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MCC SCHOOL BOARD LOOKING FOR SNOW REMOVAL BIDS FOR NEXT YEAR

The Murray County Central School Board met on Monday, July 12th. All Board members were present and the agenda was approved. The meeting minutes from the June 14th meeting were reviewed and approved. The financials were also reviewed. Personnel changes included the hiring of Brittany Berndt for the open 5th grade position and Caitlyn Harmsen for the High School Math position, as well as, the rehire of Mark Carlson and the extra assignment to Larisa Smith for the Summer session. They also accepted the resignation of Kristy Baker from Elementary.

SLAYTON CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED MONTHLY AGENDA ITEMS

The Slayton City Council met on Wednesday, July 7th for their first meeting of the month. Present were Mayor Miron Carney, Councilmembers Kate Harmsen, Blake Heronimus, and Dean Ackerman, along with City Administrator Josh Malchow, Kari Carlson and Merlyn Anderson. Absent was Chris Jacobson.

Murray County Commissioners

The Murray County Board of Commissioners met on July 6th with Commissioner Molly Malone absent from the meeting. The Open Forum section of the agenda is usually without comments, however two matters were discussed at this meeting. County Ditch 22 was the subject of the first discussion. Paul Malone, one of the owners of land in the system has concerns regarding a petitioned change to enlarge the size of pipe. He declared that the upper portion of the line is “working fine”. There is no ponding of rain water or flooding, he continued.

PUBLIC KICK-OFF OPEN HOUSES TO BE HELD WITHIN DES MOINES RIVER WATERSHED

You are invited to participate in the Des Moines River Watershed One Watershed, One Plan public kick-off open houses.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Windom Community Center 1750 Cottonwood Lake Drive, Windom, MN 56101 OR

Thursday, July 22, 2021 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Murray County 4-H Building 3048 Broadway Avenue, Slayton, MN 56172