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Come tour a modern working sugarhouse, take a walk in the woods and let kids tap a tree to see where real maple syrup comes from.

Free admission and samples of this year’s maple crop.

The 2024 Monroe County budget, which includes a dip in the total and an increase in tax millage, was unanimously approved by the Monroe County commissioners on Dec. 20.

Next year's budget will be $162.6 million, a decrease of $17.8 million from 2023's total of 180.4 million.

The general fund budget, which comes from real estate taxes, departmental revenue, grants and contribution from the fund balance, in addition to other sources, totals $77.2 million for 2024. That's up 10.6% from 2023’s general fund budget of $69.8 million.

Property tax millage will go up as part of the adopted budget, from 3.2273 mills in 2023 to 3.9773 mills in 2024.

As the King of Heart’s Dance draws near, take a look at the senior superlative and prepare to vote for your KOH nominees on Monday during homeroom!

The superlatives are:

• Worst Parker/Driver
• Class Couple
• Best of Friends
• Class Comedian
• Biggest Glow-Up
• Class couple that should’ve been
• Most Outgoing
• Future Soccer Mom/Baseball Dad
• Most Musical
• Best Dressed
• Most School Spirit
• Best Hair
• Best Eyes
• Best Smile
• Most Likely to succeed
• Most Athletic
• Most Artistic
• Kindest Heart
• Most Involved
• Most Likely to Become President

Prepare to vote for on girl and one boy in each category! Also coming up next week is KOH Spirit Week! See flyer for more details.

Premiered Jan 26, 2024
Jess Delfino investigates the preliminary stages of the I-80 expansion project by gently badgering drillers taking rock samples.