Thursday, April 24, 2025

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It was another successful year for the KoMets vs. Cancer fundraising event. This year’s activities raised $9,500, according to Michele Lindquist, advisor to the Kasson-Mantorville FCCLA Club, which helps organize the event. KoMets vs. Cancer is a yearly event at Kasson-Mantorville High School, she...
Kasson-Mantorville School Board member Amy Olson, has resigned for a second time, Board Chair Mark Torkelson confirmed in an email Tuesday morning. “Out of respect for Ms. Olson we thought it would be appropriate to give her an opportunity to provide a statement first,” Torkelson wrote. “Given that...
After sitting vacant for years, the 1918 Kasson Public School has received a new lease on life. The Kasson Alliance for Restoration (KARE), which owns the property, has entered into a purchase agreement with Realty Growth Incorporated, Rochester, to develop the property. In a press release, KARE...
Friends, relatives, and co-workers are rallying around a Kasson-Mantorville Middle School teacher after she was seriously injured in a vehicle accident last week in rural Dodge County. Hannah Mickelsen, 24, was on her way from her home in Kenyon to the Middle School last Thursday morning when she...
Friends, relatives, and co-workers are rallying around a Kasson-Mantorville Middle School teacher after she was seriously injured in a vehicle accident last week in rural Dodge County. Hannah Mickelsen, 24, was on her way from her home in Kenyon to the Middle School last Thursday morning when she...
Dodge Center Ambulance Director John Fox and West Concord Ambulance Director Adam La Plount sat in a conference room in St. Paul, as ambulance leaders from across the state, discussed the growing challenges plaguing EMS services as part of its statewide roundtable series. Rising costs, a lack of...
While it is said, dogs are man’s best friend, cats sure get a lot of press. Our language is filled with references to cats. Anyone who is trying to learn our jargon might have a difficult time understanding so many cat related idioms. While most people consider cats as gentle animals, they can also...
An Owatonna woman was injured last Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 14 near Kasson. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2021 Honda Accord driven by Linda Soteda Day of Owatonna, and a 2004 GMC Sierra, driven by Gregory Michael Seath of St. Peter, were both eastbound on...
Several local organizations were among those receiving $17,800 in grants this quarter from People’s Energy Cooperative Operation Round Up® Trust. Local organizations receiving grants included: Byron Robotics STEAM Association — $1,000 to help purchase robot component parts Kasson-Mantorville...
After taking the month of January off, the Mantorville Art Guild has reopened and will be celebrating the retirement of Art Guild founder Theresa Hoaglund on Saturday, Feb. 22. To say that the Mantorville Art Guild exists because of Theresa Hoaglund is putting it mildly, fellow Art Guild members...

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