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Happy Birthday, Barb!

Photo by Karen M. Jorgensen A large crowd turned out Saturday at the Dodge Center American Legion to wish Barb Gilliland a happy 90th birthday. A long-time resident of Dodge Center, active in a variety of organizations, she was presented with a proclamation by Dodge Center Mayor Bill Ketchum...

Winter Artwork

Photos by Karen M. Jorgensen A new collection of artwork by local artists is now on display at the Kasson Public Library. The art now on display has themes of Christmas and Winter.

Drive thru event to benefit Salvation Army

Dodge County Salvation Army is having a “Drive Thru Light Show” fundraiser, Saturday, December 17, from 4-8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 301 8th Ave. NW, Kasson. Those attending are invited to drive through the light show and hear the holiday music. Come and see the live animals with the...

Triton craft, vendor show, Dec. 10

Triton Community Education will have its annual Craft and Vendor Show on Saturday, December 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Triton main cafeteria. Admission is free to the public. Park in the main elementary school lot and enter through the Elementary School Doors #5. The event is a chance to...

United Way of Dodge County allocates $70,000 to local nonprofits

United Way of Dodge County (UWDC) raised funds his fall to meet the increased nonprofit partner needs and the board recently approved $70,000 in grants. UWDC supports local nonprofits and programs for the most critical issues facing Dodge County in the areas of education, financial stability,...

Christmas Senior Festival at Faith Community Church

A Christmas Senior Festival and Carol Sing will be held at Faith Community Church in West Concord, on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 2 pm. All seniors are invited to come and enjoy singing favorite Christmas Carols. The Senior Festival will be live-streamed on Facebook: WC Faith Community Church....

Photo by Wayne Hendrickson License Bureau moves Members of the Kasson Chamber of Commerce stopped by the Kasson License Bureau last week to cut the ribbon on their new office space. The Bureau moved across the hall from their previous location in the Kasson Mini Mall.

Dollar General now open in West Concord

Dollar General now open in West Concord Dollar General is excited to announce its store at 249 State St. NW in West Concord is now open, company officials said. DG stores are proud to provide area residents with an affordable and convenient store location to purchase household essentials including...

Photo by Karen M. Jorgensen “Moose” the Great Dane visited Kasson and Mantorville last weekend and even got to tell Santa his Christmas wishes at the Mantorville Opera House. More photos of the holiday events can be found on A10 and B8.

Christmas in Kasson

Photos by Wayne Hendrickson and Karen Jorgensen

Olde Fashioned Mantorville Christmas

Photo by Vanderpool Studios Junior Zach Vanderpool rises up for a jump shot.

Hayfield, K-M win basketball openers, Byron, Triton drop games

Byron basketball boys get season under way Finally, the Bears got the new season going. However, it didn’t go the way they had planned, as they lost to a formidable Austin team, 73-51, on Saturday, December 3. Austin Scoring: A. Manyuon 12 points; Peyton Ransom 2 points; Jacob Herrick 8 points, 2;...