Community
What the community voted “yes” for is now a reality.
The new $7 million Kasson Fire Hall at 101 East Main St. in Kasson will be showcased during an open house on Aug. 11 from 3 to 7 p.m., said Kasson Fire Chief Joe Fitch.
There will be food and drinks for purchase as the open house is part of the...
By the time this column makes the paper, 2/3 of our summer will be over. As I was lamenting the quick passage of July, I realized that today would have been my parents 85th wedding anniversary. They were married in the Norwegian Lutheran Church in Peshtigo, Wis. in 1939. My mom was 23 and dad wasn’...
Members of the Kasson-Mantorville Class of 1958 met at Hidden Pines in July for a quick reunion for those that could make it. They were the first class to graduate from the new school being built that year. They moved from the Kasson School after Christmas vacation but the building was not yet...
Friday night’s Dodge County Stroll — Relay for Life at the fairgrounds in Kasson raised over $80,000 for cancer research and patient care programs.
The event kicked off with the survivor’s reception at 4:30 followed by an opening ceremony at 6 p.m. with a welcome by KAAL’s Carly Berglund. Following...
Roger Sinning was born in Eldora, Iowa, and later the family moved to a farm in the Lime Springs—Chester area. He started school in Chester, Iowa and his third-grade class got to ring the school bell the last day the school was open. He then attended school in Lime Springs and then Cresco, Iowa and...
Jehse Nathaniel Boren – FTA-arraignment - $500 bail
Lloyd William Buffington – complaint warrant – body only
Benjamin Joel Bumpers – probation violation – body only
Christopher Robert Cannistraci – probation violation – body only
Luis Alberto Cantu – criminal sexual conduct – body only
Liberato...
Court newsDodge County
The following gross misdemeanors, misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors were heard in Dodge County District Court the week of July 28 — Aug. 4:
Dodge CountySheriff’s Office
Cooper J. Arnold, 17, Mantorville, speeding, $130; Mercy Dennis, 34, Dodge Center, revoked license, $280...
Allan and Ron Durst with their 1955 Ford 96D and 1982 John Deere 2640 tractors at Sunday’s Fenders and Fibers event in Wasioja.
A 1930 Ford Model A Town Sedan dubbed “Rosie” is ironically covered in silk roses for three area parades in the name of the Kasson Public Library.
Thanks to owner Don Hower of Kasson, the car was a parade unit for Good Neighbor Days in Byron on July 21, and will be in Festival in the Park in Kasson...
As communities part of the Dodge Center Ambulance Primary Service Area continue to discuss and debate what a Taxing District may look like, the Dodge Center City Council has made clear it expects to recoup some funds from cities who rely on its service, not part of the Taxing District.
As it stands...