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By Joanne Bergman The Murray County Board of Commissioners met in the first session of the year. The oath of office was administered to newly elected commissioner Jackie Meyer and to reelected commissioner Dennis Welgraven. Newly elected Sheriff Heath Landsman along with reelected County officials Heidi Winter and Karen Brown were sworn into their positions.

Scott Berger, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Alexandria Technical & Community College, recognizes individual students for academic excellence. Abigail Hamman of Slayton, MN was named to the Dean’s List for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more credits Fall Semester 2022.

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Monday, January 16: Tomato Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Baked Spiced Apples, Cookie, Lowfat Milk. Tuesday, January 17: Chicken ala King, Garlic Green Beans, Fruit, Rice, Dessert, Lowfat Milk.

Please, do not request that your name be left off the District Court List. MINNESOTA STATE PATROL Fredrick Jay Larvie, Avoca, MN, Speeding - $125.

MNDOT REMINDS PUBLIC NOT TO PUSH SNOW ONTO ROADS The Minnesota Department of Transportation wants to remind the public that it is illegal to deposit snow on or next to a public highway or street. Minnesota law and many local ordinances prohibit plowing, blowing, shoveling, or otherwise placing of snow onto public roadways.

After logging approximately 1.3 million miles on primarily gravel roads, Rich Wajer of Slayton is retiring from his job at our local United Parcel Service. “I’m officially retiring on February 28th, but I’ve got several weeks of vacation to use so my last day of driving was on January 6th. I have mixed feelings about retiring, but I guess it’s another step in life,” said Rich.

The early childhood years from birth to the start of kindergarten are an important time of rapid learning and growth. Early Childhood Screening is a free and simple check of how your child is growing, developing and learning.

The MCC Rebel Boys Basketball team was on the road Tuesday night for a big Red Rock Conference game in Mountain Lake against the Wolverines. Both teams entered the game at 5-2 looking to continue their winning ways. The Wolverines had won 5 straight games. MCC had won 4 out of 5 games but was looking to continue the offensive play they established against HBC last Friday. The Rebels would get about half of what they wanted Tuesday night but most importantly they got the win.

The MCC Rebel Girls Basketball team had six days off between basketball-related activities. The Rebels practiced on Friday, December 30th but because of the weather didn’t get back onto the court until Thursday of this past week and it wasn’t for practice, it was for a game. The Rebels would take on the Eagles of Southwest Minnesota Christian in Slayton Thursday night. The Eagles struggled early with a very tough schedule but the Eagles are getting ready to turn it on and they started against MCC.