Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Byron’s Maxwell Peterson wrestling Kasson-Mantorville’s Keyan Laganiere last Friday.
After a long wait, with great uncertainty, the KoMet wrestlers stepped back onto the mat.  The MSHSL met in October and approved starting winter sports Nov. 30. The winter schedules are to be decreased by 30%. No tournaments, no invitationals. No event larger than a triangular. At that time, the...
Several area residents are among those recently named to the Mayo Civic Center Region 1 Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Among those honored are athletes Jason Rhoten, Kasson-Mantorville High School; Chris Steele, Hayfield High School and athlete/coach Mike Buringa, Plainville-Elgin-Millville...
West Concord officials are narrowing down their search for a full time police chief. City Council members decided at their December to consider moving from a part time to a full time chief.  West Concord is one of two Dodge County municipalities that has its own Police Department. With the...
Jana Nawrocki has been a State Farm Insurance agent in Kasson since 1995. She also is involved in a variety of community organizations and projects.
Jana Nawrocki grew up on a hobby farm near Fairmont. She took part in band, choir and track while at Fairmont High School and was active in 4-H and the church youth group. In 4-H she did sewing projects, foods projects, home improvements and showed her horse at the Martin County Fair. Jana said she...
Kasson City Hall underwent a facelift, with the city using CARES money to upgrade its city council chambers that are used for city meetings. The $105,000 price tag was covered by government CARES funding for COVID-19-related projects. The city used local contractors for the work, including...
Area school boards are welcoming new officers this month, with incoming chairs, vice chairs, clerks and treasurers reporting for duty. School board officers have turned over at Kasson-Mantorville, Byron and Hayfield. At Triton, the school board officers remained the same for 2021-22, with Rebecca...
Gov. Tim Walz spoke to Dodge County Historical Society members and the media last week at the Wasioja Seminary grounds.
Calling for calm, civility and peace, Gov. Tim Walz talked about Minnesota’s participation in the Civil War and reflected on today’s political climate last week in a visit to the Wasioja Historic District in Dodge County. He was at the historic Wasioja Seminary and the Civil War Recruiting station...
Dave and Deborah of Dodge Center enjoy their two pups Bentley and Stella, but prefer the dogs kennel sleep at night rather than be in bed with them.
Catharine Bliss enjoys sleeping with her eight-month-old Aussie, Phoebe, and says she loves the warm snuggles the dog offers. “But she will sometimes wake up and bark at deer or turkeys,” Bliss said. “She also sleeps hard and won’t move so I can’t move.” Phoebe typically divides her time between...
Area high school athletes are hitting the court and mats to shoot hoops and wrestle, as winter sports get off to a late start because of Covid-19. According to the governor’s orders, winter sports were delayed until Jan. 4, with teams starting practicing that day and first games being held in...
Allison Roe of Mindful Movement with Allison is a yoga teacher and mindset coach based in Rochester with clients throughout southeast Minnesota. Roe urges people to avoid being lofty or non-specific with their resolutions for change.
Like scores of others, Shanna McCann has set some goals for 2021 as the owner of goat milk soap business Simple Soaps for Simple Folks in Byron. “My goals for 2021 are to be more mindful of the things that cause me stress, and to address the root causes of the stress,” McCann said. Lots of people...

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