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The Environmental Health Team at Countryside Public Health is at work behind the scenes to help keep our communities safe and healthy! As Environmental Health Specialists, we are tasked with the regular inspections of restaurants, bars, pools, campgrounds, hotel/motels, and other facilities; to ensure the safety of the facility users. Our team also inspects special event food stands to promote food safety during community events. We are also serve as a resource for our communities on a variety of health topics such as; drinking water testing, radon, mold and many other concerns.

As spring arrives in Minnesota, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency needs help monitoring the state’s 12,000+ lakes and 92,000+ miles of streams

On March 19, Ryan Huffman, Iowa State University Digital Ag Innovation Lab senior research manager and Jorden Kuntz, founder of Biosphere Drone Solutions, joined UMN Extension crops educator Ryan Miller for a discussion about drones in row crop agriculture. This was the penultimate weekly episode of the 2025 Strategic Farming: Let’s talk crops! series of webinars.

The United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) is in the process of granting out funds for our 2025-26 Community Partners. These grants are a testament to our commitment to fostering a stronger, healthier, and more resilient community. By supporting diverse programs and agencies, UWSWMN aims to address critical needs and create lasting positive change.

It was recently announced that son Nikolas Hartke, of Cottonwood, made the Fall 2024 Dean’s List at University of IL Champaign-Urbana.

Land Stewardship Project (LSP) members, supporters and the general public are invited to an Open House and Social on Thursday, April 3, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at LSP’s new office space in downtown Montevideo located at 111 North First Street.