Angie Richards was chosen Monday night to fill the vacancy on the Kasson-Mantorville school board until a special election is held in November. The vacancy was created when Amy Olson, who was elected in November, resigned the position on Feb. 10. Richards, who had served on the board for 10 years, had declined to run for re-election in 2024.

Budget reductions approved last week by the Byron school board, became more personal Monday night as the board cut specific individuals
The first resolution approved by the board affected 10 probationary, Tier 1 or Tier 2 staff.

The Dodge County Opioid Task Force will be hosting Michael Deleon from Steered Straight at programs for both Dodge County high school students and the public next week.

“It was a very, very good outcome.”
That was Claremont Fire Chief Casey Dahl’s reaction to his department’s successful rescue of a man who was trapped in a grain bin last week.
The call came in at 10:40 a.m. Feb. 26, sending responders to CHS/Greenway at 135 W. Front St. in Claremont.
There, a 60-year-old man was “just … stuck,” Dahl said.

It’s not hard to see what kind of impact charitable gambling administered by the Claremont Area Chamber has on the region.
In 2024, almost 100 organizations throughout Steele and Dodge counties shared just under $224,000, down slightly from the previous year.

Throughout the Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools campus is a simple message everywhere you turn: “Commitment to Excellence.”
Now it’s time for the school district to commit to rebuilding its school district.