Get ready to witness the power, elegance, and tradition of the Murray County Classic Draft Horse Show, happening Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton. Plan to see 100 of the finest draft horses at one of the best shows in the Midwest.

The Rebels had a great start to the 2025 golf season with beautiful weather and scores. The weather was ideal this season with the exception of a few windy and rainy days. The girl’s team had 5 returners on varsity and many more on the junior varsity and junior high teams. The varsity team won all but one meet this season and had many individualist medals throughout the season. The Rebels earned the Red Rock Conference title and Section 3A Champion title. Coach Kim DeLong was also named Section 3A Girls Coach of the Year. The girls team advanced to the Class A State Tournament where they played at Pebble Creek in Becker, Minnesota and finished in 4th place. MCC’s boys had a few returners and a few new players as well. They played very well throughout the season and made huge improvements from last year. However, came up short in conference and section play. Many of the boys improved their 9-hole stroke average by 4 or more strokes from last season.

To Hospice & Our House of Murray County and the Murray County Medical Center And Friends and Acquaintances of Gaylen W.Jensen Thank you for the excellent care of our dad, Gaylen W. Jensen. You had your hands full with him and his stubborn nature. We always had lots of questions and worries and his constantly wanting to escape to his beloved farmhouse was always a concern for every single one of us. You were always so patient and spent so much time sitting by his side and calming him down to make his days less worrisome and more comfortable. Even though he was “never hungry,” he usually finished every bite of the good food served.

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The Academic High Honor and Honor lists (Dean’s lists) for the past spring semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato have been announced by Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Hood.

Augustana University has announced students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year. This spring, the Augustana Dean’s List recognizes 926 fulltime students who have a minimum of 12 credit hours with grade-point averages at 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale).

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After long months of planning, construction on Valhalla Road and the dikes leading out to Keeley Island on Lake Shetek will soon be underway. Scheduled to begin immediately after the 4th of July holiday weekend, the project is slated to last through October.

Murray County Wheel/Herald Publisher/Owner Katie Beers Uhl is pleased to name Justine Wettschreck as the paper’s new editor. Wettschreck has over 20 years of news and journalism experience, including both print and radio media.

Hurry, Hurry, We Need to Go Spend Some Money! We received a threatening letter in the mail. It was from a credit card company who was telling us they were going to reduce our line of credit if we didn’t giddy-up-and-go spend some money.