ZACH COOK Prior to the conclusion of 2019, the Village of Lomira celebrated the opening of the road extension project on East Avenue. After its opening, the village determined the speed limit on this portion of the road to be 25 miles per hour. During the January 8 village board meeting, a suggestion was made to change the speed

ZACH COOK The Blue Zone Project (BZP) in Dodge County filled an open positon with a local resident. Emily Dieringer, of Theresa, will serve as the new policy advocate for the project. Dieringer joins the BZP team after previously working as a coalition coordinator and community health strategist in Winnebago County. “I’ve been doing this

ZACH COOK Lomira High School senior Steven Aguirre was named the Youth Apprentice of the Month in December after his exceptional work at Quad/Graphics.Aguirre joined the youth apprenticeship program through Envision in Fond du Lac as a junior and is nearing the end of his 900 hour program.

ZACH COOK A teacher at Lomira Elementary was named the Teacher of the Month for December by the radio station Sunny 97.7. Bobbi Doyle teaches second grade in Lomira and learned of her recognition during an assembly in December, much to her surprise.

ZACH COOK Prior to students at Lomira High School leaving for winter break, they met with and listened to alumni speak about their paths after graduation.Adminstration had been organizing the event for the past two weeks by reaching out to alumni returning home for the holidays to speak to students. In total, seven former students returned on December 20 to talk about their current situations.

Andrea Hansen Abler As the Shining Stars dance team continues in its sixth year, it is stronger than ever. The Shining Stars is a dance team for special needs individuals. It is the creation of former Campbellsport High School dance team coach Mary Bilgo. She had the idea to start a group like this for many, many years and took the leap

ZACH COOK Graffiti found inside a classroom in Lomira caused some panic in the community last week after some misunderstanding of a message sent to families in the District last Tuesday.“I was first made aware of what superintendent Mr. Lloyd described to me as graffiti, not a threat, written on the bottom of a drawer in a science room,” Lomira Police Chief Bryan Frank said. “In speaking with Mr. Lloyd, he did not believe it to be a threat; however, given the recent events, he was going to send out notifications to parents.”