Parker Richards, a junior at Kasson-Mantorville High School, grew up in the K-M wrestling community.
“I have been wrestling since I was In preschool,” Richards said. “I joined when I was little because Kasson had a good wrestling program, so my parents got me involved.”

When Triton eighth grader Adriana Kunz won her second consecutive state championship last weekend in St. Paul, an arena full of fans and spectators applauded her as the referee raised her hand in victory.
While almost every set of hands in attendance was either clapping, whistling or high fiving, her father’s remained steady, trying to his best to record the moment his daughter became a two-time champion.

What an unbelievable year it has been for our KoMets, not only in athletics, but across all of our activities.
There is something special happening in our schools, something unique that I have had the privilege to witness, and I know many of you have seen it as well.

I went to college in New Hampshire, the state that votes first in the national primary election.
Basically, if you wanted to win the presidential nomination from either major political party, you had to spend a lot of time shaking hands in small towns, holding massive rallies in arenas, and holding town hall meetings in churches in many small towns.

At my age, you would think something as simple as going to a grocery store would be a simple task. But as with everything else today, it’s not like it once was. Now if that doesn’t make me sound like an old fogy, nothing will.

March is Youth Art Month, and the Mantorville Art Guild will hold its annual Youth Art Show to honor student artists in local schools.
Their work will be on display until March 29 at the Art Guild in Mantorville. Works from art students in grades K-12 at Kasson-Mantorville, Hayfield, Byron and Blooming Prairie are included. Entries were chosen by each school’s art teacher.

Assistant Dodge County Attorney Kailee Thompson believes a bill introduced by State Rep. Peggy Bennett is “a step in the right direction” toward preventing students from being groomed by teachers and other adults

A teacher from Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools is a semifinalist for the 2026 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award.
Colleen Tentis, a kindergarten teacher who has been with the district for 19 years, was named as one of 30 teachers in the running for the prestigious award.
Despite her success in the classroom, Tentis did not envision a career as a teacher.