By John Stenen A brother in Christ went to the same Bible School as I went to and started a Church in South Africa. This was when there was tremendous racial tension and violence between blacks and whites. His Church grew to become one of the largest Churches in the country, and politicians and other government officials as well as many religious leaders from all over the country came to his church to find answers to their main question. “How is it” they asked, “that all these black and white folks can come together and get along, and even love one another as they do?” The pastor simply told them that the blood of Christ unites us all, and as Christians, we are one with Christ and one with each other. I like what I once heard a man say, “Where there is Grace, there is no race.” When Billy Graham preached in Selma, Alabama in the 1960’s, he insisted that blacks and whites sit together and worship together. Some of the religious leaders said to him, “Billy, you set the Church back 100 years.” Billy replied, “Oh, that’s too bad, I had hoped to set it back 2000 years.”

By Mark Zinnel, Buttermaker Reporter The Hadley Buttermakers evened their record to 2-2 after splitting a pair of games over the week. Here is the game update: Milroy Shutouts Buttermakers Hadley travelled to Milroy for their first Wednesday night league game of the young season to take on the Irish.

With the summer season kickstarting recently, the local venues of Breezy Barn and Trail’s Edge have become busy, go-to places on Lake Shetek’s west side. Once the bridge work is completed and the detour lifted, both businesses anticipate even more traffic.

By Jenny Kirk Fresh out of college at Southwest Minnesota State University, Brenda Loosbrock started her first elementary teaching job at Murray County Central Schools in Slayton. Today, 35 years later, she is retiring from the career she has loved for all of those years.

Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) in the Slayton area, sponsored by Second Harvest Heartland distribution will be held at the office of A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota - Murray County at 2989 Maple Rd., Slayton MN. Distribution will take place on Thursday, June 8th, from 1:30 - 2:30 pm. Remember if you cannot be there, please have your proxy pick your items up for you. For more information, call Joyce at 507-836-8705.

SLAYTON – Dirt work is underway for the new Murray County Highway Department site, located off Highway 30 near the airport. According to Job Supervisor Jim Theurer of Contegrity Group, a completion date of June 2024 is the goal, but there will be no lack of action at the site over the summer.

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Please, do not request that your name be left off the District Court List. District Court MN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Curtis Dean Like, Slayton, MN - Game and Fish Licenses - Must Have in Personal Possession - $110.

Question: I was wondering, with the ads on television showing people driving with their hands off the steering wheel, is that legal in Minnesota if your vehicle has that capability? Answer: I believe you are asking about autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, which are capable of sensing their environment and operating without human involvement. Minnesota law states that every driver is responsible for becoming and remaining aware of the actual and potential hazards that exist on the highway and must use due care in operating a vehicle.

Libraries in the Plum Creek Library System (PCLS) are rolling out their new Storytelling Kits this month and invite patrons to learn more about the new collection of more than 130 kits. Funded through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF), the kits range in subjects from ABCs to Zoos.