First Security Bank of Byron donated $425 to one of the Byron Intermediate School’s robotic teams participating in the First Lego League this year.
The check was used to pay for printing costs associated with the team’s project this year. The coach is Becky Gerdes.

When the clocks of the world strike midnight on Jan. 1, 2020, the 7.7 billion people of the world will celebrate. Samoa and Christmas Island/Kiribati will be the first to celebrate 2020 (it will be 4 a.m. in Dodge County).
From there it will click off the seconds, minutes and hours until it reaches Time Square. An hour later, the New Year will usher in the beginning of a new decade by the folks of Dodge County.

During this season of giving, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give the gift of life to help ensure patients don’t have to worry about the availability of blood this winter. Blood donations of all types are needed, especially type O.

Dental professionals from Children’s Dental Health Services in Rochester were at the Triton Elementary School earlier this month for a school dental clinic.
The all-day clinic provided dental check-ups, teeth cleanings and oral hygiene information, said Tess Ogren of Triton Elementary.

Savanna Cordle of Kasson was recently crowned the Miss Minnesota Collegiate America 2020 and will represent Minnesota at the national pageant in June in Little Rock, Ark.
Cordle is currently a senior at Waldorf University studying business management and marketing with minors in communications and Spanish. 

For Tessa Stites, releasing her debut single “M.O.” was the culmination of years of hard work but also the beginning of what she hopes is a career in music.
Part of the reason she’s been able to release her own music while still in school is because she’s spent years learning her craft.
“I’ve loved music since a young age,” she said.