Slayton, MN – Slayton EMS, Fire Department, Law Enforcement and Community Blood Bank come together to host the annual Heroes Behind the Badges community blood drive on Tuesday, July 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Murray County Medical Center (2042 Juniper Ave.). To schedule your donation log onto cbblifeblood. org, select “events”, and July 30 or call Community Blood Bank at 605-331-3222. For information log onto www.cbblifeblood. org. All who donate receive a $10 Subway gift card and an All American blood donor t-shirt as a thank you gift.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Re: Save Wonder World Preschool!!! I have been a member of St. Ann’s Parish for over 50 years.

Question: I’ve been helping my neighbor prep for sale a 1955 Ford pickup that has been in her family since new. I noticed the other day that the VIN plate is missing from the glove box door (the rivet holes are still there). It must have been lost by the body shop that painted the truck about 15 years ago, and is now out of business. I was able to locate the VIN stamped into the frame and it matches the VIN listed on the Title. I don’t believe the engine or any sheet metal had VIN numbers back then. Can we legally sell this truck without that plate? If not, what are the proper steps to make this vehicle legal again? Thank you in advance for your help!

United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) is collecting new school supplies to help local children start the school year right. Please help us Stuff the Bus with school supplies. This year, dry-erase markers, glue sticks, pencil boxes, Kleenex boxes and notebooks are most needed. Donations can be placed at the following locations until August 2, 2024.

The Murray County Central School Board met in regular session on July 15, 2024. All members were present, along with Superintendent Joe Meyer and Elementary Principal Patrick Freeman. They approved the agenda without any additions, as well as the Consent Agenda. Meyer reported that PSA Wendy Hartle is retiring after many years of service to our school, effective Sept. 13, 2024. Next, the Board approved the Annual Official Depositories: Minnwest Bank, State Bank of Chandler and First National Bank of Slayton. The Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund will again be the Official Investment Depository.

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Fewer than a third of Minnesota students are achieving critical proficiency in math and reading. I have a great story about a Slayton man who retired from a lucrative career in finance and is now putting those math skills to good use by tutoring students in Slayton through AmeriCorps.

Please, do not request that your name be left off the District Court List. MN STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Jeffrey John Gunness, Senoia, GA, Speed- $225.

The Kirchner family of Slayton has been named Murray County’s “2024 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. The late Regner and Dolores “Foote” Christiansen created the orchard in 1975.