UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, May 20th: 29th Annual Chippewa/Yellow Medicine Counties Relay for Life at Smith Park. Saturday, May 21st: Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk Smith Park in Montevideo.
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Minnesota State University, Mankato local graduates
Minnesota State University Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato awarded 2,797 degrees to 2,467 students at the end of the spring 2022 semester. Commencement ceremonies were held Friday, May 6 at 3 p.m.
Crime Stoppers of Minnesota announces Nationwide tip method
Crime Stoppers of Minnesota It is now possible to submit tips to Crime Stoppers of Minnesota from anywhere in the USA from a cell phone and for those in Minnesota to submit tips to other parts of the country. This can now be done by calling **TIPS (**8477).
City Council declares state of emergency
At Monday evening’s regular monthly meeting of the Granite Falls City Council, the council passed a resolution declaring a state of emergency based on the recent storm damage. The resolution was recommended by Casey Namken, the Yellow Medicine County Emergency Manager, and allows the County and City to be able to access funding available from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).
Down on the Korner brings bait shop back to Granite Falls
When Kelly Roth had the opportunity to purchase the building that used to house Willie’s Korner Store, the town’s bait shop, his intent was to bring the bait shop back to town. Roth has spent months working on the property to bring back the bait shop, but also so much more.
Lincoln County collaboration supports project impacting Yellow Medicine River water quality
Lincoln County Soil & Water Conservation District A conservation-minded landowner found a permanent fix for the perennial erosion that robbed his Lincoln County field of topsoil when local, state and federal partners collaborated on a project too extensive for any one of them to take on alone. Randy Janiszeski’s 120-acre Alta Vista Township field drained a 150-acre watershed in the hills above the North Branch Yellow Medicine River.
National Weather says a “derecho” produced multiple tornadoes
I think many people across the state of Minnesota are still in disbelief about the weather that hit the state last Thursday. The National Weather says a “derecho” produced “at least six different tornadoes” in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota last Thursday.
COURT NEWS
Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office Peterson, Walker Robert, Clarkfield; Offense date 4/5/22 Traffic - DAS (Misdemeanor); Plea 5/7/22 Guilty; Disposition 5/7/22 Convicted; Court Decision 5/7/22 Payable Without Appearance; $200 Fine. Ponce Rosales, Eduin Ismael, Dawson; Offense date 3/22/22 DL - Driving Without a Valid License or Vehicle Class/Type (Misdemeanor); Plea 5/10/22 Guilty; Disposition 5/10/22 Convicted; Court Decision 5/10/22 Payable without Appearance; $100 Fine.
Lindsey Stage joins Westberg Eischens
Westberg Eischens, PLLP Westberg Eischens has hired Lindsey Stage to join their Granite Falls accounting office. As Staff Accountant, she will assist with client bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, compilation and review services.
Meeting scheduled to discuss proposed biogas facility
To introduce itself to the community and answer questions about its proposed biogas facility planned for the former Fibrominn site, representatives of Nature Energy will be conducting a public meeting Thursday, May 19. The informal event is scheduled for the Benson Golf Club from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.