LYND — Due to a handful of factors — including expiration of federal funds, rising operational costs and a decline in student enrollment — Lynd Public School is facing financial challenges and is looking at options to reduce costs. “School districts across the state, and even nationwide, are facing increasingly difficult financial realities,” Lynd Public School superintendent Misty Riebel said. “As we're looking at coverage, as we're talking about the expiration of federal pandemic-relief funds, of course a rise in operational costs and continued unfunded mandates, or ...