Douglas “Doug”  Ferguson, 81, of Stewartville, MN, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Steven “Steve” Rodger Sorenson, known to many as “Sorny,” passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at the age of 68, surrounded by the love of his family.

Philip John Langowski, 57 of Kasson, MN passed away peacefully and surrounded by his best friends Brittany and Rick on June 24, 2025, at Methodist Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born on April 18th, 1968, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Phil liked to spend his younger years fishing and hunting.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Carolyne Langowski and Father James Langowski.

Wayne Scherbring, a retired community member with a passion for service, has been named Lion of the Year by the Kasson Mantorville Lions Club.
Scherbring, who joined the club after a simple inquiry at the Lions concession stand during the Kasson Festival in the Park, said the recognition humbled him.

Beth Giese ran into an employee last week, who jokingly asked the new Kasson-Mantorville Superintendent how long she was going to last as superintendent. 
While meant to be humorous, it’s a legitimate question.
Since August 2022, Giese is the fourth superintendent to occupy the office.
Mark Matuska abruptly left before the start of the 2022-2023 school year. Dr. David Thompson filled in for the rest of the year.

It has been an interesting month for me. I started the month at Saint Marys Hospital, where I was scheduled to have an aortic heart valve replaced.
To begin with, hospitals are not a place I have spent a lot of time at. It’s always either to visit someone or a little bit more when my parents were hospitalized when they got older.