Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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The Canisteo Town Hall is located about four miles south of Kasson along the Oslo Road (County 13). The former schoolhouse and town hall burned down in the late 1990s and then rebuilt into the present structure. The small storage building by the town hall was at one time the outhouses for the...
You can usually tell how old someone is by the things they reference when they start a sentence with, “remember when.” Every generation seems to reflect back on earlier times and think that life was better back then. To my parents, the Big Bands were the greatest kind of music, and they thought the...
Court newsDodge County The following gross misdemeanors, misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors were heard in Dodge County District Court the week of April 21 — 28: Dodge CountySheriff’s Office Abyan G. Aadan, 31, Sheboygan, WI, speeding, $220; Olivia A. Breck, 22, Rochester, speeding, $120; Chad R....
As a youngster, there was nothing I dreaded more on a beautiful Sunday afternoon than my folks saying, “Let’s go for a ride.” Sunday was a day I could ride my bike, play ball, or just be outside. I did not want to sit in a car as my dad checked out the neighbors’ crops or stopped at some friends or...
50 years ago April 24, 1974 Folmer Carlsen, Publisher Kasson Assured Four Lane By Dist. Engineer District Highway Engineer Robert McDonald assured a group of interested citizens at a meeting in Dodge Center Monday night that the four lane construction of Highway 14 is definitely scheduled for 1975...
Marquise Corey Sims – FTA-for hearing – body only Jeremy John Soesbe – complaint warrant – body only Oscar Julio Blas Tadeo – contempt of court - $10,000 bail Oscar Michael Trevino – probation violation – body only Kelly Lee Turner – probation violation – body only Heber De Jesus Turniel Centeno...
Court newsDodge County The following gross misdemeanors, misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors were heard in Dodge County District Court the week of April 14 — 21: Dodge CountySheriff’s Office Douglas J. Benham Jr., 37, New Richland, speeding, $140; Sharlet L. Bode, 52, Kasson, speeding, $120; Jacob...
Marquise Corey Sims – FTA-for hearing – body only Jeremy John Soesbe – complaint warrant – body only Oscar Julio Blas Tadeo – contempt of court - $10,000 bail Oscar Michael Trevino – probation violation – body only Kelly Lee Turner – probation violation – body only Heber De Jesus Turniel Centeno –...
Court newsDodge County The following gross misdemeanors, misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors were heard in Dodge County District Court the week of April 7 — 14: Dodge CountySheriff’s Office Alek I. Bernard, 27, Mantorville, speeding, $120; Shawn G. Bishop, 54, Byron, speeding, $120; Rachelle M....
I’ve been asked several times, “Where do you get your column ideas from?” Most of the ideas I get, come from everyday experiences. Once I started writing a weekly column, I became more aware of events around me that could possibly be turned into a story. Others have also suggested topics I could...

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