When Triton Superintendent Craig Schlichting announced he would be retiring from the school district
last year after working there for over three decades, many thought he would be leaving education altogether.
But with two last minute superintendent positions near his home, he decided to throw his...
After months of searching, the Byron School District has a finance director.
The school board on Monday night approved a contract with Shawn Elsbury, currently the finance director at the Pine Island Public Schools. He will receive a salary of $130,000 through the 2025-2026 contract year and $132,...
Kasson-Mantorville fourth graders had a chance to learn about real-world science and health careers Tuesday as the district held its last LEAP (Learning Enrichment & Advancement Program) day at the school.
Students got a break from the day-to-day routine of the classroom as they visited...
Charles “Buck” Bernardy was born in St. Paul and raised by his grandparents. When he was three years old, they relocated to Arizona, returning to St. Paul just before he began kindergarten. He attended Ames Elementary, now closed, before his family moved to White Bear Lake, where Charles completed...
The K-M Otternauts, Kasson-Mantorville High School’s FRC robotics team, launched in 2017 and has been building momentum (and robots) ever since. We’re a student-led club made up of passionate and curious minds from grades 9 through 12, supported by dedicated mentors, many of whom are former team...
There was no doubt last week that Deb Klocke was retiring after 48 years at the MBT Bank in Hayfield. A large chicken on a trailer was parked alongside Highway 30 in front of the bank proclaiming that “After 48 years this chic is retiring. Congratulations Deb K.”
Inside the bank friends, family and...
A Byron man appeared in Olmsted County District Court, last week on felony charges of electronic child solicitation, electronic communication with a child involving sexual conduct and electronically distributing sexual conduct material to a child.
According to court records William Douglas Pirkl,...
“Service learning” is something that Kasson-Mantorville third grade teacher Allison Whalen wants her students to learn.
Laundry Love in Kasson is a new project started by a group of volunteers including Pastor Kristen Schlauderaff of St. John’s Lutheran Church. Its aim is to provide a little help...
Youngsters came to Lions Park in West Concord Saturday to hunt for Easter Eggs, visit with the Easter Bunny and collect candy to take home. Above, left, Walter Haltvick, 4-1/2, from Hastings, had his picture taken with the bunny. Above right, Harper Schley, who is almost three, gave the Easter...