County News

Three heroic teens save drowning girl

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....

MNsure's special enrollment period in response to the coronavirus health emergency goes through Tuesday, April 21.

Enrollment option for uninsured Minnesotans ends next week

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...

A ravaging fire destroyed a Dodge Center home Sunday night.

Breaking News: Fire destroys Dodge Center home

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...

We Are One Again

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 car crash in Mantorville Township has claimed one life.

Breaking News: Dodge County crash kills Owatonna man

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...

Dodge County Semcac Food Shelf open Tuesdays and Thursdays

The Dodge County Semcac Food Shelf is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays for its clients. Staff will be handing out prepared boxes of food during regular hours. Please call ahead (507-634-4350) to let them know when you will be coming.

KoMets fall short in section finals

After losing 43-48 to Red Wing earlier in the year, the Kasson-Mantorville girls’ basketball team was hoping their improve- ments over the second half of the season would be enough to beat the Wing- ers, but the Wingers made improvements too and their growth was apparent as they routed K-M 57-24...

Benefit for Triton graduate set for Feb.9

On Oct. 11 the lives for friends, and family of Greg Greseth changed forever. After dropping off his oldest child, Carson, at the bus stop for school, he passed out way in a fatal car crash. Leaving behind his fiance, Aimee (Larson), a 2014 graduate of Triton, and three children, Carson (5...

DC picks Colorado man

A few months ago the City of Dodge Center began its search for a new city administrator after Lee Mattson left to take a post in Waseca. After an intensive search, and application process the city council and mayor unanimously voted on Monday to name Josh Tetzlaff as its new city administrator,...

DC narrows search to 6 for city administrator

During the last Dodge Center City Council Meeting, the Council narrowed down its search for a new City Administrator to six candidates. The search began a few months ago when former city administrator Lee Mattson left to take a new post with Waseca. While they narrowed down their search at that...