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The final Dodge County Relay for Life raised over $70,000 last Friday night, according to a Sunday Facebook post from the event committee.
Friday’s event included a survivor’s reception, lighting of the Flame of Hope, the survivors victory lap, the team parade, entertainment, silent auction and...
Dodge County residents are getting ready to celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5.
Held each year on the first Tuesday of August, National Night Out is a time for neighborhoods to get together and promote police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie.
Dodge County deputies...
It’s the first weekend in August, which means it is time for Claremont’s Hogfest celebration.
The weekend gets underway downtown on Friday, August 1, at 5 p.m., when Beer Garden sales begin and the food vendors open their stands. Garden tractor pulls begin at 6 p.m., as does the kids scavenger hunt...
Triton High School graduate Luke Lutterman has worked for the district since 2016 as a principal and became the high school principal in 2019, when Craig Schlichting left that position to become the superintendent.
On July 1, he took over as superintendent, once again following in Schlichting’s...
Lynn Knutson has been named grand marshal for the 2025 Kasson Festival in the Park parade, which steps off on Sunday, August 10, at 1:30 p.m.
Knutson has been a resident of the Kasson area for the past 55 years.
When he retired from IBM in 2006 after a 39-year career with the company, he asked...
Dodge County Fair Board members recognized the new members of the fair’s Hall of Fame Sunday afternoon.
The annual event honors those individuals who have made the Dodge County Fair possible through the years. Those recognized included a Hall of Fame inductee; Friends of the Fair, which recognized...
Courtney Palenhonki (nee Clark) is the Honorary Survivor for the 2025 Dodge County Relay for Life.
Originally from Kasson, she graduated in 2004 from Kasson-Mantorville High School. She and her husband and 4-year-old daughter live in Chaska.
Palenhonki graduated from the College of Saint Benedict...
Wayne Scherbring, a retired community member with a passion for service, has been named Lion of the Year by the Kasson Mantorville Lions Club.
Scherbring, who joined the club after a simple inquiry at the Lions concession stand during the Kasson Festival in the Park, said the recognition humbled...
Beth Giese ran into an employee last week, who jokingly asked the new Kasson-Mantorville Superintendent how long she was going to last as superintendent.
While meant to be humorous, it’s a legitimate question.
Since August 2022, Giese is the fourth superintendent to occupy the office.
Mark Matuska...
When local band Active Transport hits the stage at Byron’s Good Neighbor Days on Friday, July 18, the performance will mark more than just a show. It will celebrate a journey that began in a Byron High School biology class and has grown into one of the area’s most promising young music acts.
The...