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Internship Fair draws students, dozens of employers

Dozens of businesses and hundreds of students turned out for the Dodge County Internship Fair at Kasson-Mantorville High School on Friday, Jan. 5. Connecting students with employers was the whole goal of the Internship Fair. Students from KM, Hayfield High School and Triton High School were invited...

50 years ago

January 24, 1973 Folmer Carlsen, Publisher Peace Officers Tour Center Community leaders and peace officers from Dodge, Goodhue, Rice and Steele counties met this week at Mineral Springs Chemical Dependency Center, Cannon Falls, to tour the facilities new detoxification center and help set up guide...

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Court newsDodge County The following misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors were heard in Dodge County District Court the week of Jan. 7 — 14: Dodge CountySheriff’s Office David C. Drache, 34, Byron, speeding, $120; Jose F. Gonzalez Jr., 50, Hayfield, noise violation, $130; Shelby J. Gutch, 28,...

West Concord suspends some ambulance services

West Concord has temporarily suspended some daytime ambulance services because of a lack of volunteers. At a special council meeting last Friday night, city officials told community members they would proceed with a temporary suspension of ambulance service from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through...

Former Hayfield principal pleads guilty in decades old sex assault case

Former Hayfield High School Principal Grant Thomas Klenneret, 38, pleaded guilty last week in Wabasha County District Court to two charges of first-degree criminal sexual assault and one second-degree criminal sexual conduct charge. In a plea deal, one charge of first-degree criminal sexual assault...

DC City Attorney: Messenger is not a legal newspaper

In an on-going debate about legal newspapers in Dodge County, the city attorney for Dodge Center has advised the city that the Dodge Center Messenger is not a legal newspaper. Dodge Center City Administrator issued a Memorandum to the City Council on Dec. 8 in which he specifically tackles the...

Wayne Trom keeps DC airport running smoothly

Wayne Trom lived on a farm near Blooming Prairie in a family of nine brothers and sisters. They milked cows so the family never took a vacation, but his parents would take some shorter trips such as to the Black Hills. He went to country school through 8th grade. His dad was on their country school...

K-M senior takes home a national academic honor

He was in band, playing his trombone, when he got the news: he’d been named a Commended Student in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Adam Darveaux, 18, of Kasson, said he was surprised by the news, which he heard from his Kasson-Mantorville High School principal Trent Langemo back in...

Then and Now

In November 1982, Mantorville area resident Phil Scholer, won 1st place in the Federal Duck Stamp contest for 1983-84 among 1,564 entries. Phil and Sheryl Scholer were in attendance in Washington DC during the judging and this was the first time the artist of the winning entry was there in person....

I Was Thinking... Isn’t That Terrible

A short time ago, a committee announced their choice for a new Minnesota state flag. It took months sorting through the various submitted options. After the choice was finally made, there was a firestorm of comments all over social media as to why this was a terrible choice. Emotions ran high and...