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GRANT FUNDING WILL ASSIST WITH EMPLOYEE HIRING AND TRAINING EFFORTS St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has awarded $250,000 to the Southwest Regional Development Commission (SRDC) to support the organization’s Southwest Minnesota Meat Processor Workforce Development Initiative.

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Slayton, MN. Pastor Chad Duffy. Office Hours: 8am to 4:30pm. Phone: (507) 836-8291. ______________ DOVRAY OUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN CHURCH, 246 Haynes Street, Dovray. Phone: (507) 8592159 or find us on Facebook. Sun. Service at 9am.

MCC Football held their family night event on Friday August 23rd. It was a great night for the kids to interact with the community and each other. Parents even got in on the games with a little mother/son and father/son competition.

Welcome Back to School 2024-2025 On behalf of the Murray County Central School District Board of Education, administrators and staff, we are excited to welcome our new and returning students and families to the start of the 2024-25 school year. We have been working diligently throughout the summer in preparation for students returning to school and look forward to making this a wonderful year! We are committed first and foremost to the success of our students and to doing what’s best for them.

We had thirty-four Murray County 4-H’ers exhibit livestock in the beef, swine, sheep, goat, rabbit, and poultry shows at the 2024 Minnesota State Fair 4-H Livestock Encampment. Two thousand eight hundred and twenty-three 4-H youth members throughout the state of Minnesota exhibited livestock at the 2024 Minnesota State Fair this past weekend.

Question: I heard the Minnesota State Patrol got a new design for your patches and squad cars. Can you talk about that? Answer: You are correct.

MN STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Osman Gani, Tempe AZ, Speeding $225 Nicole Lamore Grandsberry, Pipestone, .MN, Speeding. $135.

The Murray County Fairgrounds will be awash in vibrant fall hues and the lingering warmth of summer as it hosts the highly anticipated 32nd Annual Slayton Women of Today’s Autumn Boutique. This beloved event will transform the small town of Slayton into a bustling shopping destination on Friday, September 6th from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, September 7th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

By Joanne Bergman for the Wheel/Herald The Murray County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. They accepted the 2024-2025 ATV Grant in the amount of $8328 and the 2024-2025 Snowmobile Grant both presented by Sheriff Heath Landsman. The amount of grant money was set by the State of Minnesota.