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Kay Hanson bids farewell to West Concord

Claremont City Council and EDA members got a look at the expansion plans for the Al-Corn plant. This as they consider a tax abatement or alternatively tax incremental financing to help with the expansion that includes the widening of 5th Street.
The council also agreed to work with the engineering firm of Bolton Menk to determine the costs involved in widening 5th Street.

CCARL meets Thursday in Wanamingo

Citizens Concerned About Rail Line (CCARL) will have its next meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, at the Kenyon Wanamingo Elementary School, 225 Third Ave., Wanamingo.

Dodge County SWCD promoting Rain Gardens in county

You have probably noticed them in commercial areas and on lawns. Usually small depressions in the landscape filled with a variety of flowers and plants.

Can a non-union Kasson employee perform tasks under union contract?

At the Kasson City Council meeting March 23, whether or not a non-union supervisor may do work at the wastewater treatment plant was the topic of an animated discussion.

Triton board members try out heart monitors used in gym classes

Triton school board members got a first-hand look at the heart rate monitors used in middle school physical education classes last week.
Physical Education teacher Shane Van Beck passed out the monitors to each school board member and had board members wear them during his presentation, demonstrating how he could track each student’s numbers.

Students display their knowledge of scientific method

The Triton Elementary School gym was a sea of posters filled with questions and conclusions about scientific questions last Thursday as the fourth and fifth grade students presented the results of their science projects.

West Concord Council accepts Hanson resignation

West Concord’s City Council last week officially accepted the resignation of City Administrator Kay Hanson. Council members also received the 2015 auditor’s report that showed that the Municipal Liquor Store again finished the year with negative numbers.

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