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Ride for Wyatt raises $40,000

In its third year, the Ride for Wyatt 2022 fundraiser held in Mantorville on January 29 raised $40,000, bringing the cumulative tally of funds raised close to $100,000. About 55 people participated in the snowmobile ride fundraiser. That’s down from 100 riders last year, but is still a good turn...

Senator seriously injured in snowmobile crash

A Minnesota senator who represents western Dodge County is recovering in a Twin Cities hospital after a weekend snowmobile crash in northern Minnesota. Sen. John Jasinski crashed his snowmobile around 12:45 p.m. Friday at the Minnesota Rendezvous event near Motley. The Morrison County Sheriff’s...

Early morning fire engulfs Dodge Center home

At approximately 1:31 a.m. on Tuesday morning Dodge County Dispatch started receiving calls reporting a house on fire in Dodge Center, according to Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose. Deputies responded to 16 Central Ave N. in Dodge Center to find the east side of the home fully engulfed. All...

Staffing changes announced at Sheriff’s Office

There have been a number of staffing changes at the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office. Ryer Anderson, a former Patrol Captain for the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, has been promoted to Chief Deputy to replace Mike Leonhardt who retired this month after 34 years of service. Anderson graduated from...

Ava Carney and Blooming Prairie’s Bobbie Bruns get tied up chasing after the ball Carney knocked out of Bruns hands.

Hayfield girls basketball keeps on winning

“It’s not how much you win by”... is the Hayfield basketball girls’ adage for the week. The Lady Vikes defeated Blooming Prairie, 40-38, on Tuesday, January 25and so for an encore, the Hayfield girls decided to best Watertown-Elysian-Morristown, 48-46, on Friday, the 28th. Blooming Prairie Game...

Cooper Jacobson fires a slap shot on goal.

Wildcat boys beat Winona, lose to Chisago Lakes

Dodge County’s hockey boys defeated Winona, 7-3, last Tuesday, January 25, at the Dodge County Ice Arena. On Saturday, the Wildcats lost, 5-3, to a tough Chisago Lakes squad. Winona Game Dodge County Scoring: Brett Ludvigson, 1 goal, 1 assist; Cooper Jacobson, 2 assists; Jake Isaak 1 goal; Gryffon...

Logan Vaughan (KM) ranked #1 in Class AA at 152 goes against Maxwell Peterson (By- ron) ranked #1 in Class AA at 145

KM wrestlers wrap up busy week with 2 wins

Kasson-Mantorville’s KoMets wrapped up another busy week of wrestling. Last Thursday, the KoMets hosted the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars. The night brought back the feeling of hard-nosed wrestling in front of a passionate crowd. Last year, ZM ended KM’s conference winning streak when they tied the dual...

Hunting for sea shells on the beach in Puerto Rico in 1969.

It was a military life for Alpha, Dick Jensen

Alpha (Bungum) Jensen grew up south of Kasson and was the seventh of eight children in her family. She attended the Flatta country school #35 about a mile away for her first eight grades along with her brothers and sisters. Sometimes they would get a ride from a neighbor when he took his daughter...

New director takes helm at Dodge County Public Health

Dodge County’s new public health director officially began her duties this past Monday, January 31. Amy Evans was hired for the position by the Dodge County Board of Commissioners earlier in January. A Kasson resident, she comes to Dodge County from Olmsted County where she was the Olmsted County...

The new owners of the Hubbell House in Mantorville wasted no time in beginning to remodel the back-of-the-house areas of the restaurant. The Powers family of Rochester took over ownership of the restaurant on January 1.

Powers family takes over Hubbell House in Mantorville

You can breathe a sigh of relief: the food and atmosphere at the Hubbell House aren’t changing, but a million dollar remodel is underway for the establishment. Regulars will be happy to be greeted with the same great menu items once the 100-year-old famous local restaurant in Mantorville reopens...