Superintendent Dan Funston

Concord Community Schools Superintendent Dan Funston says the new $14.8 million Jake Field upgrade did not require a property tax increase because of prudent spending the past few years.

Concord High School’s athletic director is retiring, after more than two decades. Dave Preheim plans to step down at the end of the school year.

Voters in the Concord Community Schools district will decide Nov. 2 whether to renew the district’s referendum for up to eight years. Concord’s original…