KAREN ROUSE A public hearing will be held regarding the proposed Dodge County 2021 budget by the county’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 9 a.m., at the county administration building in Juneau. Per James Mielke, county administrator, total proposed expenses are $158,844,755. “While this is a 21.6% increase

Dodge County Updated Hazard Mitigation Plan Available For Review Dodge County, like the rest of the state, is vulnerable to a variety of disasters. Wisconsin has incurred disaster-related damages totaling $3 billion in the last three decades, but future losses can be reduced through mitigation activities. A recent study by the Multi-hazard Mitigation Council shows that each average dollar

Election Day Is Tuesday, Nov. 3, Sample Ballot Enclosed Public Input Sought On WIS 28 Resurfacing Project ...continued from front Absentee Ballot Deadlines Requests to receive an absentee ballot for regular and permanent overseas voters must be received by their municipal clerks no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29. clerk for absentee voting hours. Deadline To Return Absentee

The tradition of giving from the heart will continue again this year with our St. Mary’s Giving Tree campaign, but will be done a bit differently. We will not have the tag adorned tree up and will instead be handing tags out before and after the Saturday 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 9:30 a.m. masses the weekends of November 14-15, November 20-21, and November 27-28.

PUBLISHER’S LETTER Homelessness And Matthew 25:35 PATRICK J. WOOD PUBLISHER Dear Reader, A defining human quality is the ability to imagine what another person is going through – to have compassion for their suffering, and to want to relieve their pain. In many ways this is what Jesus inspired us to do. It is why His words in Matthew 25:35 and following are so compelling even now, 2,000