Beth LeTendre Oolman, a 1985 graduate of Slayton High School (now Murray County Central) was recently named the Northwest Iowa Regional Teacher of The Year by the Iowa Department of Education. She was one of nine to be selected for the honor which celebrates excellence in teaching throughout the state.

By Joanne Bergman The Murray County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. County Highway Engineer Randy Groves requested approval to dispose of surplus equipment via online bids. The 1970 forklift no longer meets OSHA requirements. It is being replaced with the prior approval of the board.

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A correction to the entire conversation quote that was had about the following resolution in the Jan 21, 2025 City Council meeting. “The council next discussed resolution 01-21-2025 “A Resolution of the City of Slayton Dis-approving of the Murray County Board of Commissioners Decision to Reverse Funding for the Wonderworld Non-profit Daycare Center Building Project” Councilmember Kate Harmsen stated, “I think the resolution addresses our concerns and is a vocal output of continued support that the City of Slayton has for the [Wonderworld] project and questions the basis for which the decision was reversed by the County, which seems to be without valid reasoning.” Adult League Wk 6 Group Tighters 18 The Bowbarians 17 Lake Sarah’s Lost Arrows 15 Willy Sinners 15 Great White Buffalo 13.5 Capt Dan & Crew 12 Stonegate Orchard 5.5 Shalak Outdoors 0 High Scores Nick Pieske 448 Todd Nelson 441 Mike Buldhaupt 440 James Determan 437 Matt Wahl 432 Joe Giese 432 High Scores with H/C Nick Pieske 450 Todd Nelson 449.9 Natalie Wahl 449.6 Kendra Gluis 445.6 Nataska Wahl 444.8 Junior League Wk 5 Wild 18 Sharks 11 Hawks 11 Jack Rabbits 11 Titans 10 Eagles 10 Foresters 9 Bison 9 Seals 7.5 Orioles 3.5 High Scores Fred Keller 167 Owen McNab 164 Kaitlyn Wehking 159 Zackery Haken 149 Madden Wahl 148 Hunter Dragstra 148 High Scores with H/C Calab Fuoss 216.9 Atr Mitchell 212.4 Landan Wahl 208.3 Olivia Thornhill 207.2 Rhett Carlson 205.8.

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The Slayton City Council met on Tuesday, January 21st due to the Monday holiday. All members were present except Blake Heronimus – they approved the meeting minutes from January 6th and also the agenda for this week’s meeting.

Murray County Theatre will be presenting its one act play called “12 Angry Jurors” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan.

By Joanne Bergman The Murray County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. All five board members were present for this second meeting of the new year. Approval was given to the agenda, no conflicts of interest were identified and the commissioners’ warrants were reviewed. The next item of business was to close the meeting to hear an update from legal counsel on the CD 11 State Highway 30 issue. No comments were received from the board following the session.