At the Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) Conference last month, Murray County was the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Performance Award in the Property/Casualty Division. The award is voted on by Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust (MCIT) Board of Directors on criteria that includes performance in risk management and loss control efforts, responsiveness to MCIT program initiatives and improvements in property/casualty claims and administration over the coverage years of 2021-2024.

MN STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Arianna Marie Boldt, Chandler, MN, Speeding - $145. Logan Dawn Fagen, Dundee, MN, Hands-Free Law - $135.

Question: I’ve heard about some snow plows getting hit out on the highway this winter. Can you remind people what they should be doing when sharing the roads with our plow drivers? Answer: For people to stay safe around plows, they just need to practice good common sense and have some patience.

December 26, 2025 This has been the week of Christmas. We’ve discussed various parts of Christmas Day in past columns.

By Crystal Reith The Hadley Lions will host their annual chili challenge fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m., or until gone, on Saturday, Jan. 3 at the Hadley Community Center.

Maple Lawn Senior Care Campus spread the holiday spirit across the nation with a very special project. Involved were a Christmas tree that was designated as a “tree filled with love”, and many requests for ornaments from the fifty states of the United States.

By Norma Dittman Action taken by the Fulda School Board regarding Superintendent Mike Pagel was reversed at a special meeting on December 17th. Approximately fifty people attended the meeting to hear the board’s discussion and decision regarding a motion made by Paul Duerr on November 10th to approve a Notice of Non-Renewal Letter to Superintendent Michael Pagel.

A fatal crash occurred on Highway 59 Monday morning, December 22, near the intersection of 156th Street, with the Minnesota State Patrol noting icy conditions on the road. According to the report, a 2014 Freightliner semi-truck (bread truck) was northbound and a 2022 International Straight Truck (dump truck) southbound on Highway 59 when the two collided.

The January meeting will be held on Thursday, January 8th, 7:00 pm at Fulda Senior Dining..

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