Gloria Jeanne Brown, 90, of Kasson, MN passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Methodist Campus in Rochester.

Ruby E. Gray, 91, of Claremont, passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born on August 3, 1934, to the late Melvin and Agnes (Musegades) Rehman, Ruby was the first of four children. Growing up, Ruby was raised on a farm, moving to the Claremont area in 1947, and graduating from Claremont High School in 1952.

School just got underway, but there will soon be plenty to celebrate as Byron High School prepares for next week’s homecoming festivities.
A pepfest and royalty coronation begins at 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, followed by the parade at 1:30 p.m.
The football tailgate will begin at 4:30 p.m.; the 7 p.m. game pits the Bears against Faribault.

Each September, we pause to remember Sept. 11, 2001. For many of us, it is a day etched permanently in memory — the shock, the images, the sorrow, and the resolve that followed.
For our students, however, 9/11 is not a lived experience. To them, it is history. That reality makes our responsibility as educators, parents, and community members all the more important.

On the football field, the Kasson-Mantorville KoMets are known for their grit, determination, and teamwork. But recently, the players traded their cleats for work gloves, and the scoreboard for a wheelbarrow.
Nineteen KoMets showed up with shovels, rakes, and plenty of spirit to tackle a different kind of challenge: moving 12 yards of mulch to refresh the K-M Peace Garden.

A Field of Flags was blowing in the wind Saturday afternoon at the Dodge County Courthouse following the annual Marigold Days program.
Flags are “planted” on the lawn by either family members or volunteers in memory or honor of members of the military and first responders.
Speaker for this year’s program was Dodge County Deputy Sheriff Roger Berge, and his topic was mental health.

After months of discussion and planning, Byron’s referendum website is now online at byronreferendum2025.com.
The district hopes that residents will use the website to find out all the information they need to make an informed decision on the levy referendum this November.
The website breaks the issue down into areas including The Need, The Plan, The Cost, The Process, Voting, FAQs and Resources.

Voters in the Byron, Kasson-Mantroville, and Triton school districts will be making their way to the polls on Nov. 4 for special elections.
But before then, they will have the chance to vote early beginning on Sept. 19.
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Byron voters will decide whether to add a per pupil operating levy.