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It’s Christmas Eve.  While you and your family celebrate the holidays together at home with relatives, we are patrolling your neighborhood tonight – checking your property, your yard, your streets, looking for anything or anyone out of place.  We are the ones that venture into the dark, not knowing what if anything awaits us, often to protect many of you we have never even met.    

An interesting cartoon came across my desk this week that not only gave me a chuckle, but it really hit it on the head in describing the plight of America’s newspapers, including your very own Dodge County Independent (DCI).  It’s a battle newspaper journalists face every day. 

Citizens of the Township of Wasioja, County of Dodge, State of Minnesota; are hereby advised that filing as a candidate for township office can be made beginning January 3, 2017 and closing January 17, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. Filing fee is $2.00.
Affidavits of candidacy may be filed with the Township Clerk at his home at 61895 205th Ave., Dodge Center, MN for the office of:
One (1) Supervisor for a three year term

Affidavits of Candidacy may be filed with the Township Clerk beginning Tuesday, January 3, 2017 and closing Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. for the following Offices.
One (1) Supervisor for a three year term
One (1) Treasurer for a two year term
                          Carol Allen, Clerk
Mantorville Township
25582 590 St. Mantorville, MN 55955
 

PURPOSE: To give the citizens of Mantorville Township a realistic expectation of the snow and ice removal services that will be provided during the winter season. This policy is based on a similar policy developed by the Dodge County Highway Department.                                  

Notice is hereby given that a township election in the town of Claremont, County of Dodge, State of Minnesota will be held at the American Legion Hall in Claremont on March 14, 2017. 
Filing of affidavit of candidacy may be filed with Donald Yankowiak at his home beginning Tuesday, January 3, 2017 and closing at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 for the following offices:
One (1) Supervisor for a three year term

Fifty percent shooting from the field and an edge in rebounding gave the Blossom boys a 77-58 win over Medford Friday, Dec.  9 in Medford.  The victory gave the locals a split for the week and a 2-2 record for the young season.

Emergency response was the theme for the Ellendale city council meeting on Dec. 8.
Jerry Ibberson was appointed as Ellendale’s local emergency management director. Ibberson has worked with the disaster warning service Skywarn in the past. He accepted the position but had questions about the council’s expectations.