By Joanne Bergman The regular meeting of the Murray County Board of Commissioners was held on Tuesday, November 07, 2023. Commissioner Welgraven was not present for this meeting. The payment for repair of drainage ditches shared with neighboring counties of Lyon and Nobles was approved in the amount of $91,155.33.

By Jenny Kirk The Slayton City Council addressed a trio of unfinished business items as well as three items of new business at its regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 6 at City Hall.

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The Slayton Area Chamber is facilitating the process of setting up displays around the park once again this year, following the success of last year’s event. Currently, there are 17 entities interested in participating. An organizational meeting was held on October 25th to discuss the process and to formulate plans moving forward. Another meeting will be held on November 15th, 6:30 p.m. at Slayton Pizza Ranch.

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Question: What is the difference between careless or reckless driving? What about “exhibition driving”? Answer: In general, the difference between reckless and careless is that “reckless” is generally “intentional” or the driver “should know” that the driving behavior could injure or kill someone. Here’s more detail on how they differ: Reckless driving - This involves a motorist who’s aware of and disregards the risk that their driving behavior may result in harm to another or another’s property.

The November Lunchbox Lecture will be held Thursday November 9 at noon in the 4-H building on the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton. This month’s topic will be presented by Megan Narvey, Conservation Outreach Specialist at the Minnesota Historical Society. She will be presenting “Saving Your Stuff: How to Care for Art, Heirlooms, and Personal Collections.”

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MCMC’s own Amber Sorenson was honored on Monday, October 30th at the Minnesota Health Strategy and Communications Fall Conference in Bloomington, MN as she received the MHSCN Rising Star Award. “The MHSCN Awards of Excellence honor exceptional efforts in health care strategic planning, marketing, public relations and communications from the past year.