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Mark Lennox, project director for Dodge County Wind told Dodge County Commissioners last week that the company is working to advance the project and meet the concerns of local residents and board members about the proposed route of the transmission lines.
Dodge County Wind, a subsidiary of NextEra...
We have special interest groups who continue with this false narrative suggesting virtually anyone wearing a uniform and badge is broken, is a danger to our communities, and is systemically racist. We have state leaders with absolutely no experience in law enforcement who are now the experts – who...
After going nearly nine months without recording any deaths, Dodge County experienced two COVID-related deaths within the past week.
Public Health Director Amy Caron reported the first death on Dec. 2. She said a person in their 90s had died from the virus. A second death involving a woman in her...
Nearly nine months after the pandemic began, Dodge County has recorded its first COVID-19 death.
Public Health Director Amy Caron reported late Wednesday that a person in their 90s has died from the COVID-19 virus.
“Our sincere condolences go out to the family during this difficult time,” Caron...
Gov. Tim Walz last week signed Executive Order 20-81, which requires Minnesotans to wear a face covering in indoor businesses and indoor public settings. Researchers have advocated for masking, calling it a simple and effective step to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. To date, 30 states...
Moriah Mastin, 16, is accustomed to kids playing the ‘hold your breath underwater’ game at the Kasson Aquatic Center where she’s a lifeguard.
But something told her there was something wrong with a preschool girl who was underwater for too long just five minutes into her shift on Tuesday, June 30....
If you are currently uninsured, there is still time to get 2020 private health coverage. MNsure’s special enrollment period (SEP) in response to the coronavirus health emergency goes through Tuesday, April 21.
Coverage for Minnesotans who enroll through this SEP will have a retroactive start date...
An Easter fire has destroyed a home in Dodge Center.
Firefighters battled a blaze Sunday night at the Valley View Trailer Court in Dodge Center. The mobile home belonging to Jackie and Debra Odell was destroyed, Sheriff Scott Rose said.
When sheriff’s deputies arrived, flames were observed coming...
Remember 9/11? After the attacks, the biggest seller in the stores was anything that had a U.S. Flag on it. Everywhere you turned you’d see the flag; on clothing, flying in every yard, even flags flying from vehicles. Everyone supported law enforcement, firefighters and our first responders.
It...
A Sunday morning crash in Dodge County has taken the life of a Steele County man.
The State Patrol has identified the victim as Mark Douglas Johnson, 58, of Owatonna. He was driving a 2014 Honda Accord that was traveling eastbound on Dodge County Road 16. Johnson’s vehicle collided with a Chevrolet...