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Kasson mayor enjoyed life in Alaska before coming to Minnesota

Christopher McKern grew up near Chesaning, MI, which is about 25 miles from Saginaw, with a brother, a sister and an adopted sister from Columbia. His father worked in a meat packing plant and their mother was a nurse. Chris attended a private Lutheran High School in Saginaw, (near Lake Huron),...

COVID closes West Concord City Hall

City Hall in West Concord is closed this week due to a confirmed case of COVID-19 and exposure among staff, City Administrator Mike Plante announced. City offices are closed through Friday, Nov. 20. Meetings scheduled for this week, including the City Council and Municipal Liquor Store public...

KM KoMets girls volleyball are unstoppable

Goodhue A Monday night game at Kasson against Goodhue left KoMet fans thrilled. This game was Senior Night and the KoMets recognized all of their seniors: Anna Braun, Maddy Cummings, Avery Irish, Olivia Matuska, Shae Sands, Mya Suess and Noelle Vanoort. The game started with a serving error into...

Senior, #1 Jace Bigelow, steals a touchdown from Byron with an interception in the end zone during the 3rd quarter.

KoMets beat Bears, remember teammate Aidan Hegge.

Opening up a beautiful night of football in November, the Kasson-Mantorville football team took a moment of silence to remember former teammate, Aidan Hegge. Hegge passed away this past summer, on July 27. Junior classmates, Sean Inman and Thomas Jensen, presented his blue and white game jerseys,...

Fourth time was charm for local Duck Stamp artist

Philip Scholer grew up in Rochester with a brother and sister and attended John Marshall High School. He said he was too small for football and had an interest in gymnastics but really enjoyed art class using acrylic paints and working on a variety of types of paintings. His family did a lot of...

Hy-Vee opening set for Nov. 17

The new Hy-Vee in Kasson will officially open for business at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, for a grand opening. Hy-Vee officials confirmed next week’s opening earlier this week. According to corporate officials, the more than 35,000-square-foot store will offer a full selection of grocery items; a Wall...

Owen Madison and his friend Jeremiah Dreyer posed in their costumes Saturday afternoon in West Concord. With the boys was Owen’s father, Jason Madison.

Halloween in West Concord

It was “Halloween in a Small Town” last Saturday as West Concord residents celebrated the holiday with a variety of events. From noon to 3 p.m. there was trick or treating with the animals at the barn at the end of Main Street. Featured activities included hay rides, face painting, s’mores,...

K-M schools report no COVID cases for 3 weeks

As of last Friday the Kasson-Mantorville school district had reported no positive COVID-19 cases for three weeks, according to KM Supt. Mark Matuska. In a communication to KM families, the superintendent said that the last positive case in the elementary school was October 4, in the middle school...

Americans honor all nation’s veterans Nov. 11

During this 2020 Veterans Day it’s time to put a focus on Vietnam veterans who served their country. 2.7 million men and women served in Vietnam with over 58,300 killed, 153,300 wounded and 1,545(MIAs) still missing. They enlisted or were drafted but answered the call from Uncle Sam. They gave...

Senior kicker, Aaron Winkle, kicks a 23 yard field goal with :03 seconds on the clock to win the game, 23-20

And The Kick Is Good!

“Let’s go boys, let’s go! We don’t know how many times we get to play this year!” Senior captain, Jakob Aarsvold, could be heard on the sidelines, firing up his team. The game started and finished with intensity and energy. New Prague’s sound system played the bass and guitar of Enter Sandman...