Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 began like most Sundays for Charles Schaal, pastor of the First Congregational Church in Dodge Center.
He was at the golf course in Dodge Center where he generally went for breakfast before heading to the church to conduct services. It was there he began to feel the effects of the stroke, which continued to become more pronounced as he led the morning worship.

Not too many third graders can say they are running their own business. But for Triton Elementary School student Ruby Kellogg her business is all in a day’s work.
Kellogg, who is a student in Mrs. Voxland’s class, has been selling jewelry, with the help of her mother, through a direct sale company, similar to Mary Kay, she said.

The “newest Lions Club in the whole world” became official Sunday night as the West Concord Community Lions Club received its Charter and inducted the first members at Charter Night at the West Concord Historical Society.
The evening included a social hour, buffet catered by Omar’s Café and the program.
More than 20 charter members were inducted into the organization, the club received its charter and officers were installed.

The Claremont Legion Post officially dedicated its veterans memorial on Monday honoring all local veterans and especially the Post’s namesake, Cpl. Albert Dennis Connell.
Post Commander Mike Berg presided over the Veteran’s Day ceremony at the memorial in downtown Claremont.

Dreams of a new aquatic center in Byron sank last Tuesday, Nov. 5, when the public resoundingly voted against it, 1,098 to 152.
Byron City Administrator Mary Blair-Hoeft said the proposal results clearly show that the public doesn’t want to pay the estimated $9,181,000 for a new aquatic center.

They’re called ‘The greatest generation’ and one of its members, Richard Staub, became a farmer in West Concord after participating in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. 
However, his service supporting the war started even before he was drafted as he worked in a defense plant.