Wednesday, May 14, 2025

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Interest from vendors in the North America Farm Show is at an all-time high as the show prepares to kick off its 23rd year in Owatonna March 20-22. The show has been sold out since before Christmas, said Dan Slowinski, manager of the show with Austin-based Tradexpos. There will be 165 exhibitors...
Kelly (Thompson) Caspers grew up on a farm south of Hayfield and is the oldest of four children. She was very involved with activities at Hayfield schools with volleyball, basketball, playing the drums in the band, piano, and a member of the SADD group. Kelly was a 4-H member, and would bring sheep...
Angie Richards was chosen Monday night to fill the vacancy on the Kasson-Mantorville school board until a special election is held in November. The vacancy was created when Amy Olson, who was elected in November, resigned the position on Feb. 10. Richards, who had served on the board for 10 years,...
Budget reductions approved last week by the Byron school board, became more personal Monday night as the board cut specific individuals The first resolution approved by the board affected 10 probationary, Tier 1 or Tier 2 staff. The affected probationary staff at the high school included Grant...
The Dodge County Opioid Task Force will be hosting Michael Deleon from Steered Straight at programs for both Dodge County high school students and the public next week. Deleon will present the program to students in Hayfield, Triton, Kasson-Mantorville and the Zumbro Education District on March 10...
“It was a very, very good outcome.” That was Claremont Fire Chief Casey Dahl’s reaction to his department’s successful rescue of a man who was trapped in a grain bin last week. The call came in at 10:40 a.m. Feb. 26, sending responders to CHS/Greenway at 135 W. Front St. in Claremont. There, a 60-...
It’s not hard to see what kind of impact charitable gambling administered by the Claremont Area Chamber has on the region. In 2024, almost 100 organizations throughout Steele and Dodge counties shared just under $224,000, down slightly from the previous year. But Chamber President Dean Schuette...
Throughout the Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools campus is a simple message everywhere you turn: “Commitment to Excellence.” Now it’s time for the school district to commit to rebuilding its school district. For several months, there have been a number of controversial issues within the district. A...
Throughout the Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools campus is a simple message everywhere you turn: “Commitment to Excellence.” Now it’s time for the school district to commit to rebuilding its school district. For several months, there have been a number of controversial issues within the district. A...
For several weeks the local paper has reported on local athletic records being set. New boys’ basketball scoring records were set at K-M and Triton. Several area girl players were recognized for scoring 1,000 or 2,000 points in their careers. Coaches set records for wins or number of games coached...

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