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In a world of increasing advertising options, newspapers continue to be the most trusted medium and the top choice for shopping and checking advertising.

We offer a comprehensive selection of quality digital and print products to help grow business and more easily navigate the market’s competitive media landscape.

Montevideo Publishing serves Minnesota residents of Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle and Yellow Medicine Counties. Publications include the Montevideo American-News, the Star Advisor, and the Minnesota Western Peach, as well as website montenews.com.

Founded in 1869, the Montevideo American-News is a weekly, paid circulation newspaper that publishes each Thursday, and reaches an estimated 9,720 readers.

Established in 1929, the Star Advisor is a free shopper’s guide that saturates Montevideo and surrounding communities. The publication is distributed each Sunday and reaches approximately 32,000 potential readers.

The Western Peach is a supplement that is included in 12 area community newspapers. The publication has an estimated readership in excess of 60,000 in an 8-county area surrounding Montevideo.

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100% OF OUR DAILYNEWSPAPERS HAVEBEEN PUBLISHED FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS

TOTAL COMMUNITYPUBLICATIONS

640+

DAILYNEWSPAPERS

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Yellow Medicine

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Chippewa

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• Montevideo

Total Households

12,172Average Household Income

$70,386

Total Population

28,535

Children at Home 3,318 27%

2018 Claritas, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine Counties, MN

Base: Total Households - 12,172

Own a Home 9,329 77%

Employment (population age 16+)Executive/Professional/Mgr. 12% Office/Administrative Support 7%Sales 5% Healthcare 7%Services 20%

Education (adults age 25+)College Graduate 5,927 30% Some College, no degree 4,820 24%High School Graduate 7,329 37% Other 1,843 9%

Household IncomeUnder $35,000 3,708 30% $35,000-$49,999 1,845 15% $50,000-$74,999 2,464 20% $75,000+ 4,155 34%

Age Median Age: 5318-34 5,281 24% 35-44 2,935 13%45-54 3,246 15% 55+ 10,806 49%

GenderMen 11,045 50% Women 11,223 50%

Base: Total Adults - 22,268

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Key Consumer categories Expenditure Apparel $17 Computers, Software & Accessories $4Education $9 Household Furnishing and Appliances $20Health Care $65Groceries $56 Automotive - All $125 Pet Related $9 Sports & Recreation $7Travel $22Dining Out $30 2018 Environics Analytics, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine

Counties, MN

Total Annual Consumer Spending

$594 Million

(in millions)

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63% of Total Adults

61% of Men

64% of Women

59% of Adults Age 18-54

69% of Adults Age 55+

69% of College Educated Adults

54% of High School Graduates

57% of HHI under $50,000

68% of HHI $50,000+

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58% of Families with Children in the Home Scarborough USA+ 2017 R1, National average; INA+ Audience (weekly print, monthly digital)

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Montevideo American-NewsThursday, April 14, 2016

By Mike MilbrandtSTAFF WRITER

To say that Village Place isunique would not do it jus-tice. Located in historic Lacqui Parle Village, it is acharming example of whatall adult group homes shouldaspire to be.

Owned and operated byDeb Ochsendorf, VillagePlace has quietly been pro-viding quality care to seniorsand disabled adults for 12years. The house is trulyhome to Ochsendorf, whoseparents built the home.

The house was construct-ed in 1934 by Deb’s par-ents, Olaf and Alice Peter-son. Olaf was a recycler ofsorts. He gathered lumberfor the home by disman-tling buildings that were setto be demolished. He thenreused the lumber to buildhis family a home in themidst of the Great Depres-sion. Deb still has memo-ries of helping her fatherpull nails from boards whenshe was a little girl.

In addition to herself,Ochsendorf has one part-timeemployee (her daughter,Marrisa Trexler), and onevolunteer that help out.

Village Place currentlyhas one client, but there isroom for three more. Wehave made it our missionto make our clients ‘fami-

ly’... this is the one ingre-dient that is missing inmost group homes andnursing homes,” said

Ochsendorf. “Familymakes a home and thatfeeling of belonging cre-ates a personal happiness

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Ochsendorf believes thatthe simple things in life are

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Family is what Village Place is all about

Resident Ole Dahl with Deb Ochsendorf, owner and operator of Village Place. (Staff photo by Mike Milbrandt)

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

MontevideoAmerican-News

The only publication devoted entirely to agriculture in the Montevideo area.

FARMERCountyCounty

FARMERBy Bruce Olson

EDITOR

Montevideo’s John Deere dealership wasalready a thriving business when Bill Kibblebought the dealership from Herman Meyer in1976.

Herman and Maria Meyer had owned andoperated Meyer Implement at the south end ofMontevideo’s main street since 1944. Their son,Norm, and his wife, Karen, later becameinvolved in the business.

During their time in business, the Meyers sawthe introduction of John Deere’s six-cylindertractor, the 4010, which was revolutionary at thetime.

Prior to the opening of Meyer Implement, areafarmers could order parts for John Deere equip-ment from Campbell Implement in Montevideo.

The history of the John Deere company datesback to 1837, when John Deere, a blacksmith,fashioned a Scottish steel saw blade into a plow.In 1923, John Deere’s model D tractor was intro-duced. The company’s first combine, the JohnDeere No. 2, was produced in 1927. In 1947,John Deere introduced its first self-propelledcombine, the model 55.

Today, John Deere is the largest agriculturalmachinery company in the world. employingapproximately 67,000 people worldwide.

When the Meyers opened their dealership,equipment was small enough that the downtownMontevideo location’s space was still adequate,

but getting increasingly crowded.

Kibble Equipment celebrating 40 years as one of nation’s most successful John Deere dealerships

The Kibble Equipment team of (from left) Bill Kibble, owner; Karen Meyer, controller; DaveGoebel, service manager; and Garret Winter, parts manager; were together for many years.This photo in the Farm Equipment magazine was taken in 1992. (Submitted photo)

See Kibble Equipment page 2

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