Hot dogs. Fire trucks. And camaraderie.
That’s National Night Out, which is Aug. 6 and spans communities across the nation as city leaders build good will in a variety of ways with their town’s residents.

Claremont’s annual Hogfest celebration gets under way Friday evening and continues through Sunday. A variety of events are scheduled, including outhouse races, garden and antique tractor pulls, Mud Bogs, a petting zoo, food vendors, children’s activities, and more.

A week after Kasson City Administrator Tim Ibisch left Minnesota to interview for the city manager position in Loudon, Tenn., and was offered the position, pending successful negotiations, Ibisch said he is rejecting the job offer.   

Kasson City Administrator Tim Ibisch was picked as the next city manager of Loudon Tenn., Monday night, pending successful contract negotiations.
“I think his interview went great...his Zoom interviews were great, his background was great, and so I think I’m going to make a motion that we nominate him for the position,” Loudon City Council member Eric Newman said.

Individuals interested in seeking positions on city councils and school boards may now officially file to get their name on the November 5 ballot.
The filing period opened on July 30 and continues through the end of business on August 13.

After the Byron School Board voted to cut the school resource officer from its budget, due to a budget crisis within the District, the City Council, on the recommendation of the City Administration has allocated an increase to the law enforcement budget for the FY 24 budget, in order to ensure there is a SRO this fall.