A Level 3 sex offender is moving to Hayfield beginning tomorrow.
According to Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose, Kevin Tyrone Williams is moving into the area. Rose said Williams has served his sentence and is now transitioning into the community.

I suprisingly get lost quite often.
I don't particularly like to let on that I am lost, as it typically wounds my pride. I don't do well with vague directions. Or any directions. While I don’t like to pass blame, I’m just going to blame it on my grandmother. Children don’t just get lost, someone has to leave them behind. So I like to believe that my useless wandering comes from how much time I spent wandering as a child. 

I don't know about this back-to-school thing. Buy the books and a notebook or two, get the student ID card, find the right classroom, get ready to learn.
Again.
Holy J. Moley.
Have wanted to do “something different” for a while now. A light flashed on in the ol’ cerebral cortex and I mumbled something about maybe trying grad school.
“Do that!” my wise buddy said.

As a 15 year old, I remember being humbled in receiving a couple of state awards for photos I took for my hometown newspaper where I worked throughout high school, and being in awe of the professional journalists who captured many of the big awards. They seemed like giants in the newspaper industry. 

The wrestling dual between Kasson-Mantorville and Zumbrota-Mazeppa was going to be a major event in the landscape of the sport. 
The dual featured two defending high school state champions and teams that were ranked atop their respective classes. 
With the KoMets’ nearly 10-year Hiawatha Valley League winning streak on the line, this had everything a wrestling fan could want.

You could say garage sale season began Jan. 27.
Yep, it was chilly outside. And garage sales are typically a warm weather phenomenon, of course.
Thus, Faith Lutheran Church in Dodge Center held its first “Ultimate Indoor Garage Sale.”

After 24 years of law enforcement service, Galen Heinle got to thinking about the future.
“It took me a lot of time to think about what I want to do,” the Dodge County Sheriff’s deputy said. “Do I want to retire? I love my job, but my mind and body says it’s time to hang it up and enjoy retirement.”

Lois Arlene Nash, 88, of Dodge Center, passed away on Jan. 24, 2018 at Whitewater Health Services in St. Charles.
 
Lois was born Oct. 4, 1929 in Olmsted County to Miles and Frances (Currier) Brannan. She married Kenneth L. Nash on Feb. 18, 1948 in Menomonee Falls, Wis.  They made their home in Ripley Township, Dodge County, where they farmed for many years.  
 

Samuel Myron Peterson, 72, of Ellendale, died Monday, January 29, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital.