NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No. 204 shall begin on August 2, 2016, and shall close at 5:00 o’clock p.m. on August 16, 2016.
The general election shall be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. At that election, four (4) members will be elected to the School Board for terms of four (4) years each.  

Notice is hereby given that the filing for Mayor and City Council will open Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 8:00 am and close Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 5:00 pm.  Offices to be filled; 
One (1) Mayor - 2 year term
Two (2) Council Members – 4 year term
One (1) Council Member – 2 year term

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No. 2125 shall begin on August 2, 2016, and shall close at 5:00 o’clock p.m. on August 16, 2016.
The general election shall be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.  At that election, three (3) members will be elected to the School Board for terms of four (4) years each.

A longtime public safety warrior in Steele County will always be remembered as a sheriff with one of the most infectious laughs.  
William “Bill” Hildebrandt of Claremont died July 5 at the age of 78. He served an unprecedented number of years as Steele County’s sheriff from 1982 to his retirement in 2002.

With his hands bound with nylon cord, Richard Jurgensen was shot multiple times at close range in what is being described as an execution-style slaying. 
Those chilling details were revealed for the first time in court documents against two men charged in the murder of Jurgensen, 22, of Medford. Authorities are calling it a drug-related homicide between all parities involved, including the victim. 

As the only major college in the state in all sports, the University of Minnesota reaches fans from all corners and depths of the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.”
When the 2016 Gopher Road Trip stopped in Owatonna last month, we were given opportunities to speak with the new athletic director, Mark Coyle, head football coach Tracy Claeys, and head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino.

Theresa Booms was walking up and down Main Street in West Concord last week, stopping into businesses and greeting people she passed on the street.
The new West Concord City Administrator was spending time during her first week on the job getting to know the people in the community.

On July 1, a group of young volunteers helped to build environmental awareness in Mantorville. 
The Summer Youth Conservation Corps of Minnesota will spend four weeks in Mantorville to help remodel the area around the dam. The first group, who worked for two weeks, laid down concrete pads. The next group, that is working in Mantorville now, will put down picnic table, kiosks and benches. 

As the host city of Triton High School, the sport of baseball hasn’t been a strong suit for Dodge Center in 2016. The Cobras finished with just a pair of wins on the season thanks to a lineup that was learning to play at the varsity level. However, the season was more of a process to prepare the team to compete as they continue to grow.