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Yellow Medicine County Courts

Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s OfficeBelgarde, Stephanie Ann, Burnsville; Offense date 9/14/24 Third Degree Driving While Impaired - Operate Motor Vehicle - Alcohol Concentration 0.08 within 4 hours (Gross Misdemeanor); Plea 9/23/24 Guilty; Disposition 9/23/24 Convicted; Court Decision 9/23/24 Sentenced Local Confinement (364 Days, Stay 334 Days For 2 Yr Credit for time served: 5 Days); $50 Fine.Odom, Noni Skye, Lynd; Offense date 5/30/23 Traffic - Insurance - No proof driver (Misdemeanor); Plea 9/25/24 Guilty; Disposition 9/25/24 Convicted; Court Decision 9/25/24 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine.

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Ridgewater expands training range for truck drivers

To better meet the needs of a trucking industry desperate for trained drivers, Ridgewater College is expanding and upgrading its hands-on training range for truck drivers seeking their commercial driver’s license (CDL).Thanks to a $1.5 million Targeted Capital Communities Project grant from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Ridgewater is significantly expanding its training range on the southwest side of its Willmar campus.

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MAMLN awarded grant

Thirty-seven organizations across Minnesota will use $4.4 million in state grant funds to support creativity and innovation as they assist people suffering from dementia-related illness.Increasing awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are the focus of the competitive grants administered by the Minnesota Board on Aging.“We celebrate the wonderful ideas offered by these grant applicants,” said Maureen Schneider, chair of the Minnesota Board on Aging.

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