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West Concord school building now on National Historic Register

West Concord’s old school, which now houses the city’s historical society, has officially been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The West Concord Historical Society received the official notification from the National Park Service at the end of January, said the society’s Joyce...

Credit union to open in Kasson’s Plaza 57

A credit union is opening at Plaza 57, the former Shopko building on Mantorville Avenue, with a projected opening date of early June. Accentra Credit Union has locations in Austin and Albert Lea, making Kasson its third location in southeastern Minnesota. The 2,400-square-foot credit union will...

Mantorville loses city leader Luke Nash

Mantorville lost a dear friend when Luke Nash died Sunday, say city leaders. Nash, a council member and former mayor, had a heart attack last week at his family’s downtown Mantorville business, The Chocolate Shoppe, and was transported to Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, where he passed away on...

KM junior, Logan Vaughan, ranked #1 in state at 145 in Class AA, defeated Lucas Jagodzinske who is currently ranked #3 in state at 138 for Class AA. Vaughan won late in the third period by decision, 11-5.

A Pin for the Win!

On Saturday, the KoMet wrestling team headed west bound on I-90 for another state ranked match-up. The day did not disappoint. The KM wrestling coaches, along with KM Activities Director, Broc Threinen, have always worked hard to build one of the toughest schedules in the state to prepare the...

No. 4 Gryffon Funk pounds the net during the Wildcats game against Luverne.

Boys hockey team wins 2, girls go 1-1

Both the Dodge County girls and boys Wildcat hockey teams were on the ice last week with the boys team winning two games while the girls split at 1-1. The boys went against Simley at home on Tuesday, Feb. 2, coming away with a 6-4 victory. It was a busy first period as the Wildcats scored first at...

Byron school board OKs May 11 bond referendum

Byron voters will be going to the polls on May 11 to decide the fate of a two-question bond referendum that totals more than $40 million. The school board approved the referendum and the election date at a special meeting on Monday night. The first question on the ballot will be if the district...

Kasson native Ron Unger has watched Kasson grow as resident, Park & Rec. supervisor.

Park & Rec supervisor has watched Kasson grow

Ron Unger grew up in Kasson in the 1960’s and 70’s, along Mantorville Avenue two blocks north of Main Street, “downtown” as he called it, with an older sister, Paula and a younger brother, Jerry. His parents, Bud and Rosie lived in their 100-year-old house since 1958 up until two years ago when...

Cities help bars, restaurants with on-sale license fees

Byron and Kasson have decided to give bars and restaurants a break, by either waiving or rebating their 2021 on-sale liquor license fees. In other surrounding communities, the topic is on the minds of city leaders and they may follow suit. “It’s meant to be a feel good initiative,” said Janna...

Firefighters from several area Fire Departments responded to a blaze at the Chestnut Apartments in Mantorville last Thursday. The fire, which killed one person and injured five others, reignited on Saturday.

Mantorville fire claims 1 life, sends 5 to hospital

A deadly fire in Mantorville last week killed one person, sent five others to the hospital and reignited over the weekend completely destroying the Chestnut Apartments. The fatality was identified as 68-year-old Cynthia Ferguson, a resident of the building. Five others were transported to Mayo...

Sheriff’s office releases name of Mantorville fire victim

Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose has released the name of the individual who died in a fire this morning at the Chestnut Apartments in Mantorville. “As of 4:50 p.m. today we have one confirmed fatality from the apartment building fire this morning. Our victim, 68-year-old Cynthia Ferguson, lived in...