KNOX — Diane Mary Champion, a tax auditor, was committed to her community as well as her family.

She died on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at the age of 76.

She was born on Oct. 5, 1948 in Troy to Aubrey F. Primeau and Beatrice Teal Primeau of Averill Park.

In the final week of budget season, residents will have a clearer idea of what to expect now that towns have either adopted their 2025 budget or are awaiting a final vote. 

Harry Liddle, 94, is home safe after he went missing on Sunday morning.

Dave Pecylak, who has been Westerlo’s acting highway superintendent since this summer, won handily on the Republican and Conservative lines against his Democrat challenger, James Brush.

Jeff Marden, Peggy Christman, Berne Democratic Committee

Joel Willsey, East Berne

Cindy Adams-Kornmeyer, Westerlo

Republican Assemblyman Chris Tague’s re-election grants him another two years in an office he’s held since 2018. A dairy farmer with experience in local government and the private sector, Tague has promised to continue promoting rural causes in the state legislature.

Katherine Dieckmann, Westerlo

Supervisor Dennis Palow has released a new tentative 2025 budget that would increase taxes by 2 percent, not 19 percent as proposed in an earlier tentative budget that was published last week. Among the expenses he cut in the new version is for ambulance service from the county.