Trevino, Oslee Joe, Madison; Offense date 1/31/23 Drugs - 5th Degree - Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 - Not Small Amount Marijuana (Felony); Plea 2/13/23 Guilty; Disposition 2/13/23 Convicted; Court Decision 2/13/23 Sentenced Commit to Commissioner of Corrections - Adult (MN Correctional Facility - St. Cloud 12 Mo 1 Days, Stay For 5 Yr); $400 Fine.
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At last week’s meeting of the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners, representatives of the Yellow Medicine County Highway Department were in attendance to give an updated report. The first update was in regards to the bridge project on Highway 3.
Thursday, February 23rd: Jammie Niemeyer Artist Reception at the Bluetin Gallery at Bluenose Gopher Public House from 6-8 p.m. Live woodburning exhibition throughout.
The Yellow Medicine East Silhouettes earned a trip to the State Tournament over the weekend, and in honor of the accomplishment, a send-off ceremony was held at the High School gymnasium Thursday as the team prepared to travel to the Twin Cities.
Montevideo, Yellow Medicine East and Lakeview School Districts have been working together for the last couple of years to bring a new program to life for students. The Minnesota River Valley CEO program is now set to launch next school year, but needs students to apply by the March 1st deadline.
Southwest Minnesota State University Foundation will host its fourth Women’s Leadership Conference on Thurs., March 16, 2023 in the Conference Center Upper Level. The event is themed “Flourish, Grow, Lead,” and provides a full-day of programming and professional development geared to women.
I’m writing this column on a calm Monday afternoon, but by the time it goes to print on Wednesday, it’s more than likely (a 91% chance, at least according to my most recent AccuWeather check) that we will be buried under a foot of snow. Incredibly, a foot is the conservative estimate. I suppose the silver lining is that there will be lots of snow-sculpture-creation material on hand (and around feet, and in boots, and -- if you’re very unlucky -- down the neck of your jacket), so hopefully the yards of Granite Falls will at least get some neat forts and snowmen out of the deal.
The Echo Lions Club doubled their attendance numbers at the Bingo event they hosted at the Echo Community Center on February 12th. There were over 150 people present that enjoyed a baked potato bar, the opportunity to purchase Girl Scout Cookies, and to find out more about Vicki’s Camp N’ Country Jam who donated three tickets to their event July 6th-8th in Redwood Falls for guests to win. All proceeds from this event and others continue to be put towards community needs, Echo Lions Park renovations planned for Spring 2023, and many other Lions Club initiatives. Planning is currently underway for a new event to be held June 10th. The Lions Club says they are excited to see how many community groups and individuals will be interested in showing off their rib-making skills at the first ever RibFest. More event details will be available on the Echo Lions Club Facebook page, or by emailing echolionsclub@gmail.com.
From 1924 to 1927, there was a study conducted at the Western Electric Hawthorne Works plant in Cicero, Illinois. This study was about lighting. The Hawthorne plant commissioned a study to see if their employee’s productivity would change with different levels of lighting in the plant. The researchers started out by increasing the light in the plant, and the result was that productivity increased. They increased the lighting more than once and the productivity rose each time. Wouldn’t it seem to you that the workers needed more light to do their jobs on the assembly line? That may have been the researchers first thoughts too, but then they lowered the lighting to make sure they were on the right track. And when they lowered the lighting, the productivity increased. Yes, it increased again! They found any change they made, increased productivity. The only time productivity lowered was when management and researchers stopped paying attention to the working conditions. The workers awareness of being observed made the difference.