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Gerald William Allen, 87, Kasson

Gerald William Allen, 87, of Kasson, MN passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at his home. Gerald was born on January 3, 1937 in Grand Meadow Township to Charles and Laura (Overkamp) Allen. He graduated from Grand Meadow High School in 1955. Gerald served in the United States Army, stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from January 1960 – March 1962 when he was honorably discharged.

SOUP & PIE TIME

Faith in Action volunteers A.J. Moosbrugger, Mary Beth Harmon and Cyndi Reed serve soup to community members attending the group’s annual Soup and Pie Supper Monday, Oct. 14 at Grace Methodist Church in Kasson. A variety of pies were also available. The well-attended event was sponsored by Thrivent Financial and the Knights of Columbus.

DC council candidate charged with assaulting deputy

A candidate for the Dodge Center City Council has been charged with assaulting a Dodge County deputy and with trespassing on school property, less than a month before the election.
According to Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose, Matthew David Legler, 48, was taken into custody last Thursday.

Annie, Puffs on tap for local high schools

If drama is your first love, you’re in luck.
Kasson-Mantorville High School and Triton High School are putting on captivating performances later this fall, with K-M launching “Annie” and Triton launching “Puffs, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” by Matt Cox.

Byron School Board member calls for free lunch policy to be revisited

While the vast majority of school districts have free lunch for all students, following legislation passed in 2023, the Byron School District is an outlier.

Celebrate fall in Mantorville Oct. 26

Get ready to celebrate fall at the annual Fall Festival in Mantorville on Saturday, Oct. 26.
For the early birds, County Seat Coffeehouse will be serving coffee flights from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

Class Reunion

The Kasson-Mantorville Class of 1964 had 20 classmates and five spouses attending the 60th class reunion on Friday, September 6, 2024, at the Hidden Pines Bar & Grill. Classmates came from California, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Time for Salvation Army Winter Coat Drive

Dodge County Salvation Army is now collecting winter wear in preparation for their distribution on November 2.

I Was Thinking... The Lutefisk Faithful

Football, falling leaves, and fall festivals are all signs of autumn in Minnesota. Falling temperatures, earlier sunsets, and combines in the field remind us that summer is over, and that winter isn’t far away.

Look carefully at how crime statistics are reported

We are just a couple weeks away from electing our 47th President of the United States and I’m sure we can all agree this can’t come soon enough! We are being inundated with attack ads everywhere, In the news, TV, social media, newspapers, etc. You can’t get away from it and I think it’s fair to say we are all tired of it. I will say the civility in the recent VP debate was long overdue and honestly — very refreshing.

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