Kasson-Mantorville School Board member Amy Olson, has resigned for a second time, Board Chair Mark Torkelson confirmed in an email Tuesday morning.
“Out of respect for Ms. Olson we thought it would be appropriate to give her an opportunity to provide a statement first,” Torkelson wrote. “Given that it appears she has not done that yet I can confirm that she has resigned her position as a KM School Board member.

Barbara Jane Mogen, 78, of Faribault, MN passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at her home.
She was born January 13, 1947 in Rochester to George and Alice (Houseman) Bonser. Barb grew up in Dodge Center and graduated from Dodge Center High School in 1965. After school she married Ronald M. Mogen in 1967. Barb spent most of the next 20 years as a stay home mom raising 4 children on a small farm in West Concord.

Mary Lou (Banta) Mussman, 94, of Dodge Center, MN was called home to be with the Lord on February 7, 2025 at Birchwood Cottages in Owatonna.

KARE announces purchase agreement for sale of historic Kasson school
The Kasson Alliance for Restoration (KARE) has entered into a purchase agreement with Realty Growth Incorporated, Rochester, to develop the 1918 Kasson Public School into housing/apartments, KARE has announced.

A GoFundMe account has been started for Hannah Mickelsen, 24, a Kasson-Mantorville teacher who was seriously injured in a crash involving a car and a snowplow on Thursday morning.
The crash occurred shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday on County Road 24, east of West Concord, just west of the County Road 7 intersection, according to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office.