Meet the New Claremont Mayor

Jared Sultze is the new Claremont mayor. Jared and his wife Jaime moved to Claremont in December of 2010 from the cities looking for the small town feel and safety for their growing kids. Jared and …

Triton Tutor Honored for Service

April is National Volunteer Month and as an AmeriCorps member with Math Corps, Maggie Purinton has focused on providing Dodge Center students extra practice and support to improve their math skills. …

4th Annual Easter Egg Hunt planned at Green Shack

An Easter Egg Hunt will be held this weekend at the Green Shack property outside of Dodge Center from 1 to 3pm on Saturday April 19th. Enjoy lots of fun events for the kids like a free petting zoo, …

Music in Mantorville Plans summer of fun

The Riverside Park in Mantorville will be the place to enjoy Tuesday evenings this summer. A new band stand has been constructed in the park and offers a relaxing grassy place to watch and enjoy the …

Join Us for Book Club at the West Concord Library

Join us for Book Group at the West Concord Library Saturday, May 10 from 9-10am The Art Thief by Michael Finkel In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author …

Cobra Track Athletes Breaking Records Early in the Season

The Cobra Track and Field team has only had 3 complete meets, but the hard work the athletes are putting in is paying off already in great performances. This week, over 80 personal records fell!! …

Triton Grads: Where are they now?

Once the senior class graduates, I always wonder where they end up and what they’re doing these days. This school year I’d like to showcase some of our awesome Triton alums! Student: Mariah …

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Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

Tennessee has all the social events of any big city, even in the backwoods. They may be a little crude but they still exist. Big Sandy is one of those places on the banks of the Kentucky Lake. It is …

Osteoporosis

You and I are very dependent on our bones to hold us up and to keep us going. Your muscles are important too, but those muscles are only helpful if they have a bone that they can move. We can take …

A Minnesotan:

Back in my day, eggs were so cheap we could dye them without eating them; or throw them at people’s houses. Along with similar phrases are all things that I have recently said while being mad about …

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Obituaries

Norma Jane Behne

Norma Jane Behne, 89, of Owatonna, MN, passed away on March 31, 2025, at Owatonna Hospital. Memorial Service was held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, April 3, 2025, at St. Joseph Church (512 S. Elm Ave, …

Kathryn Sue (Gillen) Ness

Kathryn Sue (Gillen) Ness age 46, of West Concord, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025. She was born on December 27, 1978, to George and Deborah (Dressel) Gillen, the second of four daughters. …

Kari John Cornwell

Kari John Cornwell was born in Owatonna, MN, on September 23, 1951. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 24, 2025. Kari spent his childhood in West Concord, Minnesota, and graduated …

Dale Odegaard

Dale Odegaard (85) passed away March 19, 2025 at Our Lady of Peace Hospice in St. Paul, MN. He had several health issues over the last two years with a final diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia …

Sandra Ann "Sandy" (Weckerling) Jones

With hearts full of love and gratitude, we celebrate the life of Sandra Ann "Sandy" (Weckerling) Jones, who passed away peacefully on March 23, 2025, in [Phoenix, Arizona] at the age of 84. Born …

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Triton Students Embark on Adventure to Eagle Bluff

In March, the 6th grade class embarked on an unforgettable adventure to Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, diving into nature, learning new skills, and creating memories that will last a …

2025 Triton Prom

Cobra Communications

I appreciate the great feedback that I have received from my previous articles. When you know you have an audience and people are reading what you are writing, it is great to hear. One of the biggest …

Community

Museum Musings

At 6:30 p.m. on May 12, Nancy Vaillancourt will be bringing her presentation, “Hooded History” to the West Concord Public Library. Co-sponsored by the West Concord Historical Society, Nancy will …

That's the Latest

To quote comedian Steven Wright; ‘Whenever I think about the past, it brings up so many memories.’ That line is so true when thinking about my grade school and high school days. The old assembly …

Growing Our Own Through Concurrent Education

Introduction to Education Careers class is one of the many concurrent course offerings provided at Triton. In this course, juniors and seniors explore all different aspects of teaching through …

Neurons that fire together sometimes wire together.

How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover ‘rules’ for how neurons encode new information

As you experience or encounter new things, your brain must encode this information via the right neural networks at the right time.

Head and neck cancer survivor gets new Jaw in a Day

(BPT) - Looks matter. And for cancer survivors who've undergone major facial surgeries, changes to their appearance and function can be emotionally and physically devastating. For many, reclaiming a …

Automotive stocks: The effect of tariffs on shares of popular automakers

Finder examines how car stocks fare before and after auto tariffs start.

Automotive stocks: The effect of tariffs on shares of popular automakers

Finder examines how car stocks fare before and after auto tariffs start.

More states are filling a federal gap by helping police track stolen guns

The Trace reports that when a gun goes missing, the chances that it'll be used in a crime go up, so reporting requirements can help police track down firearms beforehand—but the laws do more than that, too.