Kasson

Senior kicker, Aaron Winkle, kicks a 23 yard field goal with :03 seconds on the clock to win the game, 23-20

And The Kick Is Good!

“Let’s go boys, let’s go! We don’t know how many times we get to play this year!” Senior captain, Jakob Aarsvold, could be heard on the sidelines, firing up his team. The game started and finished with intensity and energy. New Prague’s sound system played the bass and guitar of Enter Sandman...

John and Denise Huzuka have owned Country Pleasures Café in Kasson for 25 years and are celebrating that anniversary this Saturday.

Country Pleasures Café celebrates 25 years

A local restaurant known for its homemade food is celebrating 25 years in business. Country Pleasures Café is “the hometown café that knows you when you walk in the door,” said co-owner John Hazuka. He owns the café with his wife Denise. The couple took over the business from Marie Fjerstad, who...

Kasson firefighters and paramedics were on the scene at the fatal accident last week on Highway 57 in Kasson.

Rochester man killed in Kasson crash

A Rochester man was killed last Wednesday in Kasson after officials said he intentionally hit a pick-up truck head-on on Highway 57. Minnesota State Patrol said that Anthony Vincent Mitchell, 39, Rochester, was traveling north on Highway 57 in a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier, just south of the...

Erdmans soon to become Dollar Fresh

Erdman’s Country Market in Kasson will make the transition to a Dollar Fresh grocery store in coming weeks. Hy-Vee, Inc. will officially take over the grocery store on Oct. 1. After a brief remodel the store will reopen under the Dollar Fresh banner, according to Tina Potthoff, senior vice...

Jay and LeahAnn Clemen’s are the owners of Clem’s Cups & Cones. The ice cream shop opened last week in the former Shopko building, now renamed Plaza 57.

Kasson ice cream shop enjoys ‘soft’ opening

Jay and LeahAnn Clemens have opened Clem’s Cups & Cones at the old Shopko on Highway 57 in Kasson, in what’s now called Plaza 57. The couple’s soft business opening was on Saturday, Sept. 12, and it was launched quietly. “We turned on the open sign and let it go,” said Jay Clemens. “We were...

Instead of lemonade, Kasson family selling masks

With the COVID-19 pandemic still going on, this did not seem like a good summer to operate a neighborhood lemonade stand. So what are youngsters who want to make a few dollars to do? That’s simple, set up a stand in the driveway selling face masks. The Harris children, Luke, 8, Landon, 6, and...

Jim Whitmarsh roasted a batch of coffee beans at Trail Creek Coffee Roasters in Kasson.

Kasson couple’s dream leads to Trail Creek Coffee

Jim and Crystal Whitmarsh both grew up in Michigan but moved to Kasson in 2017. Jim attended Michigan Tech University, majoring in mechanical engineering and also received an MBA there, while Crystal attended Finlandia University in Hancock, Mich. Both schools are located in the Keweenaw Peninsula...

Kasson focuses on mental health

The city of Kasson has decided to devote $25,000 to a new mental health care initiative and will partner with area health care agencies to offer community aid. Funding will come from Kasson’s CARES Act funds. Called the Kasson Community Mental Health Initiative, Mayor Chris McKern is a driving...

Deciding the fate of Kasson’s Historic Wall

The price tag for fixing the Historic Wall in Kasson has come down substantially, but the question still remains about whether to fix it or demolish it. The Park and Recreation Commission was scheduled to discuss the limestone wall during its Tuesday, Aug. 18 meeting. It was expected to forward a...

Kasson-Mantorville graduate Carson Borgstrom fills in details of the State Theater as part of her Kasson Cityscapes mural on Main Street. She completed the painting on Monday, August 3.

Mural spruces up downtown Kasson

Carson Borgstrom isn’t delivering pizzas this summer as she has in the past. Instad, she’s painting a 60-foot fence mural on Main Street in downtown Kasson. “It’s more of a hobby than anything else,” Borgstrom said of her efforts. “My dad always says, ‘Don’t make what you love a profession.’” Art...