Deborah Marie Smith, 71, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at home with her family at her side, after a courageous 15-year battle with cancer. She fought the cancer with all her might until there was no fight left.

Naomi Lea Flury, 89, of Dodge Center, died peacefully on Friday, September 19, 2025, at the Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, MN.

The Kasson-Mantorville/Triton KoMeTs defeated  Winona last week 3-1 in a road matchup. 
Cooper Bebee had two goals in the win, and Sawyer Bendickson had a  goal.  
Goalie Brady Voss  had eight saves in the win. The KoMeTs also defeated  Red Wing  2-0 in a road matchup. 
Bebee had a goal and an assist, Bendickson had a goal. 
Voss  had an assist while making five saves in the win. 

The Byron volleyball team defeated Goodhue last week 3-1. 
Maryn Radke finished the game with four aces, five digs, and 15 set assists. Zoe Dearborn lead the team with five aces, 11 digs, and 10 kills, and a block. Mackenzie Steele added four aces, eight digs, and 15 set assists, and Ella Brennan and Kaydence Fjerstad each had an ace in the game. 

The Kasson-Mantorville girls soccer program will once again host its epilepsy awareness and fundraiser event on Sept. 27.
The event, which is in its 10th year, was created to honor Hannah Soderberg, the daughter of former coach Chris Soderberg.
She has lived with epilepsy since she was five.