Sunday, February 9, 2025

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Tuesday night, Sept. 8, was a cold and rainy night, but that didn’t stop fans from coming out to watch K-M Girls soccer and their game against local rivals Byron Bears. KoMet #6, Addie Evans, kicked the ball that started the long, intense game. It was a very aggressive 80 minutes with many battles...
Don Hofstad stands by the Mantorville Dam. A native of the Pine Island area, he has called Mantorville home since 2002.
Don Hofstad grew up on a small farm west of Pine Island in the Roscoe area with a sister 21 years older and a brother 14 years older. He graduated from Pine Island in 1985 and during his school years was involved  FFA and football and he played trumpet in the band. His father was a WWII vet, who...
Jay and LeahAnn Clemen’s are the owners of Clem’s Cups & Cones. The ice cream shop opened last week in the former Shopko building, now renamed Plaza 57.
Jay and LeahAnn Clemens have opened Clem’s Cups & Cones at the old Shopko on Highway 57 in Kasson, in what’s now called Plaza 57. The couple’s soft business opening was on Saturday, Sept. 12, and it was launched quietly. “We turned on the open sign and let it go,” said Jay Clemens. “We were...
With the COVID-19 pandemic still going on, this did not seem like a good summer to operate a neighborhood lemonade stand. So what are youngsters who want to make a few dollars to do? That’s simple, set up a stand in the driveway selling face masks. The Harris children, Luke, 8, Landon, 6, and...
Byron Midfielder Lukas Thompson moves the ball up the field while teammates Wesley Felten #4 and Zach Ellavsky #5 provide Support in a 4-2 win over Cannon Falls Monday Night.
The Byron boys soccer team had a good week beating Cannon Falls 4-2 on Monday and Lourdes 2-0 on Thursday in Hiawatha Valley League action.  The wins leave the Bears in first place in the HVL with a 3-0 record. Byron hosted Cannon Falls on Monday. August 31, in a game that became closer than it...
Although the annual Marigold Days celebration was cancelled earlier this summer by the Marigold Days Committee because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that doesn’t mean there will not be some activities in town this weekend. Mantorville Chamber members have put together a Mantorville Days celebration...
Jim Whitmarsh roasted a batch of coffee beans at Trail Creek Coffee Roasters in Kasson.
Jim and Crystal Whitmarsh both grew up in Michigan but moved to Kasson in 2017. Jim attended Michigan Tech University, majoring in mechanical engineering and also received an MBA there, while Crystal attended Finlandia University in Hancock, Mich. Both schools are located in the Keweenaw Peninsula...
Members of the Kasson-Mantorville Youth Fishing Team competed against anglers from other schools over the summer. There are 21 students in grades six through 12 participating on the co-ed team with six of them headed to the state tournament later this month.
Area youth anglers are headed to the state championship next month, as part of the Kasson-Mantorville Youth Fishing Team’s 2020 season. Twenty-one Kasson-Mantorville students in grades 6-12 participate on the co-ed team. The team will take six anglers to the state tournament; those students earned...
Byron’s Kaelin Huebert and Triton’s Benett Monosmith take aim at the ball at last week’s soccer match at the Triton field. It was the first match of the season for both teams with Byron coming up with the win.
The Byron Bears traveled to Triton for the opening game of the 2020 season on Thursday night and came away with a resounding 11-0 win. In a very hot humid evening the Bears did what they have been unable to do since last October:  Play an outdoor futball game. Both teams were excited to be outside...
The city of Kasson has decided to devote $25,000 to a new mental health care initiative and will partner with area health care agencies to offer community aid. Funding will come from Kasson’s CARES Act funds. Called the Kasson Community Mental Health Initiative, Mayor Chris McKern is a driving...

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