A public meeting to explain Byron Solar LLC’s plan to construct and operate a 200-megawatt solar energy generating facility in Canisteo and Mantorville Townships is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 25, at the Kasson-Mantorville High School.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is...
Isaac Ydstie, a 6-8 grade teacher from Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools, is one of two educators who has won the STEM Forward Outstanding Educators Award that celebrates educators from southeast Minnesota.
“Isaac Ydstie is the embodiment of striving for STEM educational excellence,” said Ashley...
A lawsuit filed by Gerard L. Roy (Duluth Group) challenging the sale of the Old Kasson School has been dismissed in Dodge County District Court permitting the sale of the building to go forward.
Judge Pam King issued the order on January 4, dismissing the complaint.
The suit stemmed from a dispute...
Girls basketball teams from Byron, Kasson-Mantorville and Hayfield all saw action during the Christmas break at holiday tournaments. The KoMets and Vikings won their tournaments while the bears finished 1-1.
BYRON BASKETBALL GIRLS EARN SPLIT IN HOLIDAY CLASSIC
Byron’s Lady Bears entered the Rotary...
Dodge County Wildcats two hockey teams were on the road last week competing in holiday tournaments. The boys played in the Rochester while the girls traveled to Warroad.
DC BOYS GO 1-1 IN KIWANIS HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
Dodge County hockey boys competed in the Rochester Kiwanis Hockey Tourney on Tuesday...
(Editor’s Note: Wayne Hendrickson has been writing about our neighbors every week for over a year. Now, as the new year begins, it is time to get to know Wayne. Here is his story, in his own words.)
II grew up on a farm near Lamberton, Minn. (about 140 miles west of Kasson on Highway 14) with two...
Minnesota Department of Transportation officials have scheduled a public open house to give Mantorville residents a chance to learn about the reconstruction project for Hwy 57 in Mantorville.
The open house is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, at the Mantorville Fire Hall, 21...
After Thanksgiving, most people are planning to put up Christmas lights, shop for gifts, or write out cards. But one man in Byron heads down to his family room with the fireplace and starts building a village.
Al Woessner, a retired Byron High School social studies teacher, has been constructing an...
Don Pappas’ family bid farewell last week as owners of Mantorville’s iconic Hubbell House after 75 years as guardians and preservers of the restaurant.
A number of people at a gathering of about 60 members of the Mantorville Chamber of Commerce and close friends shared their memories tied to the...
As we near the end of 2021 and look ahead to 2022, I hope and pray we can start to chip away at the divisiveness we’ve seen in our country over the last year or two.
I grew up in Kasson-Mantorville. As a kid, I watched Sesame Street every day. Absolutely loved that show growing up.
One walk down...