County News
Mark Finstuen of Milton Township was the recipient of this year’s Dodge District’s “Outstanding Conservationist Award” by the Minnesota Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD). He was presented with the award Dec. 6 at the Doubletree Hotel in St. Cloud.
The Finstuen family,...
The City of Claremont is one step closer to acquiring land in the center of downtown that will be eventually used for a Veterans Memorial.
Because of property tax forfeiture, the county owns the two lots at 216 and 218 West Front St. Two abandoned buildings used to sit on the property but the...
Happy Holidays! Along with the holiday season comes a lot of packaging, cardboard, gift boxes, packing material and wrapping paper.
RECYCLE the following items to keep your garbage bill low during the holidays:
Corrugated Cardboard - Always remember to remove any styrofoam, packing peanuts, air...
At their last scheduled meeting for the year Monday night, the Mantorville city council members unanimously approved a three per cent increase to the city property tax levy for 2017. Council members also learned the estimated market value of property in the city increased by 6.15 per cent.
The...
“To help students feel empowered to explore with an open mind and an open heart the diversity within their classrooms, school, community, world and within themselves. #whyiteach”
With this driving principle—affixed to her Triton classroom door—Spanish teacher Tanya Klug was propelled to “Teacher of...
Touring the labyrinthine dining rooms of The Hubbell House in Mantorville, the sheer weight of the building’s history presses down on you from seemingly every wall. From the moment you enter the iconic restaurant, you’re confronted with historical relics and photographs that chronicle both the...
Although it’s only the first week of December, Santa has been busier than the candidates who ran for office this past year. There was a Santa sighting at the Dodge Center City Hall Saturday. He came checking some sort of list that he had with him. A list concerning “naughty and nice,” and he...
Need proof Midwesterners are some of the most generous people on earth?
For the last five plus years, the Midwest Division of the American Cancer Society, Inc. has been number one in the nation per capita for raising money through Relay for Life. In 2016, about 13.9 million people raised about $17....
Dodge Center resident, Mary Trapp, is a soft-spoken, kind woman, with a lifetime of nursing, education and world travel bubbling just below the surface that can become a veritable geyser of touching, sometimes amazing, stories.
Knapp’s stories can perhaps spill forth most freely in an almost...
At a special budget workshop Monday evening, Mantorville city council members combed through the proposed 2017 general fund budget and, with the recommendations of City Clerk/Treasurer Cami Reber, whittled the preliminary budget increase in half.
Instead of a seven percent increase over last year’s...