Robert (Bob) Thomas Rundquist passed away Jan. 26, 2019 at his residence at Gunderson Gardens in Kenyon.  
He was born Oct. 25, 1921 to Edna (Thomas) and Alvin Rundquist. For the past 68 years, he resided in the farm house in which he was born, having moved to Kenyon in November 2018.

Jayne Beth Hoffmann, 64, passed away on Jan. 31, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester.
Jayne was born in Knox, Ind., the daughter of Robby L. and Barbara (Bennett) Gilliland on March 2, 1954. The family moved to Dodge Center in 1960. She graduated from Dodge Center High School, Cottey College in Nevada, Mo., and received her BS Degree from Southwest Missouri State in Springfield, Mo.

Lloyd Henslin has always lived in Dodge County. He grew up in the country on his family’s farm, two miles outside of Dodge Center. He attended Dodge Center Schools and in 1970 graduated from Dodge Center High School.

Lloyd Henslin has always lived in Dodge County. He grew up in the country on his family’s farm, two miles outside of Dodge Center. He attended Dodge Center Schools and in 1970 graduated from Dodge Center High School.

The Kasson-Mantorville girs basketball team is starting to build momentum as it heads into February. The KoMets have been on a hot streak lately winning seven of their last eight games and with a convincing 84-74 victory over Stewartville on February 1, K-M is playing some of its best basketball of the season.

It was a big night for the Triton Girls Basketball team on February 1 as Kendra Petersohn scored her 1,000th career point against Goodhue. The junior guard became the first Triton girls basketball player in nearly 20 years to accomplish the feat when she sank a free throw late in the second half against Goodhue.

When people in Kasson and the surrounding  areas think about the history of the DCI, there’s one name that comes to mind.
The Carlsens.
That’s why during the annual Kasson Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting last month Folmer and Randy Carlsen were honored with the Legacy Award for their combined almost 100 years of dedication to the community.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pledging to make “One Minnesota” as he settles into his new role of leading this great state. He’s not just spewing campaign rhetoric, but seems committed to making it a way of operating his large administration.
I had the opportunity to hear Minnesota’s new governor speak a few weeks ago during the Minnesota Newspaper Association convention in Bloomington.

As a native of Rhode Island, I have to admit that I had to learn different terms when I moved to Minnesota.
I had to learn different terms like Uffda, had to learn that dinner time means noon hour, along with virtually a whole new vocabulary.
Even though we still speak primarily English in Rhode Island just like in Minnesota, words mean different things in Minnesota than they do in Rhode Island sometimes.