For six international exchange students, the 2026-27 school year is providing an opportunity to experience Southwest Minnesota and American culture, make new friends and step outside their comfort zones. Melina Wallbaum joined the junior class at Fulda High School for the 2026-2027 year.

Fulda School’s Homecoming Week was observed Monday, October 5th through Friday, October 9th. Coronation was on Monday morning in the high school gymnasium with attendants from grades 7th through 11th. As each couple approached the stage, short biographies were read by the emcees. The senior king and queen candidates were asked to stand as last year’s king and queen Owen Olsem and Tori Reynolds crowned this year’s royal couople, King Kaston Clarke and Queen Ruth Ethridge.

Fulda Heritage Museum received new signs on both the east and west ends of the building on Thursday, October 1st. The museum is located at the corner of of St.

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ECFE WELCOMES FAMILIES TO PLAY, LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) at Murray County Central is a welcoming place for families with children from birth through kindergarten entrance. ECFE provides an opportunity for children and their parents or caregivers to play, learn, explore, and connect in a fun and relaxed environment.

three of the four races at the MCC/F home meet on October 5 in Slayton. In the junior high girls 2,400 meter race, Maggie Keller placed seventh at 11:00, followed by Halana Grogan in eighth at 11:10 and Cassie Scandrett in ninth at 11:11.

MCC Homecoming festivities wrapped up on Friday night with the football game against the Lac Qui Parle Valley Eagles, with an MCC win. Before the game, the Rebels cross country runners carried the football to Slayton from the LQPV football field in a trek that covered over 70 miles, completing a tradition that began in 1984.

October 1 Edgerton at MCC The MCC Rebel Volleyball team has been on a hot streak, but on Tuesday night they took a 3-0 loss to the Westbrook Walnut Grove Chargers. With a tough week coming up against two of the top teams in the Red Rock Conference, Thursday’s game against Edgerton was very important to bounce back and get a victory and have as much positive momentum heading into the coming week.

Murray County Ambassadors served 300 meals to local farmers and their families to start off National 4-H Week! Sunday, October 4, twenty- three Murray County 4-H Ambassadors along with the help of our educators and three adult volunteers, prepped, cooked and packaged over three hundred meals to help out our local farming families as the harvest season is underway. Families needed to register by September 30 to get their names on the list to receive their free meal made possible by the Murray County 4-H Program.