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McLeod County Children’s Mental Health Case Manager Dave Jorgensen retired after nearly 32 years of service on Jan. 31.

Unusually mild weather in February is impacting road and trail conditions in several parts of the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Several roads and motorized trails in state forests, state parks, recreation areas, and wildlife management areas are likely to close earlier than usual because they’re too soft and muddy to support vehicle traffic without causing damage, and some have closed already. The duration of the temporary closures depends on local weather and surface conditions, which are difficult to predict in this unusual winter.

Montevideo - The Pantherettes historic season came to an end last Saturday afternoon at the section 3A meet in Montevideo. The final meet did not come without a few more “first’s” for the program.
The Pantherettes finished the jazz competition scoring 416 points, which is a whopping 67 points higher than last years 349 points at sections.

Find the full story in the Feb. 16, 2024 addition of The Chronicle.

The McLeod County Board hosted a meeting and workshop on Feb. 6. where there was a proposed consideration for McLeod County becoming a fiscal host of the Southwestern MN Adult Mental Health Consortium (SMAMHC).
Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services delivered their 60-day notice to resign as fiscal host of the SMAMHC on Jan. 11. Fiscal host responsibilities include all fiscal accounting work such as accounts payable, receipts, budgeting, reporting, audit, grants, and cash flow, and the adherence to Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards.

During their special meeting on Saturday, the McLeod County Board unanimously passed a resolution opposing the North STAR Act.
Resolution 24-CB-14 was passed by a 5-0 vote to a standing ovation by the over 130 public members who packed the Martin McLeod board room in the McLeod County Government Center. The resolution urges the legislature and Governor Tim Walz to reject the North STAR Act proposals and give ample acknowledgment to public and local government input and the true impact of becoming a sanctuary state.