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Father Jim Zotalis’ day job is to serve as the priest at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Kasson. But that doesn’t keep him from finding time to engage in his other passion – painting watercolors.
Teaching art was actually Zoltalis’ first career.
A Mankato native, he majored in art in college and...
Matt Weyers, a history teacher at Byron Middle School, is one of only 120 teachers selected for a National History Day spring professional development program.
The course focuses on using online Library of Congress resources to develop and support historical arguments and is a feature of National...
As a long-time public safety warrior, Scott Rose knows firsthand how losing police officers sends ripple effects through police agencies and the communities where they serve. Perhaps even more importantly, he has experienced how it leaves devastating emotional scars on the surviving families.
Rose...
Kasson-Mantorville’s KoMets entered the Section tournament as the #2 ranked team in the state for Class AA, just behind national powerhouse, Simley. The KoMets had their team season come to an abrupt halt last Wednesday night when they fell to unranked Lake City in the Section 1AA semi-finals, 40-...
Dodge County Wildcat hockey teams moved into their final games over the past week and into this week.
Wildcat Boys Hockey
The boys team was in action at the Graham Arena in Rochester on Thursday, March 11, as they beat Rochester Century by a 4-2 score.
Rochester took the lead at 5:43 of the first...
Triton High School’s spring theater production is in the works. “Adrift in New York” is a classic melodrama with cast and crew hard at work preparing for April 8 to 10 performances.
“It seemed like the right time to do a melodrama,” director Anne Schreiber said. “You have the suspense and the drama...
Dodge County Environmental Services Director Mark Gamm grew up in Park Rapids, about 3-1/2 hours from Minneapolis.
While in school he was involved with football, basketball, golf and band at the Park Rapids High School. Since his mother was the church choir director he, as well as his two brothers...
Semcac, Channel One Regional Food Bank and USDA Farmers to Families Food Box are sponsoring a Truck to Trunk Pop-up food distribution event on Friday, March 19, at the Dodge County Fairgrounds.
The event will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Free boxes of food will be available to anyone facing food...
The completion of the 12.5-mile stretch of Highway 14 between Owatonna and Dodge Center is not the only road project that will be affecting the area in coming years.
Delayed by a year because of the pandemic, reconstruction of Highway 57 in Kasson is scheduled to begin in 2022. The work will...
Last Thursday night the KoMets wrapped up their regular season and also celebrated the Class of 2021with Senior Night. Seniors include Jackson Kennedy, Giovonni Ruffo, Dylan Baker and cheerleader Mazy Gilbertson.
The KoMets hosted Owatonna and Shakopee in a night of competitive wrestling. Owatonna...