The Minnesota Department of Transportation will conduct aerial mapping in southwest Minnesota this spring. The mapping will create a record of existing infrastructure and landscape along, and adjacent to, MnDOT right of way for transportation planning and highway design. This work is conducted when there is no snow and before trees leaf out.
Denae Winter has been named Vice President of Patient Care Services at Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall, Minn.
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.
On Friday evening, the monthly Open Mic Night held at the YES! House in downtown Granite Falls featured a variety of storytelling, as guests attending the two-day workshop at the venue led by guest artist JJ Kapur (pictured seated next to his father), shared their “Letters of Love” stories from the workshop. Additional performances included comedy and music. The next Open Mic will be held on Friday, April 11th. Doors open at 6:30 for sign-up with performances beginning at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, the Granite Falls American Legion Post #69 held a special afternoon into evening long event in memory of former manager Rob Jepma. The day included a line-up of musical performances, silent auction, and appetizers. Proceeds from the silent auction benefit Jepma’s family. Jepma passed away unexpectedly in January. He dedicated over 25 years to the Montevideo Fiesta Days celebration, earning two Commodore Awards.
On Monday evening, the Yellow Medicine East Board of Education met for a work session, reviewing the results of the survey that recently was mailed out to residents throughout the district.
Enrollment is open for Minnesota’s 2025 Walk-In Access program, which pays landowners to allow public access on private lands.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging dairy producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program that helps offset milk and feed price differences. This year’s DMC signup began Jan. 29 and the deadline to enroll is March 31, 2025.
Last week, CURE, a rural advocacy organization based out of Montevideo, filed an appeal to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) arguing that the decision to grant Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC a permit for 28-miles of CO2 pipeline in Otter Tail and Wilkin Counties is “inconsistent with [Minnesota’s] pipeline routing statutes and rules.” CURE’s petition to the PUC highlights that Summit’s project faces major questions about its path forward, and that Minnesotans need answers from regulators before allowing any further approvals in the state.