families this year. With the majority of 2023 individual income tax returns processed, the department reports that more than 215,000 tax […]

July 31, 2024

Preventable deaths by suicide declined in 2023

SUICIDE IS PREVENTABLE, RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE AND PEOPLE CAN SEEK HELP BY CALLING OR TEXTING 988 In 2023, 815 Minnesotans died from suicide, down from the historically high number of 860 in 2022, according to preliminary data. The suicide rate fell from 14.8 per 100,000 in 2022 to 14.1 per 100,000 in 2023. The preliminary […]

July 30, 2024

Montevideo’s Judge Van Hon Retires; Leaves Open Seat

The open seat will be chambered in Chippewa County in Montevideo, Minnesota, upon the retirement of Judge Thomas W. Van Hon. Interviews for the role are expected to start in September. On Monday, the Commission on Judicial Selection announced a vacancy in the Eighth Judicial District of Minnesota upon the retirement of Judge Thomas W. […]

July 30, 2024

Kandiyohi Co Scam Warning

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of recent fraudulent calls from people impersonating law enforcement. The Sheriff’s Office has received numerous reports of phone calls where the caller says he’s a Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office employee speaking about an arrest warrant for failing to appear for jury duty. Authorities say the calls appear to be […]