Triton levy increase of 17.3% includes referendum amount
Triton’s school board in December approved the 2026 budget and a 17.3% levy increase, with the total levy amount set at $4,119,820.55.

Following the annual Truth in Taxation hearing in December, the Byron School Board approved a total tax levy of $10,786,351.78, a 17.5% increase from the $9,215,144.46 levied a year earlier.
That figure included the amount contained in the levy referendum voters approved on Nov. 4.
The amount levied for the General Fund totaled $4,812,114.54, with $1,733,620 the result of the levy referendum.

Byron Public Schools and its former financial management company were back in court last week, with the case put on an expedited litigation track.
The district alleges that School Management Services LLC (SMS) incorrectly projected expenditures, including staff salaries and benefits, resulting in a budget shortfall.

GH Customs, which opened two years ago in Hayfield, has now moved into a new retail location in Dodge Center.
The business has expanded from laser engraving into embroidery and direct-to-film printing with heat transfers on clothing and other items.

A Dodge County man who authorities said physically and sexually assaulted children has waived his right to a jury trial, and instead will have a judge decide his fate.
William Patrick Wyttenback, 54, has five open criminal cases against him in Dodge County District Court.

It was a short Truth-in-Taxation public hearing Thursday night, before Dodge County commissioners approved a tax levy increase of 5.7%.