Flood waters continue to decline
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New plaques placed at Veterans Memorial Garden
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Life after high school: are you ready to go to college?
Minnesota West Community & Technical College If you are the first generation of your family to have the opportunity for college, Minnesota West is offering a “College is for Me” program in June at our Worthington and Granite Falls Campuses. Free of cost to attend and we encourage first-generation students and English language learners of all ages with a High School diploma or GED to sign up.
Yellow Medicine County 4-H program enrollment up
At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners, Yellow Medicine County U of M 4-H Extension Educator Alicia Webb was in attendance to provide an update on the programs 2022 activities.
Memory Care Corner
Montevideo Area Memory Loss Network (MAMLN) For those of you reading this article on Wednesday or Thursday, April 26 or 27th there still is time to attend the MAMLN Spring Educational Event being held on Thursday, April 27 at the United Methodist Church in Montevideo. The event will begin at 9 am and will last until 4:15 p.m.
River Ramblings…
Thankfully, the Minnesota River appears to have crested and barring a major rain event, the river will continue to slowly subside in elevation. The crest, occurring early last week, reached 890.6 feet above sea level, as measured by the US Geological Service at the Highway 212 bridge. The National Weather Service uses those measurements to forecast river elevations during high-flow times and keeps records of the past river crests here.
YME Track & Field competes in TMB Invitational
Last week, the Yellow Medicine East Track & Field team traveled to Tracy for the TMB Invitational. The girls finished in 7th place with a score of 39, while the boys finished in 10th place with a score of 23. Individual scoring follows: GIRLS TEAM SCORING -- (7) Yellow Medicine East 39 Girls top three: TRIPLE JUMP – (2) Nicole Rillo, 32-4.5 POLE VAULT – (2) Klaira Shackelford, 6-6 BOYS TEAM SCORING -- (10) Yellow Medicine East 23 Boys top three: HIGH JUMP – (3) Brady Dahlager, 5-8 TRIPLE JUMP – (3) Dahlager, 37-6
YME Trap Team Highlights: Week 1 Conference Shoot
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RUTH GJERMUNDSON
A memorial service for Ruth Gjermundson will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023, beginning at 2 p.m. at Rock Valle Lutheran Church in Echo.
WoMen’s Rural Advocacy Programs, Inc. (WRAP) receives grant from Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless
At a time when individuals and households throughout Minnesota are experiencing hardships in numbers never seen before, Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless (OYH) Foundation is working hard to ensure their funding reaches those in need in every corner of the state.