Human trafficking is a problem even in southeastern Minnesota, members of the St. John’s Lutheran Church women’s group and their guests were told recently.
Sister Mary Eliot Crowley of the Sisters of St. Francis in Rochester and Kathy Flippin, a retired nurse at St. Marys Hospital who now is a co-journer involved with the Sisters of St. Francis, spoke at the Kasson church earlier this month.

Third graders at Triton Elementary School headed to the Dodge County Fairgrounds recently for a day of learning about safety, courtesy of the Triton FFA Chapter.
The students were divided into two groups with one group visiting a grain elevator while the second group was at the fairgrounds. The groups switched places after lunch.

Over the last few years, Kasson Mantorville High School staff members have noticed an increase of students and families needing things like food, school supplies, and other personal hygiene items.
That’s why after having success of serving about 25 families through the high school food shelf, a group of teachers and staff members will be revamping it and will be opening the KoMet Pantry this fall.

May is a time of memorial remembrances.
In the coming week, many people will be heading out to area cemeteries to remember loved ones who have gone on from this world. Memorial Day will be observed across the region on Monday.
While Memorial Day has turned into the unofficial start of the summer season, it’s important to not forget its real meaning.

Ever since I was introduced into the journalism world four years ago, I have realized that the most important thing for any entity when dealing with media outlets big or small is being open and honest.
Over the course of the last few years, I have realized that the best relationships I have built with sources were with people who always had an open dialogue with the press.

When the buses pull away from Triton Elementary School on the last day of classes next month, it will be a bittersweet day for Julie Bowman and Cindy Lutterman.
The two women, who have worked for the school for 36 and 28 years respectively, will be retiring at the end of the year.

The Triton School Board approved a number of personnel decisions Monday night, several of which indicated a new direction for the administration.
Contracts were approved for Mary Morem as elementary school principal and Luke Lutterman as secondary school principal. A contract for Shane VanBeek as activities director/dean of students was also approved as well as his request for a one year leave of absence from his teaching contract.

This being the planting season, divine intervention is often asked.
The Rev. Heidi Heimgartner of First Lutheran Church of Blooming Prairie provided a special blessing of the fields and farmers at a Westfield Church Spring Worship Service on Sunday, May 19.
She performed the blessing, emphasizing three categories and asked the church visitors to respond with "Amen" which means "Yes, it will be so."

As the Hayfield Activities Director, Chris Pack is tasked with finding and maintaining different sports and activities for students of all skill levels.
That’s why he knew it was so important to create an opportunity for students with disabilities like his son Seth, a fifth grader at Hayfield, who has Down Syndrome.