So many things can happen in five months. Or not, as the case seems to be with the Triton School Board minutes.
As the end of the year approaches, cities and counties around the state are readying for annual, organizational meetings, which for some happen in January. While not usually very exciting, these meetings include “official” designations for the coming year — acting mayor, official depositories, and official publication.

The most famous editorial in American journalism was published 119 years ago in the New York Sun, as a reply to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanion.
The editorial was titled “Is there a Santa Claus?” and its most memorable passage was this reassuring declaration: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”

We recently had one of the most unique and challenging first responder rescues I can ever remember here in Dodge County, reminding us once again how amazing the men and women are who serve here.

This holiday season, as temperatures drop and we gather with loved ones, it’s important to keep safety front of mind. Yes, that means driving more carefully on icy roads, but it also means keeping your family safe from a less obvious winter hazard — carbon monoxide.

A sequence of events over the past several months is raising some important questions about how one area school district is communicating with the public when it comes to critical information about the operations of the district.

Things were hopping in Dodge County last Saturday as community Christmas celebrations were held in Kasson, Mantorville, Hayfield, Dodge Center, and West Concord.