It will be a busy weekend June 24 to 26 in Mantorville as the Gold Star Memorial honoring families of those who lost their lives in the armed forces will be dedicated as well as the annual Stagecoach Days event.
Less than a year after breaking ground, the first Gold Star Memorial in Minnesota has been erected on the grounds of the Dodge County Government Services Building in Mantorville.
(Editor’s Note: Copies of the letter Superintendent Mark Matuska sent to Kasson-Mantorville parents and the response of Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose are printed in their entirety beginning on page A4 of this week’s Dodge County Independent.)
A decision by the Kasson-Mantorville school board to look at alternative ways to provide school security is raising concerns among parents and law enforcement officials.
Dear Kasson-Mantorville Families
I hope the summer is treating all of you well and that your kids are enjoying some time outdoors in the nice weather! You usually won’t hear from me until the August timeframe, yet there was a pertinent issue that I wanted to bring to your attention.
Two fundraising events next weekend will be raising money for the Dodge County Relay for Life.
The third annual Cruisin’ for Cancer will be from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kasson. In Hayfield there will be a fundraiser from 8 a.m. to noon and 4 to 6 p.m. in the Firehall Meeting Room.
There’s this wonderful little story in the book Acts of the Apostles about Paul and Silas in the city of Philippi. For no good reason, they are hauled before the local officials, beaten, attacked by a crowd, and thrown deep inside a prison.
A Dodge County man was sentenced to 147 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy and firearms violations, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
