Sunday, February 9, 2025

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Several area emergency response departments have received grants from Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America. Claremont Fire Department, Dodge Center Ambulance received a grant for battery operated combination tool. Hayfield Community Ambulance Service received funding for replacing radios,...
The Kasson-Mantorville School Board rejected a resolution specifying that board members aren’t considered employees of the district during its November meeting. “In speaking with our legal counsel most school districts do this and it’s just a way to make separation between board members and the...
The Kasson-Mantorville School opened for the 1957-58 school year with a record enrollment of 923 students at the Kasson and Mantorville buildings. There were 70 — 90 students in each grade so classes needed to be divided into three sections. Football, basketball, baseball, track, wrestling, Junior...
Question: Winter is here. Can talk about tire safety and how a person can tell if their tires are still good? Answer: Winter season is a good time to remind motorists about the importance of installing and maintaining good tires. Tires must be able to carry your vehicle’s weight and grip the...
The Byron Bears celebrated their annual Giving Back Initiative on the last day before the Thanksgiving holiday. Giving Back is an opportunity for the students and staff at Byron High School to show their gratitude for all they have by sharing with others. Above, representatives of the high school...
Kasson’s Public Library will bring its 125th year activities to a close this Friday, December 13, with an End-of-Year Celebration from 2 to 5 p.m. Residents are invited to stop by for cake, refreshments, and fellowship as they wrap-up the yearlong anniversary celebration. The library has been...
An additional $1.6 million in budget cuts, a likely levy referendum on next November’s ballot and an up to $3.5 million loan to meet financial obligations is the takeaway from Monday night’s Byron School Board meeting. Supt. Dr. Mike Neubeck updated board members and others in attendance at the...
The day after a resident of the Kasson-Mantorville School District attended a board meeting to discuss an alleged incident involving a student, the teacher at the heart of the matter was suspended. The person, in an exclusive interview with the DCI, said the teacher was Joel Olson, a former K-M...
Dodge County Deputy Mark Dyshaw saw a news clip following the 2024 election and saw an interview with a man he had known as Casey Michael Tyson. The man, however, goes by Casey Striver, and he had just been elected mayor of Claremont, as a last-minute write in campaign. “I have known Casey since...
Kasson-Mantorville second graders got a chance to learn about engineering and construction last week as staff from Benchmark, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Rochester Public Works, WHKS and the high school robotics team, the “Otternauts,” spent the day with the students. The day long...

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