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The weather has not been real good to area farmers this spring but local growers are getting their crops in the ground.
Although the May 6 crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture said that only six percent of the corn in Minnesota had been planted statewide, the situation is...
In 1978, Joe Pearson was asked by a friend if he wanted to start and own an appliance shop with him.
Pearson said yes and 41 years later he is continuing to help the Kasson community with its appliance needs through his business P&P Appliances.
After a few years of learning about the business...
It was party time in West Concord last Saturday night as nearly 150 residents and former residents gathered
to celebrate “A Night at the Museum.”
The event was to recognize the 25th anniversary of the West Concord Historical Museum located in the old West Concord school.
Tours of the museum were...
When Kasson-Mantorville Community Education Director Jenny Carrier, scheduled the sixth annual 5K Fun Run Walk Stroll she didn’t expect that there would be any snow.
That wasn’t the case over the weekend however, as a brief winter storm made its way to Dodge County.
Despite the poor weather,...
Valerie Sauder of Pine Island and Katrina Thoe of Hayfield will serve as Dodge County Dairy Princesses for 2019.
They were crowned at the American Dairy Association banquet held April 14 in Milton Township. They will represent Dodge County as public relations ambassadors and spokespersons for the...
The Dodge County Seventh Day Adventist Church served up a variety of tasty international vegetarian fare earlier this month at its annual International Food Festival.
This was the second year for the event, said church member Donna McNeilus, who coordinated the day.
The setup was a bit different,...
During the aftermath of the April winter storm last week, members of the Minnesota Army National Guard were deployed across the state to help in various ways.
Two of those guardsman were neighbors in Kasson, Sgt. Brian Rinehart and Ssg. Brian Wunderlich.
For Wunderlich, he is in his 15 years with...
In January of 2016, K-M alum Brian Hunn began working at Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School as a paraprofessional.
Ever since then, Hunn has had the idea of one day creating a running club. Now that idea has become a reality, as the KoMet Running Club is in full swing.
Hunn, an avid runner,...
For four years, Thomas Sutherland of Dodge Center committed his life to the country, as a member of the United States Army.
Now people in the community are committed to helping him and his family as they go through a very difficult time in life.
In March, Sutherland’s family got news that no...
Ever since she was little, Jennifer Kelly told people that she wanted to be a veterinarian one day.
Now less than 10 years after graduating from K-M High School, Kelly is doing just that, as she is a veterinarian at the Carriage House in Kasson.
Kelly’s journey first began when she studied at the...