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Heather (Meyer) Vanderpool grew up on a farm located just north of Potsdam, Minn. with two sisters and a brother. The family business, Meyer’s Seeds, has been in operation for over 100 years raising seed for soybeans, corn, and oats. Heather said her summers were spent walking bean fields, and...
Highway 57 projects in Kasson are rescheduled to start April 24 due to spring weight load restrictions, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The project was originally scheduled to start on this past Monday on April 17.
Spring weight load restrictions limit the amount of weight...
The American Heart Association has awarded Southeast Service Cooperative (SSC) national Gold Level recognition for its commitments to employee health and well-being as measured in the Association’s 2022 Workforce Well-being Scorecard™. SSC was one of just three small employers in the nation to be...
HAYFIELD — This crazy Minnesota weather makes for many changes in our scheduled routines, and it had a hand in relocating the Byron baseball team’s game versus Cherry. On Friday, April 14, the Bears found themselves playing the Cherry Tigers on a Hayfield diamond.
Since it was one of the better-...
It’s that time of year again, and again it’s the time when Mother Nature generally dictates any sporting activities that will materialize. However, on Thursday, April 13, the boys golfed in the Stewartville Invitational, at Willow Creek Golf Course. Team scores: 1 Stewartville 307; 2 Century 308; 3...
Lady Bears overwhelm Wildcats
It was a no contest affair for the Byron softball girls last Thursday, April 13, as they glided to a 16-0 victory over Goodhue. (Byron: 9,4,1,0,2—16; 16 runs, 10 hits, 0 errors; Goodhue: 0,0,0,0,0—0; 0 runs, 0 hits, 9 errors)
Byron: Talli Berhens, 3 for 3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2...
KASSON — The Kasson-Mantorville track and field teams played gracious hosts for its Kasson-Mantorville High School Invitational 2023, on Friday, April 14.
Women’s Team Rankings: Byron 186, Rochester Century 162, Kasson-Mantorville 104, Rochester Lourdes 78, Cannon Falls 17.
Men’s Team Rankings:...
Angie (Johnson) Richards was raised in the farming community of Sacred Heart, Minn., a town of around 500 people located along Hwy 212 and 28 miles southwest of Willmar. Her dad, Paul, was a corn and soybean farmer and she is the youngest of three daughters. Given that her sisters are 13 and 15-...
Early on in her career, Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School principal Ariana Wright knew she wanted to lead. She’ll soon take on a new level of leadership as Lake City Public Schools superintendent.
“Lake City is a very special district just like Kasson-Mantorville. The leadership is exemplary,...
Detours will return to Kasson next week as the second year of a construction project begins on Highway 57. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced the detour will begin Monday, April 17, and continue in to July.
This summer’s work includes finishing up last year’s highway...