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Educators agree on the importance of a student being able to read at grade level by third grade; in fact, that is one of the standards of learning in Minnesota. Those are the grades where students are learning to read, after third grade they are reading to learn.
Still, locally, statewide and...
Worried that more flooding may be on the way, the Kasson City Council is exploring ways to reduce future flooding.
Councilman Lonnie Zelinske expressed his concern about more flooding at the Jan. 22 city council meeting.
“I have fear that this spring if we get rain or snow, we may have more...
For months only Heather Vanderpool and her immediate family knew that she had been chosen as one of 17 photographers selected to represent the United States in the World Photographic Cup.
“I got an email and I got really excited and my husband’s like, ‘Are you okay?’ Yeah, really good,” she replied...
Music fans will be getting two bands for the price of one on Saturday, Feb. 15, when The Fabulous Armadillos and Collective Unconscious take to the stage at the Minnesota WiFi Performing Arts Center at Kasson-Mantorville High School for an Eagles tribute evening.
The program is sponsored by Kasson-...
Larry Berghuis, left, and Mark Packard, far right, present Walt Wyttenbach and Frank Ness, shown in the middle, with the Hearing Foundation Award by K-M Lions for their contributions to the group’s club projects. Also shown, second from left is Dale Lipke, 5M1 district governor from Byron. The club...
The Dodge County Independent has been named one of the best newspapers in Minnesota.
On Thursday, the newspaper earned first place in general excellence at the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest in Brooklyn Park. General excellence is one of the highest awards given...
Vince Reynolds didn’t think there was anything particularly unusual about his family suggesting that they have a family dinner out Saturday night at the Hayfield American Legion. That is, until he walked into the Legion hall and saw his sister and brother-in-law and a group of other Hayfield...
As students enter the final years of high school, they’re tasked with the challenge of figuring out what they want to do after high school and now they’ll be someone there to help them make that choice.
Jami Schwickerath will work for Kasson-Mantorville, Triton, Byron, and Stewartville High School...
The epic snowstorm of
the 2020 Triton Wolf Ridge trip conveniently held off until we had safely ar- rived on the Ridge on dry roads. A beautiful 15 inch- es of snow fell from Friday night through Saturday, adding to the adventure.
The Cobras quickly discovered that 48 inches of snow on the ground...
The Kasson School
Board honored its stu- dents of the month, heard from student school board representatives, and discussed the World’s Best Workforce Report during its monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 27.
Teaching and Learn- ing Director Kelly Braun presented on how Kas- son-Mantorville school...