Sunday, February 9, 2025

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The case of an Owatonna teenager killed in a car crash in May is heading to federal court. The parents of Olivia Flores have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, accusing former Minnesota State Trooper Shane Roper of violating their daughter’s constitutional rights and wrongfully causing her...
Dodge County Commissioners have approved the 2025 budget of $36,602,407, which includes a tax levy of $17,941,264. The levy is an increase of 3.5% over 2024. The total budget number, however, is 7.1% lower than last year. The 2024 budget was $39,410,986 with a tax levy of $17,334,555. The annual...
It all began at age 5 for Anikka Bjornson, who is now 23 years old and living in Oslo. “I knew I loved art since I was little,” she said. “It’s been a life-long passion that I wouldn’t give up for anything. The act of creating something or paying homage to something through my art has always been...
My education began in a one room school in rural Northeast Wisconsin. It was the same school my grandfather and father attended. This one room school was typical of so many rural schools across the upper Midwest. There was one teacher, students in eight different grades, and anywhere from 20 to 35...
Kasson-Mantorville musicians were on stage in December to present their annual Christmas Concerts. Above, the K-M Concert Choir performed “The Sound of Winter,” directed by Andrew Faller with Nancy Johnson as the accompanist. Second row, left, George Gentes was in attendance and honored as a 2024...
After four years of selling locally brewed craft beers, Chaotic Good Brewing in Kasson is closing its doors next week on Dec. 23. Owner Scott Stroh and is wife, Molly, announced the closing in a Facebook post last week. In announcing the closing, the Strohs said, “Now it is time for our adventure...
Write-in mayoral candidate Casey Striver does not meet the requirements of residency, Claremont City Attorney Mark Rahrick told council members at a special meeting on Tuesday night. Following Rahrick’s recommendation, council members voted to withhold the certifying of the election of Striver as...
Byron School Board members approved a revised budget for 2025 Monday night with a 6.07% tax levy, following the annual Truth-in-Taxation presentation. The board also heard a presentation from financial consultant SmithSchafer on the final results of the 2024 audit. In addition, the board formally...
A memo to the Kasson City Council from Police Chief Josh Hanson led to a conversation about the future of policing in Kasson. “I’ve debated this quite a bit over the last three weeks but I think it’s something that needs to be said and thrown out there, not as a threat or even something I would...

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