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SLAYTON SENIOR DINING MENU

Monday, August 18: Chef’s Choice, Vegetable of the Day, Fruit of Choice, Dessert of the Day, Wheat Bread & Margarine, 1 % Milk Tuesday, August 19: Swedish Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes, Brown Gravy, Mixed Vegetables, Vanilla Pudding, Dinner Roll & Margarine, 1 % Milk Wednesday, August 20: Pork Roast, Pork Gravy, Candied Yams, Green Beans, Wheat Bread & Margarine, Chocolate Chip Cookie, 1% Milk Thursday, August 21: Tuna Noodle Casserole, Peas & Carrots, Whole Kernel Corn, Gala Apple, Dinner Roll & Margarine, Vanilla Wafers, 1% Milk Friday, August 22: Cheese Omelet, Turkey Sausage, Rosemary Diced Potatoes, Fresh Clementine, Blueberry Muffin, Margarine & Ketchup, 1% Milk.

OPERATION ROUND UP DEADLINE NEARS

A local school needs to provide books for underprivileged students. A local hospice needs new equipment, and a local fire department needs to raise money for pagers. You see these types of stories on the news and read them in the papers. What have they all got in common? Thanks to Nobles Cooperative Electric Operation Round Up program, the answer to this question is “help in time of need.”

MCC SCHOOL PREPARES FOR NEW SCHOOL YEAR

By Allie Paulzine The Murray County Central School Board met Monday, August 11, to finalize preparations for the 2025–2026 school year, review enrollment, address staffing needs, and plan upcoming events.

SOUTHWEST HHS SHIP ANNOUNCES RIBBON CUTTING FOR NEW E-BIKE FLEET AT END-O-LINE IN CURRIE

Southwest Health and Human Services’ Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the launch of a new e-bike fleet, available for public use to explore the scenic Casey Jones State Trail. The event will take place Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at End-O-Line Park in Currie, Minnesota.

ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2025 DEAN’S LIST

St. Cloud State University has announced the names of more than 1016 students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2025 Spring semester dean’s list. To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

As a thirty year cancer survivor, I would like to thank and congratulate the devoted and hardworking members of the Relay for Life for putting on another outstanding Celebration of Life fundraiser. There is a tremendous amount of work that goes into planning and making it happen, and those involved are to be commended for their dedication to the cause. THANK YOU.

Ask A Trooper

Question: It seems like we have been seeing a fair amount of rain along with flash flood warnings. Can you talk about what motorists should do if they encounter such a thing? Answer: Flooding can happen when streams and rivers overflow, dams or levees break, snow melts rapidly, or during heavy rainfall.

DISTRICT COURT

Please do not request that your name be left off the District Court List. MN STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Walfred Bily Perez Juarez, Worthington, MN, Inadequate Child Restraint- $135.

SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL COLLEGE CONGRATULATES THE CLASS OF 2025

Southeast Technical College congratulates its students completing their AAS, diploma and certificates at the end of the Summer 2025 semester. Madilyn Clarke of Avoca, graduated magna cum laude with a Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technician.