Deere & Co. Employees Strike, Horicon Works Immune for Now MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR A surprise labor strike by John Deere & Company (Deere) employees began last week at 14 of the manufacturing giant’s Midwest and southern factories, but locally at Horicon Works, no picket lines are expected as the roughly 800 employees, here, are represented by a different labor union.

Mitchell B. Keller,former Dodge CountyPionier (DCP) staff journalist/photographer,has been named Editorof this publication effective Wednesday, Oct. 6. As such, his responsibility to local newsincludes providingcoverage of municipal activity and events within the Pionier readership areas of Horicon, Lomira and Mayville. Keller will retain the positionof Pionier Sports Editor, and will continue to provide sports coveragefor the respective school districts of the aforementioned communities.