The Board of Appeal and Equalization of the Township of Mantorville will meet:
Date/Time: Wednesday,  April 13, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
Location: Town Hall
The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether taxable property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor.

The City of Kasson Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, April 11, at 6:30 pm in the Kasson City Council Chambers.   The purpose of the Hearing will be for the Commission to take public comments on a Preliminary Plat application by David and Cheryl Klocke for land adjacent to Commerce Drive SE, Kasson, MN to create lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Block 1 of the Kasson Industrial Park Three into one parcel.

At the Kasson City Council meeting March 23, whether or not a non-union supervisor may do work at the wastewater treatment plant was the topic of an animated discussion.

1. Call to Order
Chair Henslin called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  Those members present: Lloyd Henslin, Jr., Dale Jensen, Bryce Kleinwort, Melissa Kubat and Tracy Petersohn; absent: Jon Streiff and Chad Johnson.  Also present: Superintendent Brett Joyce, Principal Craig Schlichting, Principal Mark Raymond, Student Council Representative Isaak Nicklay, Deb Meeker, Patty Braeger and 8 visitors.

Triton school board members got a first-hand look at the heart rate monitors used in middle school physical education classes last week.
Physical Education teacher Shane Van Beck passed out the monitors to each school board member and had board members wear them during his presentation, demonstrating how he could track each student’s numbers.

Over the coming weeks, you’re likely going to find some tweaks to the overall layout and design of the newspaper. That comes after we had the luxury of bringing in the news guru of America last week.

Rose M. Hofstad, 89, of Pine Island passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island.  
Rose Marie Quall was born on Feb. 12, 1927 in Berne, MN to Emil and Edna (Hagre) Quall. Rose attended Pleasant Valley Country School. After school, Rose worked as a farm hand, and helped clean houses.  

Officers from numerous police agencies may have had a surprised look on their faces Sunday afternoon after they apprehended the driver of a stolen cement mixer that eluded them for more than an hour. 

There will be two new faces on the sidelines of winter sports next school year as a pair of coaches have resigned from their positions.