County News
Jose Herrera, owner of Plaza Morena Campestre Grill restaurants in Owatonna and Albert Lea, said he hopes to open a third restaurant/bar in the former Dairy Queen building in Dodge Center.
He was awaiting a liquor license and hopes to purchase the building from Minneapolis-based Dairy Queen this...
If leading a musical cast of 62 youngsters in grades 5-8 is a challenge, Bernie Buehler is up for it.
He and co-directors Tony Boldt and Andrew Faller are preparing the youths for “Schoolhouse Rock Live!”, based on the 1970s TV show.
Performances are March 24-26 at the Kasson-Mantorville Performing...
Grabbing a rope to leap into the Zumbro RIver off a high limestone cliff known as "Grim" has been a favorite summer pastime of kids and adults for years in Mantorville.
But the cliff is eroding and rocks are tumbling into the river, creating danger just below the surface.
“They call it ‘Grim...
KMTelecom has received a 2016 matching state grant of just more than $764,000 to serve 195 unserved households, nine unserved businesses, the Mantorville Township building, and a small section of west-central Olmsted County.
It is part of the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program...
Several Triton students received Honorable Mention in the 24th-annual Zumbro Education District’s Creative Writing Contest.
The contest is for students in grades 5-12. This year’s theme: “The Day I Met …”
The students chose how to interpret the prompt, and let their creativity take them away in the...
Child actors, senior citizens, and everyone in between are hamming it up, doing their outlandish best during rehearsal for the Mantorville Theatre Company’s performance of Honk!
Company president Patrick Quint has to smile as they carry on.
“We’ve got a lot of voice talent in the cast,” he said. “...
35th Annual Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign
Some people face food insecurity every day, while others struggle after an unexpected expense or decrease in income. Hunger can lead to poor health or illness in addition to poor performance at school or work. During 2016, Semcac food shelves in...
After a few months of uncertainty, the top educator at Triton Public Schools will remain as the district’s superintendent.
On Feb. 13, the Triton School Board unanimously approved a new three year contract for Brett Joyce, who has been superintendent for three years and with the district for 19...
City officials and business owners in most small towns across the country are interested in keeping the business they have and bringing more business to town. Members of the Kasson Economic Development Authority visited with the sales director of a company that specializes in those very things;...
A group of women of the West Concord Trinity Lutheran Church recently donated 18 baby bundles to the Dodge County Public Health Department.
The group gets together monthly and putting together the baby bundles is just one of the projects they work on.
Mavis Dessner explained they raise money...