A reception at the Mantorville Art Guild last Saturday officially recognized Mary Ayshford as the winner of the competition for the design on the 2024 Mantorville Christmas cookie tin. The cookie tin promotion is sponsored by the Mantorville Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the annual Olde Fashioned Christmas in Mantorville.

Emergency response departments serving rural communities in Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin have been awarded $731,000 for equipment needs and program enhancements through Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America. Among those receiving grants were several departments in Dodge County.

Participants in the Haunted Hustle 5k race take off from the starting line in Mantorville. The 5k and the 1 mile Family Fun Run that followed kicked off Mantorville’s Fall Festival on Saturday.
 
 

No criminal charges will be filed against a coach of a Blooming Prairie youth football team, authorities announced Monday.
Steele County Attorney Robert Jarrett issued the ruling, saying charges were declined and the case is closed.
It came down to intent, he said.

Comedy meets Western in this funny, family-friendly play that takes the stage in Hayfield.
“Pecos Bill & Slue-Foot Sue Meet the Dirty Dan Gang” will be staged Nov. 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. at Hayfield High School. Students are $5 and adults are $10.
Twenty-seven students in grades 6 through 12 are in the Pecos Bill production.

After months of campaign rhetoric voters will get their chance to make their voices heard Tuesday.
Polls will open in most precincts at 8 a.m. although some smaller townships have the option to open at 10 a.m. All polling places will remain open until 8 p.m. Extended early in-person voting hours have also been established.