A month before Kasson-Mantorville Superintendent Ted Ihns announced his resignation, school board member Kate Ryan said she was aware that it might happen, according to an email obtained by the Dodge County Independent through a standard public data request.
On Jan. 6, the K-M School Board held its organizational meeting, elected board officers, and swore in new board members.

The Kasson-Mantorville School Board has officially begun the process to hire a new superintendent beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

Now in its sixth year, the Ride for Wyatt snowmobile fundraiser in Mantorville is scheduled for Feb. 8 but again this year — like last year — will adjust since there likely won’t be adequate snowfall for snowmobiling. Still, there’s plenty of fun to be had, said organizer Matt Coy.

The book targeting big agriculture in Dodge County is in the running for one of Minnesota’s best books.
Sonja Trom Eayrs, who is the author of Dodge County, Inc., received notification last week of being selected as one of four finalists for the Emilie Buchwald Award for Minnesota nonfiction.

Ellingson, a leading construction firm specializing in agricultural drainage and underground trenchless services, is proud to announce the retirement of Roger Ellingson and the appointment of Jeremy Ellingson as the new CEO.

Every year, at about this time, when the temperatures drop to the negative numbers, I wonder, why do we live here? It is a free country, and you can live wherever you please, so why do people live in an area where you can drive on the lakes in the winter because it gets so cold they freeze solid.