Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Representative Jim Hagedorn, who has represented Minnesota's 1st Congressional District since the 2018 election, has died after a long battle with kidney cancer. His wife, Jennifer Carnahan, confirmed his death in a Facebook post on Friday morning. Hagedorn was born in Minnesota in 1962 and was a...
Kasson-Mantorville’s five senior wrestlers were honored last week. Seniors include Wyatt Deno, Reed Parrish, Logan Vaughan, Bennett Berge, Kail Wynia, and Head Coach Jamie Heidt.
Last Thursday night, the KoMet wrestling team honored their five seniors, Logan Vaughan (152), Kail Wynia (182), Bennett Berge (195), Reed Parrish (220), and Wyatt Deno (Mgr). The KM wrestling team also requested a moment of silence in memory of their former teammate, Aidan Hegge. Hegge passed away...
Byron’s gymnastics team is headed to state. Team members include Ella Ott, Sophia Mullenbach, Anna Splinter, Ava Mertesdorf, Brooke Kovash, Olivia Yennie, Madison Wolesky, Avery Basile, Amber Roble, Lydia Evans, Jocie Halfman
Byron’s girls gymnastics team had a great section meet, winning with a score of 139.625 and finishing two points ahead of runner-up Winona, who had a 137.625. The last time the Byron girls qualified for the State Meet was way back in 1991. This is also a special season as it the 50th Anniversary of...
Enna and Burton Fjerstad.
Burton Fjerstad Jr. grew up in Kasson along with five sisters in the family and their home was located on the street where the KM Telecom is now. Burt said when he was five years old at Christmas time, he got Nephritic Syndrome, a kidney disease, which caused severe swelling, and he couldn’t bend...
There was an armed robbery in Byron early Sunday morning. Two suspects, still at large as of Tuesday morning, robbed three victims outside Compadres restaurant at 2:46 a.m. The three victims, ages 35, 39 and 41, were in the parking lot of the business after closing when they were approached by the...
Michael Adam Davis, of Dodge Center, a member of the Kasson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons), accused of sexual abuse reached a plea agreement after facing five felony criminal sexual conduct with persons aged 13-15 years of age by a person in a position of authority. Terms...
An aging water tower, located at the Dodge County Fairgrounds, will be replaced this summer. A new 500,000 gallon tank will replace the existing 100,000 gallon water tank that services the northeast portion of Kasson, according to an engineer’s report delivered at the Wednesday, Feb. 9, meeting of...
Hayfield’s Aine Stasko controls ball against Triton.
Kasson-Mantorville’s lady hoopsters picked- up a nice win last Monday, January 31, as they beat Faribault, 60- 39. However, Thursday, February 3, the K-M girls didn’t fare as well, losing 64-42, to a good Lake City Tigers team. Faribault Game KoMets Stats: Annika Larson, 5 points, (1) 3-pointer;...
Wildcats forward Natalie Ahern with controls the puck.
Dodge County’s Lady Wildcats closed regular season play with a 2-1 loss to Northfield, on Wednesday, February 2, and a commanding 11-4 victory over Mahtomedi, on Saturday. Northfield Game: In a matchup of two talented teams battling for seeding position in Section 1AA, Big Nine Conference-leading...
Jami and Matt Morris on their wedding day.
Valentine’s Day holds a special meaning for a Hayfield couple. Jami Johnson grew up at Chetek, Wis. with two sisters and participated in band and choir while in school. She did live in Colorado for seven years when her father had a job there during her grade school years. Her future husband, Matt,...

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