Thursday, March 28, 2024

Community

A credit union is opening at Plaza 57, the former Shopko building on Mantorville Avenue, with a projected opening date of early June. Accentra Credit Union has locations in Austin and Albert Lea, making Kasson its third location in southeastern Minnesota. The 2,400-square-foot credit union will...
Mantorville lost a dear friend when Luke Nash died Sunday, say city leaders. Nash, a council member and former mayor, had a heart attack last week at his family’s downtown Mantorville business, The Chocolate Shoppe, and was transported to Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, where he passed away on...
KM junior, Logan Vaughan, ranked #1 in state at 145 in Class AA, defeated Lucas Jagodzinske who is currently ranked #3 in state at 138 for Class AA. Vaughan won late in the third period by decision, 11-5.
On Saturday, the KoMet wrestling team headed west bound on I-90 for another state ranked match-up. The day did not disappoint.   The KM wrestling coaches, along with KM Activities Director, Broc Threinen, have always worked hard to build one of the toughest schedules in the state to prepare the...
No. 4 Gryffon Funk pounds the net during the Wildcats game against Luverne.
Both the Dodge County girls and boys Wildcat hockey teams were on the ice last week with the boys team winning two games while the girls split at 1-1. The boys went against Simley at home on Tuesday, Feb. 2, coming away with a 6-4 victory. It was a busy first period as the Wildcats scored first at...
Byron voters will be going to the polls on May 11 to decide the fate of a two-question bond referendum that totals more than $40 million. The school board approved the referendum and the election date at a special meeting on Monday night. The first question on the ballot will be if the district...
Kasson native Ron Unger has watched Kasson grow as resident, Park & Rec. supervisor.
Ron Unger grew up in Kasson in the 1960’s and 70’s, along Mantorville Avenue two blocks north of Main Street, “downtown” as he called it, with an older sister, Paula and a younger brother, Jerry. His parents, Bud and Rosie lived in their 100-year-old house since 1958 up until two years ago when...
Byron and Kasson have decided to give bars and restaurants a break, by either waiving or rebating their 2021 on-sale liquor license fees. In other surrounding communities, the topic is on the minds of city leaders and they may follow suit. “It’s meant to be a feel good initiative,” said Janna...
Firefighters from several area Fire Departments responded to a blaze at the Chestnut Apartments in Mantorville last Thursday. The fire, which killed one person and injured five others, reignited on Saturday.
A deadly fire in Mantorville last week killed one person, sent five others to the hospital and reignited over the weekend completely destroying the Chestnut Apartments. The fatality was identified as 68-year-old Cynthia Ferguson, a resident of the building. Five others were transported to Mayo...
It was a good week for Dodge County Wildcat hockey as both the girls’ and boys’ team won two games each. The girls brought their overall season record to 4-1-0 with victories over Hopkins/St. Louis Park, 5-1, on Tuesday, January 26, and New Prague, 3-1, on Saturday, January 30. The boys defeated...
Heavyweight Reed Parrish got the pin over Andrew Rantila to get the win over Stillwater.
Last Friday night was a clash.  A clash of three Minnesota ranked teams.  The stage was set. Literally. Simley’s main gym flooded over Christmas break when a water line broke, so this elite night of wrestling was moved into their auditorium. The wrestling mats were rolled out onto their stage. With...

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