Montevideo Archives - Page 58 of 64

May 3, 2024

Pro-Palestine Encampment Taken Down on U of M Campus

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — The pro-Palestine encampment is gone from the University of Minnesota East Bank campus in Minneapolis. All the tents came down Thursday after an agreement was reached between U of M interim President Jeff Ettinger and UMN Divest Coalition and student groups. Twelve academic buildings that were closed during protests on the […]

May 2, 2024

Extra Speed Enforcement Now On Minnesota Roads

As Minnesotans take to the roads for summer fun they can expect law enforcement to be waiting to catch speeders. Officials say a speed enforcement campaign started May 1st and will continue through Labor Day weekend. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 87 percent of all speeding-related traffic deaths across the U.S. occurred […]

May 2, 2024

Public Comment Sought on Lac qui Parle WMA Master Plan

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites people interested in the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area to share their thoughts on a draft update of the master plan for the popular hunting, fishing and wildlife-watching destination in southwestern Minnesota. The updated master plan will be used to guide management of the WMA’s prairies and […]

May 2, 2024

Danube Man Arrested in Willmar for Threats of Violence

A Danube man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after threatening he would “shoot the place up” at a Willmar business. At just after 2pm, police were dispatched to a business at the 4100 block of south 1st St. The caller said there was a man at the business who was unhappy and made the threat. The […]

May 1, 2024

Ardis Knight Death Notice

Ardis Knight of Clear Lake, MN and formerly of Montevideo, MN died at Hennepin County Medical Center on Saturday, April 27, 2024 as a result of an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Salem Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Sam Kautz officiating. Burial will […]

May 1, 2024

Winthrop Man Sentenced in Redwood Co Chase

A Winthrop man was sentenced earlier this month for leading police on a high speed chase through Redwood County last October. Thirty-three-year-old Damon Jon Muchow was sentenced to 364 days local confinement, three years supervised probation, 16 hours community service, and fines and fees of just over $1,000. According to court documents, on October 15 […]

April 30, 2024

Marlys Anderson Death Notice

Marlys Anderson, age 92, of Clara City passed away Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the Clara City Care Center. Memorial service will be held at 1 pm Tuesday May 7th at the Wing-Bain Funeral Home in Montevideo. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Tuesday. Arrangements with Wing-Bain Funeral Home.

April 30, 2024

Evelyn Louise (Mack) Olson Death Notice

Evelyn Louise (Mack) Olson passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 11th at 11:00 am at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Saturday. Arrangements with Wing-Bain Funeral Home.

April 30, 2024

Dorothy Roi Death Notice

Dorothy Roi, of Granite Falls, Minnesota finally joined her family in heaven on January 5, 2024 at the age of 95 in the Granite Falls Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, May 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Granite Falls with interment following at the […]

April 30, 2024

Senate Bill Designates Bridge in Honor of Late Granite Falls Mayor

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A bill approved by the Minnesota Senate designates a U.S. Highway 212 bridge over the Minnesota River as the “Mayor Dave Smiglewski Memorial Bridge.” Senator Gary Dahms says the bridge honors the longtime mayor of Granite Falls who died last fall. He told members, “Mayor Smiglewski was very passionate about […]