Last week was a big week for downtown as the “new” Kasson Variety Store opened up along with two other businesses housed under the same roof, Jan’s Costumes of Kasson and Kasson Laser Graphics. The Kasson Chamber of Commerce celebrated the event with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 29 followed by an afterhour’s social.

Beginning Nov. 1, the News Enterprise will be merged into its sister publication, the Dodge County Independent. Declining readership and reduced advertising revenue are the main factors leading to the merger. For the past three years, readership has declined, despite numerous efforts to provide a quality newspaper by the current ownership.

The Kasson-Mantorville boys soccer team battled through a rough stretch this week as they dropped a pair of games. The struggles began with last Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Waseca at home and continued on the road against Red Wing on Tuesday night.  Against the Wingers, the KoMets were playing without senior captain and leading scorer Andy Plein for the second straight game.

The Kasson-Mantorville KoMet football team drew a huge crowd for its annual Homecoming game on Friday night as it looked to carry the momentum from last week’s thrilling victory over Byron in front of hometown fans.Unfortunately, the Cannon Falls Bombers had other ideas and picked up a shocking 14-10 victory over the KoMets.The game started well for the KoMets as they were able to get an interception on the Bombers’ first drive.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the above Mortgage Foreclosure Sale is hereby postponed to December 17, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Sheriff s Main Office, Dodge County Courthouse, 22 East 6th St., Mantorville, MN in said County and State.
Dated: September 14, 2015

The Steele County Times has hit a touchdown of its own this fall sports season.
Now that we’re half way through the fall sports season, I want to highlight a little bit of the magic that has been going on at the Times.

Last Friday, the Panthers earned a win during their Homecoming game against LeSueur-Henderson and, although the home team lost some steam after a strong start, they still had some nice accomplishments on the field.