Monticello High School Activities Director Gary Revenig has been at it for a long time. Revenig graduated from St. Cloud State University in 1990 with a degree in elementary education with a minor in coaching. Gary met his wife, Melissa, at SCSU and they have three children, Michael (28), Alex (26) and Tyler (23). In 1993, Revenig was hired as a third-grade teacher in Monticello. After teaching this grade for...

Monticello High School junior Addison Kiphuth recently joined the 100-point club with the girls’ lacrosse team. On Thursday, April 18, Kiphuth scored three goals and added three assists during a 15-5 win over Becker to become the fifth girl in program history to reach 100 career points. She joined the exclusive club in just her 28th game with the Magic.

Monticello boys’ golf is playing with a purpose. On Monday, the Magic hosted a Mississippi 8 Conference Meet and tied Chisago Lakes for the top spot on the leaderboard after both teams shot 310 on the day. On Thursday, April 18, the boys played in the Pequot Lakes Patriots Early Bird Invitational at Grand View Lodge in Nisswa. Monticello took fourth as a team, but senior Tommy Disch shot an invite-low 72. ...

Back in the ‘W’ column After back-to-back losses, Monticello baseball beat Big Lake 7-6 on Thursday, April 18 to get back above .500 at 3-2. After allowing five runs in the top of the sixth and seventh innings, the Magic trailed the Hornets 6-3. However, it’s not over until the fat lady sings. She started warming up her pipes but the Magic had other plans, scoring four runs in the...

Nearly a month into the boys’ tennis season, Monticello has yet to find a team on their level. The Magic went 5-0 over the last week and have yet to drop a match in 2024 at 11-0. The veteran squad is having a banner season. On Thursday, April 18, Monticello traveled to Foley and came home with a 5-2 win. On Saturday, April 20, the Magic went 3-0 during a Monticello Invitational. On Monday, they conquered new section rival St. Michael-Albertville 5-2. ...

MONTICELLO — Municipal leaders gave a “State of the City” address last week, offering updates on Monticello’s growth and development, during the Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s monthly luncheon April 16. “There’s a lot of projects and initiatives and really wonderful, cool things that are happening in our community,” City Administrator Rachel Leonard said in opening up the presentation, noting much of it pertains to Monticello’s 2040 Vision & Plan. ...

MONTICELLO — The Monticello Diversity Committee hosted its second annual Multicultural Festival Saturday afternoon at Monticello Middle School. Called "Around the Globe," the event featured booths representing 24 different countries. Each booth included foods from that culture for visitors to sample, with representatives of each country dressed in traditional garb. There were also several performances, including an Aikido demonstration, children from a Mexican ballet troupe and Peruvian dancers, among others. Check out photos from the lively event, above.

MONTICELLO — Municipal leaders gave a “State of the City” address last week, offering updates on Monticello’s growth and development, during the Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s monthly luncheon April 16. “There’s a lot of projects and initiatives and really wonderful, cool things that are happening in our community,” City Administrator Rachel Leonard said in opening up the presentation, noting much of it pertains to Monticello’s 2040 Vision & Plan. ...

MONTICELLO — The Monticello School Board unanimously approved a new contract with teachers this month, featuring salary increases this year and next year, following negotiations with Education Minnesota-Monticello. Rob Danneker, the school district’s director of human resources, presented an overview of the faculty master agreement for 2023-25 during the April 15 school board meeting before it was put to vote. “It was a team commitment both on our side and...

Wright County Sheriff arrests: • Marie Lynn Carlisle, 62, of Monticello was arrested April 15 in Monticello on a charge of domestic assault. • Jonathan Thomas Correll, 22, of Elk River was arrested April 17 in Monticello on a Wright County warrant for third-degree DWI. • Michael David Chadwick, 42, of Monticello was arrested April...

MONTICELLO — The Monticello Diversity Committee hosted its second annual Multicultural Festival Saturday afternoon at Monticello Middle School. Called "Around the Globe," the event featured booths representing 24 different countries. Each booth included foods from that culture for visitors to sample, with representatives of each country dressed in traditional garb. There were also several performances, including an Aikido demonstration, children from a Mexican ballet troupe and Peruvian dancers, among others. Check out photos from the lively event, above.

The Buffalo Community Orchestra is set to bring two performances of “The American Spirit” to local audiences over the next two weeks. Shows are set this coming Sunday at Buffalo High School and next Sunday, May 5, at St. Michael-Albertville High School. The orchestra, which is comprised of local residents, including two from Monticello — Kyle Anderson on trumpet and Michael Gutman on violin — will be celebrating America in...

30 YEARS AGO: APRIL 21, 1994 • A benefit was being planned for Ray Peterson of Monticello, who was injured in a February 1994 vehicle crash. He had been at North Memorial Hospital since the crash. A featured story detailed the hard work behind Peterson’s rehabilitation. • The City Council was at a deadlock as...

MONTICELLO — Recent data reveals a staggering 500,000 children in Minnesota, from kindergarten to 12th grade, struggle with proficient reading skills, prompting the local school district to take action. The Monticello School District recently announced a partnership with local community members in a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing early literacy development across the community, targeting families with children under 3 years of age. Superintendent Eric Olson organized the district’s second...

MONTICELLO — MontiArts is currently accepting applications from local artists to participate in its annual Community Art Show. The deadline to apply is May 31. The show will run from June 14-26 at MontiArts’ downtown location, at 213 West Broadway. Applications are open to artists over the age of 18 and work can be in any medium at any size. ...

This is my last chance to ask you to come to the Monticello Senior Center breakfast fundraiser on Sunday, April 28. It will take place in the community center gym from 8 a.m. to noon. This all-you-can-eat breakfast includes pancakes, ham, scrambled eggs, sausage, donuts, milk, juice and coffee. The cost is $9 in advance ($10 at the door) for people 13-plus, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and free for kids 5 and younger. Hope to see you there. In celebration of National Active Aging...

MONTICELLO — During its last meeting, the Monticello School Board released a positive evaluation of Superintendent Eric Olson’s performance before agreeing to renew his contract through 2027. The school board held two closed sessions earlier this month, both on April 1, with the first meeting devoted to conducting an annual evaluation of the district’s leader. Recurring contract negotiations for the superintendent were then discussed in the second closed session. The...

The brothers Samuel and William Creighton were Methodist men that had come to the land that was soon to be Monticello through Samuel’s enterprise in being a minister with the Wisconsin Conference. Samuel was the sole inductee in the matter of establishing a Methodist congregation at this newly formed townsite, which he had played a role in forming. Zadock Brown, along with the Creightons, built a steam sawmill on the...

MONTICELLO — As they have for nearly a decade now, folks will be taking to the streets to bring awareness to the dangers of distracted driving. The ninth annual Just Drive Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Monticello Middle School, located at 800 Broadway St. East. Every day in the U.S., nine to 10 people are killed and more than 1,000 are injured in distracted...

MONTICELLO — A minivan driver from Becker was airlifted to the hospital Tuesday morning with serious injuries following a three-vehicle crash involving a school bus and a dump truck just outside of Monticello. The crash, which happened just before 8 a.m. on State Highway 25 North, near County Road 37 Northeast, involved a Hoglund Transportation school bus, a dump truck and a minivan, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. All...