On 8/10/25 at approximately 4:40pm, The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office received a report of threatened assault at the residence of 401 Cynthia Street in Maynard, Mn. The report stated a vehicle drove past the residence and the known driver to the victim brandished a firearm in his direction. The driver, Craig Bellis, age 45, was arrested at Prairie’s Edge Casino later in the evening. Bellis is in Yellow Medicine County Jail at this time.
CCM Health is proud to announce that Board Member David Lieser has been recognized by the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) for successfully completing MHA’s trustee certification program. David was honored during MHA’s 2025 Summer Trustee Conference in late July alongside other hospital and health system leaders from across Minnesota.
We started off the week with more smoke from Canada. We had yet another period of smoky conditions as we experienced much of the region dealing with an Air Quality Alert. I saw that if the Air Quality index is 150, it is “comparable to smoking up to seven cigarette a day!” No wonder it can have such an impact for those with lung disease and heart issues.
The Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is now accepting applications for no-till/strip-till, fall cover crops, and other United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Soil Health practices.
A total of eighty-one cars were in the pits at Fiesta City Speedway as the season starts to wind down.
St. Cloud State University has announced the names of more than 1016 students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2025 Spring semester dean’s list. To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
“Welcome to my midlife crisis,” joked Peter Haugen on a Saturday morning in early August as a couple dozen farmers stood in a semi-circle around him and his wife, Brittany, at the edge of a 12-acre field south of Madison. The “crisis” Peter was referring to was what was growing in that field: emmer wheat, an ancient variety of grain sought after by specialty bakers. Over the hill was a 15-acre stand of einkorn wheat and down the road was a bright yellow stand of oats. Surrounding all these fields were crops more typically found in this part of the Midwest: corn and soybeans.
Archery in the Parks is hands-on instruction shooting a bow and arrow from certified instructors in a safe and supportive environment. Aim for a family adventure with kid-friendly equipment designed for beginners aged 8 and older. Children age 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult. All equipment is provided. Personal archery equipment is not allowed. This program is run as a stop by, first come first served program.
Anyone interested in wildlife is invited to chat with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wildlife managers in local DNR offices across the state from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, or by phone during these same hours.