Wheel Herald

05/28/2026

Bring on the music!

FREE Community Band Concerts every Thursday from June 4-July 9 at 7:00 PM at Gullord Park! The Slayton Community Band is in full swing and ready to share their talents this season! This year is the 250th anniversary of the United States of America—also known as the Semiquincentennial. Our concerts...

05/28/2026

Congratulations to this year's Parade Grand Marshals!

By Norma Dittman Leading this year’s Fulda Wood Duck Parade will be Grand Marshals Dean and Shirley McNeal. The parade will be on Saturday evening, June 20, 6 p.m., under the theme of Find Yourself.

05/21/2026

05/21/2026

Thank you, gentlemen, for your service to our country....

By Norma Dittman When the Midwest Honor Flight Mission 29 out of Sioux Falls took to the skies on Tuesday, May 5th, three area men were among the 84 veterans on board. Those men were Jim Oslund and Bill Bryan, Slayton, and Tom Noerenberg, Currie.

05/07/2026

Best of luck to MCC Boys at State May 16!

Depth, versatility, and total team effort defined the day as the Murray County Central boys track and field team captured the Section 3A True Team championship in Pipestone, scoring 614.5 points to pull away from a competitive field.

05/07/2026

The Murray County Central Schools Rebel Boys Baseball Team is on a roll!

April 30 HLO/F at MCC The MCC baseball team was 9-0 on the season playing the Heron Lake Okabena Fulda Coyotes this last Thursday afternoon in Slayton. The Rebels knocked off the Coyotes earlier this season and were looking to remain undefeated on the year.

04/30/2026

The Slayton postmaster informed us at 10:15 today that the cut-off for outgoing mail has been changed as of this week to 9:30 am. Our paper is generally delivered there between 10 and 11 each week. This means only the Slayton papers are going out in today's mail. We apologize for the delay and are hoping to rectify the situation in the coming weeks.

04/23/2026

Two Fulda freshman receive black belts!

By Norma Dittman April 3rd, 2026 was a day of testing techniques, showing skills learned and receiving their Black Belts for Brynlee Farris and Cullen VanderBeek. Farris and VandenBeek are students of Warrior Training Academy in Fulda, They are also both freshman at Fulda High School.

04/23/2026

Welcome to Tessa Dierks! See this and other stories at wheelherald.com

https://www.wheelherald.com/news/tessa-dierks-takes-reins-new-mcc-high-school-principal

By Crystal Reith Murray County Central has named Tessa Dierks as the new grades 7 to12 principal, with her duties set to begin July 1. Returning to MCC holds special meaning for Dierks, as the district played a major role in her own educational journey.

04/20/2026

The MCC Community Ed brochure is out! Whether it's all about the sports, a fun art project for kids or a trip to the cities for adults, check out the link to the brochure at