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Fire damages Johnson Hardware in Dodge Center

A Wednesday night fire at Johnson Hardware in Dodge Center caused extensive damage to the building. Dodge Center Fire Department was called to the location about 7 p.m. for reports of smoke coming from the building, Fire Chief Jeremy Dostal said. When fire crews arrived they found that the fire was...

Cop killer denied parole for fifth time

Andrew Lechuga Salinas, a man convicted of killing Claremont Police Chief Greg Lange, was denied parole for a fifth time during a hearing in St. Paul on Friday afternoon. The Review Board voted 3-2 to continue for two years before another hearing would occur. An argument for parole was made...

5 semi-finalists selected for Byron superintendent position

Byron's School Board selected five semi-finalists to interview for the the school district's superintendent position Monday night. The semi-finalists are: Dr. Steven Heil, superintendent, St. James Public Schools James Menten, superintendent, BOLD Public Schools Dr. Michelle Mortensen,...

K-M names superintendent semi-finalists

The Kasson-Mantorville Public School Board unanimously selected six semi-finalists to interview for the school district’s superintendent position. The semi-finalists are: Dr. Tamara Champa, Superintendent, Hastings Public Schools, MN Dr. Daniel Edwards, Executive Director of Academic...

Claremont firefighters rescue man trapped in grain bin

KAY FATE AND ALEX MALM A man trapped up to his waist inside a grain bin Wednesday morning was safely rescued with no serious injuries. The call came in about 10:40 a.m., reporting an employee with CHS agricultural cooperative was trapped inside a 250,000 bushel bin in Claremont. The Claremont Fire...

Dodge Center couple arrested for Criminal Sexual Conduct

An assault investigation in Dodge County led to the arrest Friday afternoon of a husband and wife from Dodge Center. Forty-one-year-old Jazmin Sifuentes-Moreno was arrested at their residence in Dodge Center while her husband, 48-year-old Cesar Avarado Solis was arrested at his Blooming Prairie...

KARE enters into agreement for sale of historic Kasson School

KARE announces purchase agreement for sale of historic Kasson school The Kasson Alliance for Restoration (KARE) has entered into a purchase agreement with Realty Growth Incorporated, Rochester, to develop the 1918 Kasson Public School into housing/apartments, KARE has announced. Realty Growth and...

GoFundMe account set up for K-M teacher injured in car crash

A GoFundMe account has been started for Hannah Mickelsen, 24, a Kasson-Mantorville teacher who was seriously injured in a crash involving a car and a snowplow on Thursday morning. The crash occurred shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday on County Road 24, east of West Concord, just west of the County...

K-M teacher airlifted after car-snowplow crash

A Kasson-Mantorville teacher was airlifted to Rochester Thursday morning after a crash involving a car and a snowplow on County Road 24, east of West Concord, just west of the County Road 7 intersection. According to Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose, shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday Dodge County...

Breaking News - Fog Crash

BREAKING NEWS: Second person dies in Dodge County fog crash A second person from Dodge Center has died from injuries she sustained in a freak fog-related crash in Dodge County on Dec. 30. Friends have confirmed that Erin Brose, 46, died Sunday night at a Rochester hospital. She had been fighting...