The Kasson-Mantorville School Board unanimously approved a measure last Monday to begin recording all regular and special school board meetings.
In 2024, the school board passed a resolution to record regular board meetings. Current board member Patrick Madery voted against that measure but supported recording both last week’s resolution.

School just got underway, but there will soon be plenty to celebrate as Byron High School prepares for next week’s homecoming festivities.
A pepfest and royalty coronation begins at 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, followed by the parade at 1:30 p.m.
The football tailgate will begin at 4:30 p.m.; the 7 p.m. game pits the Bears against Faribault.

Each September, we pause to remember Sept. 11, 2001. For many of us, it is a day etched permanently in memory — the shock, the images, the sorrow, and the resolve that followed.
For our students, however, 9/11 is not a lived experience. To them, it is history. That reality makes our responsibility as educators, parents, and community members all the more important.

Five area school districts came together for a special event at the Kasson-Mantorville Performing Arts Center ahead of the first day of school.
Staff members from Triton, Pine Island, Stewartville, Hayfield, and Kasson-Mantorville gathered to hear a powerful back-to-school message from nationally recognized educator Dr. Joe Sanfelippo.

A quarter century ago, northern Minnesota native Chad Rolandson received a call informing him about a teaching opening in a small town called Byron.
His first reaction was, “Where’s that?”
Now, Rolandson is opening what he hopes will be his final chapter as the Bears’ activities director.
From Minnesota to North Dakota