Knights of Columbus Council 14460 recently donated $2,000 to the SEMCAC Dodge County Food Shelf. Pictured are Knights Al Dorschner and Rob Thomas with Food Shelf Manager Jami Morris.March is National Food Shelf month.
 
 

I was sheltered. Growing up in a small rural community in NE Wisconsin, I wasn’t exposed to many of the problems of the world. We only got three TV stations, and our newspaper was a local weekly. There was no internet, social media, or Google. Things like crime, racism, and famine were not prevalent in my community.

Triton Business Professionals of America (BPA) Chapter members came away from the State Leadership Conference with a truly dominant performance. Triton crowned 10 State Champions, including the first ever 2X State Champion, 14 national trip winners and 14 Top 10 finishers.
“I honestly can’t find the words to describe everything I’m feeling right now,” said Advisor Rebecca

A Kasson woman faces 12 felony charges after allegedly stealing nearly $1 million from the hotel where she worked.
Beth Marie Hansen, 39, faces four counts each of theft; theft by swindle; and theft by diverting corporate property.
She was charged by summons Feb. 28 and will make her first appearance July 3 in Olmsted County District Court.

A longtime Rochester teacher launched his campaign for the Senate District 24 seat, last week, during a campaign event at Rochester John Marshall High School.
“Simon Glaser, longtime educator, community advocate, and labor leader, is officially launching his campaign, seeking the DFL endorsement for the Senate District 24 seat to be filled in the 2026 election,” a press release read.

Drugs are not going to go away, Michael DeLeon, founder of Steered Straight, told a group of parents and community members Monday night at Kasson-Mantorville Middle School, and the only way to stop the crisis of vaping and fentanyl and other drugs is to tell the truth about them to kids.