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You could hear them from the parking lot, Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School students singing and laughing on Dec. 22, the last day of school before Christmas break.
They packed the school gym and used their considerable energy to perform “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” “Deck the Halls,” “You’re...
Tradition reigns on Jim Checkel’s farm.
The Kasson man hosted the 10th-annual “Christmas Alive!” event on Dec. 2 – and a big crowd visited, guided by a “guardian angel” through seven dramatic scenes of the birth of Christ.
Live animals including llamas and horses enhanced the Christmas atmosphere...
Many people associate mass shootings with schools.
Actually, more faith-based organizations were targeted during 2016, when 246 violent acts were reported, Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose said Monday during a church safety training session at Kasson-Mantorville High School.
The event was hosted by...
Don Hodgman was lead foreman for a drainage contractor in West Concord when he set out on his own in 1982.
Thirty-five years later, his business dream has expanded into a large, thriving venture in Dodge Center.
Hodgman Drainage Co., Inc., supplies commercial and agricultural drainage, earth-moving...
Adam Fredericksen was 18 and riding high during his senior year at Kasson-Mantorville High School.
Kaitlyn Hansen was a smiley 16-year-old “drama queen” at Fillmore Central High School in Harmony.
But an impaired driver slammed into Fredericksen’s vehicle in Kasson on Feb. 7, 2004, leaving him...
Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School fourth-graders participated this month in a pre-Thanksgiving “Grateful Challenge.”
A paper chain link indicated what they’re grateful for as the big day rolls around.
Mom. My Daddy. Hugs. Books.
“I’m thankful for my friends, because they’re supportive and really...
Triton schools officials say the district may have to make difficult cuts since voters denied an increase in the 2018 operational levy.
Rory Ginder is having none of that.
The Dodge Center resident decided to chip in funds from her own savings account to try and help the district.
“I don’t care...
Rosario Tobar is a U.S. citizen at last.
The Kasson woman, known as “Chayo,” moved from Mexico in 1996, and finally took the naturalization Oath of Allegiance this past Sept. 19 during a ceremony in St. Paul.
She was among 21 people who officially became American citizens.
“I cried,” Tobar said. “...
Kasson-Mantorville Middle School students were out and about Tuesday, helping out with various community service projects during an advisory community service day.
They were seen raking at the Dodge County Courthouse Annex in Mantorville, and packaging items for people in need at Just Like Home...
Kasson-Mantorville High School celebrated Homecoming Week in style this past week, with dress-up days, all sorts of contests, a coronation ceremony, parade and pep fest.
Eli Herbst and Kaitlyn McNeil were crowned King and Queen before the big Homecoming parade on Oct. 6.
The parade, held in a light...