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West Pointer comes home for winter break

For Ashlyn Bigelow, coming home for winter break from the United States Military Academy at West Point is full of eating at favorite restaurants and seeing family. Bigelow, 18, is a freshman at West Point and started basic training on June 28. A Kasson native who graduated from Kasson-Mantorville...

Helen Leqve will celebrate her 100th birthday on Christmas Day.

Kasson woman turns 100 on Christmas Day

Helen Leqve has the endearing habit of standing in her doorway, waving, to guests as they come and go from her two-bedroom Kasson condo. Most days, you can find her at home watching “Judge Judy” or reading “nothing educational,” as she says, westerns. What makes this independence newsworthy is that...

Salvation Army: Spreading joy with Santa

Dodge County Salvation Army will be spreading Joy with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Semcac in Kasson. They will be out front in the parking lot at 105 S. Mantorville Ave. Come have a visit and photo with Santa. Grab a HOT drink off the canteen truck. Bring a donation for the Red...

Widespread Power Outages Continue

People’s Energy Cooperative is still experiencing widespread power outages throughout our service territory due to the extreme weather event last night. Crews are currently in the field working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible and crews that worked last night are also returning...

Lady Bears fall short vs. Eagles

Byron’s girls hoopsters battled a formidable Lourdes team last Tuesday, December 7, and they lost to the Eagles, 66-61. Byron Stats: Aubrey Akervik, 1 point; Finn- ley Klunder, 2 points; Makana Schroeder, 14 points, (1) 3-pointer; Rylie Schnell, 11 points, (3) 3-pointers; Emma Stork, 9 points, (2)...

Byron’s #1 ranked Matthew Peterson puts the Bears on the scoreboard with a pin against KM’s Noah Swarts in the first period.

Border battle: KM wrestlers overpower Bears 61-12

Under a spotlight, in a crowded gym, Byron hosted Kasson-Mantorville in wrestling this past Thursday night. Fans from both teams celebrated being able to attend high school wrestling once again. Several fans said the last high school match they had attended was Sections or State in 2020. This past...

Math teacher Kristin Tischer was recently named the Triton Teacher of the Year for 2021.

Math instructor Triton's 'Teacher of the Year'

Kristin Tischer, 2021 Teacher of the Year at Triton, began her career in the district in 2005. “This is year 17 for me,” she said, “it goes fast!” Kristin grew up in Rochester, where she still lives. “I’ve always kind of wanted to be a teacher,” she said. A good experience in sixth grade influenced...

ZED building construction remains on schedule

As winter arrives, construction on the new Zumbro Education District building on Highway 57 in Kasson continues on schedule. “The ZED new building continues to make progress and experienced its first snowfall this past week,” ZED Executive Director Patrick Gordon said in his latest update. District...

Rodney and Vicki Jorgenson now live in the old farmhouse where Rod’s dad Lester was born.

Rodney Jorgenson continues to work the family farm

Rodney Jorgenson grew up two miles east of Kasson, across the road from the family farm with his sister, Gayle, and his parents, Lester and Elaine. The family farm was purchased by his grandfather Harry in 1933 after the previous owners lost the farm in bankruptcy. Back then, the locals had...

Area schools contend with sub shortage

Librarians, paraprofessionals and even principals are being pulled into classrooms as there is a shortage of substitute teachers in area school districts. Academia is like any other business sector right now with a shortage of employees. And with CCOVID still raging, more teachers are out sick than...