Yellow Medicine County Courts

MN State Patrol - MarshallGottschall, Salianne Ruth, Clarkfield; Offense Date 11/28/22 Traffic - Careless Driving - Operate any vehicle carelessly on street or highway (Misdemeanor); Plea 10/2/23 Guilty; Disposition 10/2/23 Convicted; Court Decision 10/2/23 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 90 Days For 1 Yr); $250 Fine.Winson, Scott Sherman, Clarkfield; offense date 8/22/23 Violation of Restricted License - Misdemeanor (Misdemeanor); Plea 10/5/23 Guilty; Disposition 10/5/23 Convicted; Court Decision 10/5/23 Payable without appearance; $50 Fine.Granite Falls Police DepartmentWertz, Kevin Ray, Granite Falls; Offense Date 5/17/23 Theft - Find and Appropriate Lost Property (Misdemeanor); Plea 10/2/23 Guilty; Disposition 10/2/23 Convicted; Court Decision 10/2/23 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 0 Days Credit for time served: 90 Days); $50 Fine.Korstad, Andrew Sweyn, Granite Falls; Offense date 7/10/23 Disorderly Conduct - Offensive/Abusive/Boisterous/Noisy/Obscene (Misdemeanor); Plea 8/21/23 Guilty; Disposition 10/4/23 Stay of adjudication; Court Decision 10/4/23 Continued Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 88 Days For 1 Yr Credit for time served: 2 Days); $300 Fine.Olson, Ryan J, Moose Lake; Offense date 2/6/23 Issuance of a Worthless Check (Misdemeanor); Plea 10/4/23 Guilty; Disposition 10/4/23 Convicted; Court Decision 10/4/23 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 0 Days Credit for time served: 90 Days).Upper Sioux Community Police DepartmentBlue, Levi James, Granite Falls; Offense date 8/15/23 Disorderly Conduct - Offensive/Abusive/Boisterous/Noisy/Obscene (Misdemeanor); Plea 10/2/23 Guilty; Disposition 10/2/23 Convicted; Court Decision 10/2/23 Sentenced Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Mo 90 Days For 1 Yr); $150 Fine.Charles Jr Noel, Montevideo; Offense date 5/30/23 Second Degree Burglary - Dwelling (Felony); Plea 8/10/23 Guilty; Disposition 10/4/23 Convicted; Court Decision 10/4/23 Stay of Imposition; $300 Fine.Hawk, Jason Matthew, Moose Lake; Offense date 8/19/20 Issue Dishonored Check - Offense (Gross Misdemeanor); Plea 10/3/23 Guilty; Disposition 10/3/23 Convicted; Court Decision 10/3/23 Sentenced Local Confinement ( 364 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 0 Days Credit for time served: 364 Days); $75 Fine.Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s OfficePavel, Tyler James, St.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, October 12th: Fire Prevention Week Open House with the Granite Falls Fire Dept.

The Lowe Down: More than…

Sleeping on a front porch during warm nights in Kansas City, a young nine-year-old boy was living the dream.

Garrison Keillor & Friends: A fable about bewilderment

Every day the naked American emperor stalks us, hollering in the hallways, screeching from the screen, demanding attention, and who can avert their eyes from him, his enormous hairy hindquarters, his baggy pectorals and jowls, his tiny privates squiggled up under his protuberant belly, his bared teeth, the glare of his stare, the shouts of “Deranged!” and “Leftist!” and “Weaponization of Witches!” and how can other Republican candidates compete against this Enormity, this Never Before Seen, this Once in a Lifetime Solar Eclipse and Monsoon of a Man?They can’t.

Yellow Medicine County Veterans Services updates given at Board Meeting

At Tuesday morning’s regular meeting of the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners, Veterans Services Officer Kris Holien was in attendance to provide a quarterly update on the department’s happenings.In his report, Holien noted that the Department of Veterans Affairs has released their annual Distribution Expenditure Report for 2022 showing an expenditure of just over $9.9 million in total for Yellow Medicine County’s Veterans.

DNR offers tool for planning successful deer hunting season

As archery deer hunters enjoy the current hunting season and 400,000 hunters prepare for firearms deer hunting seasons, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters to plan ahead for a safe and enjoyable hunt.“Enjoying the hunt is a lot easier after doing some simple planning.