After an eight-year hiatus Mantorville Farms is back online.

In a less than five minute emergency special meeting Tuesday, the Kasson City Council unanimously approved Sheldon Torkelson to fill the council vacancy until November.
The opening came following the abrupt resignation of Brian Wempner, who moved out of city limits.
Along with Torkelson, the other candidate was Johan Marsland.
Mayor Dan Eggler interviewed both candidates and recommended Torkelson.

Dodge County will hold its annual Truth in Taxation public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m. in the County Commissioners meeting room in Mantorville.
The public hearing will be for the preliminary budget and 6.9% levy increase adopted in September, according to County Administrator Jim Elmquist. Those amounts were presented on the Truth in Taxation notices mailed to residents several weeks ago, he said.

Byron administrators and school board members say concerns raised in a letter from the state auditor were addressed before it was received.
Officials discussed the letter, as well as measures taken to resolve the issues, during a work session last week.

A final decision has not been made, but Dodge County Commissioners are considering making the county attorney position full-time.
The idea was discussed last week at a meeting of the Committee of the Whole, prior to the full board session. County Attorney Paul Kiltinen, who has suggested the move in the past, brought it up again.

Less than a year after being sworn in as a Kasson city councilmember, Brian Wempner has abruptly resigned from his position.