Triton school officials notified parents Tuesday that all the district schools would be closed from Wednesday until next Tuesday because of a rise in COVID cases.
The email sent out to parents said that school would be closed Wednesday and Thursday and Friday would be distance learning days. Monday is a scheduled teacher workday. In-person classes will resume on Tuesday, November 5.

Byron voters approve bond referendum

Voters in the Byron School District have approved both questions on today's ballot.

Vote totals were Question #1, 1,600 yes and 907 no.
For Question #2 the vote was 1,337 yes and 1,167 no.

Hayfield Schools referendum passes

Voters in the Hayfield school district have approved the continuation of an operating levy. The vote was 394 yes (69%) and 179 no (31%).

A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Dodge County man for impersonating a federal law enforcement officer, announced Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk.
According to court documents, on August 17, 2021, the FBI received a tip that Reyel Devon Simmons, 52, of Dodge Center, was impersonating a federal agent with the United States Department of Homeland Security.

When Tanner Lermon was a boy, he dreamed of nothing but wheels. BMX bikes, motorcross, 4-wheelers. They were his love.
So, as he got older, he bought into the dream. He owned Suzuki and Harley cycles.

The Rochester Roosters Base Ball Club has challenged West Concord residents to a game of Base Ball.
That’s right, Base Ball, as baseball was known in 1860. The match will take place at West Concord’s ball field on September18, at the Schoolhouse Fall Festival, featuring nearly 30 vendors, three food trucks and rides on a wagon pulled by Percherons. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Recovering from a fire and losing everything their businesses had, three tenants of 1760 Millwork Manufacturing in Kasson are moving on and regrouping.