County News
The Claremont City Council last week approved a 2016 tax levy amount of $383,458, a four percent increase over 2015. The council also approved the 2016 budget of $1,120,638.00.
There was little comment from the public on either the budget or the levy although two residents did question if the levy...
The numbers are in; last month, St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kasson collected 784 shoe boxes in an effort to make a difference this Christmas.
Each year St. John’s along with various other locations throughout the county and the nation collect shoe boxes and fill them with gifts, school supplies...
t has been a mild fall so far but snow will be arriving any day now so it is a good time to review the winter parking and snow removal ordinances in Kenyon.
The winter parking rules are that it is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on any city street after a continuous or intermittent...
The old Wasioja Baptist Church will come alive again this Saturday as the Dodge County Historical Society sponsors its annual Christmas service at 6 p.m. on Dec. 12.
The service will feature Pastor Barb Streed from Faith Lutheran Church in Dodge Center giving the message and Barb Hanson from...
For several months, residents in the neighborhood of Chestnut and Ninth Street in Mantorville have been plagued by acts of vandalism, city council member Don Hofstad reported to fellow city council members at their regular meeting on Nov. 23.
The most recent incidents included damage to siding on...
Two favorite Christmas characters will be making appearances in West Concord this year at the city’s annual community Christmas celebration.
Santa Claus will be at the Farmers State Bank again this year from 9 a.m. to noon to hear the wishes of area youngsters. There will also be a coloring contest...
Dodge Center will likely be approving a 9.46% increase in the budget levy for 2016 later this month.
City Administrator Lee Mattson told council members last week that the staff had the 2016 budget down to a 9.46% increase from the 10.57% increase that the council had certified earlier. The council...
West Concord residents will get a chance to tell the West Concord City Council what they would do with the old hardware store building on Main Street.
The city bought the building last summer, a year after the hardware store closed.
The city has listed the building for sale but has also indicated...
Ingvild Herfindahl was hired as the new library director at the Dodge Center Library earlier this year, replacing Angie Fern who had moved away.
Herfindahl had been the Kasson Library children’s librarian for several years when she decided to pursue her master’s degree in Library and Information...
The Claremont City Council last week made several adjustments to its program to encourage construction of single-family residences in the Claremont Development.
The city owns 14 single-family lots that are available on a first-come, first-served basis for those who wish to build a home.
Under the...