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Public open house Jan. 13 for Hwy 57 Mantorville project

Minnesota Department of Transportation officials have scheduled a public open house to give Mantorville residents a chance to learn about the reconstruction project for Hwy 57 in Mantorville. The open house is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, at the Mantorville Fire Hall, 21...

An English village comes to Byron

After Thanksgiving, most people are planning to put up Christmas lights, shop for gifts, or write out cards. But one man in Byron heads down to his family room with the fireplace and starts building a village. Al Woessner, a retired Byron High School social studies teacher, has been constructing an...

Don Pappas got a neck rub from John Olive last week at the appreciation dinner for the Pappas family as they turned the Hubbell House over to new owners.

Pappas family bids farewell to Hubbell House

Don Pappas’ family bid farewell last week as owners of Mantorville’s iconic Hubbell House after 75 years as guardians and preservers of the restaurant. A number of people at a gathering of about 60 members of the Mantorville Chamber of Commerce and close friends shared their memories tied to the...

Byron, KM girls basketball teams have rough week

Girls’ basketball teams from both Byron and Kasson-Mantorville had tough games before the Christmas break with Byron losing to Stewartville and KM to Goodhue. Teams from Hayfield and Triton had better luck with the Vikings defeating Maple River and Triton slipping by Randolph. BYRON BASKETBALL...

Camden Holecek (22) battles for a rebound.

Area boys basketball teams head in to break with wins

Boys basketball teams from local high schools headed into the holiday break with wins. BYRON BOYS WIN THRILLER ON ROAD Byron’s Bears basketball bunch pulled-off an exciting victory last Thursday, December 23, when they rolled into Stewartville and slipped- away with a 60-59 win. Byron moves to 7-1...

DC boys stumble against New Prague, Lady Wildcats shut-out Trojans

It was a mixed week for Wildcat hockey against New Prague as the boys team lost while the girls team defeated the Trojans BOYS LOSE 6-3 Dodge County’s boys hockey team was defeated by the New Prague Trojans, 6-3, last Tuesday, December 21, at the Dodge County Ice Arena. New Prague 4-0-2–6; Dodge...

Among the other volunteer projects she is involved in, Tanya Young is the bell ringing coordinator for the Salvation Army in Dodge County.

Tanya Young keeps involved in area projects

Tanya Young grew up in Wichita, Kans., with a brother and a sister. She participated in softball and tennis during her school days. She was a member of the Girl Scouts program and the group met at their church at the time. Her parents had a foster boy that stayed at their home when during his...

Kasson 2022 tax levy shows 4.2% increase

Even though the city of Kasson budget has increased for 2022, homeowners who have seen no increase in their property valuation may actually see their taxes drop. Earlier this month the City Council approved a 2022 budget of $3.8 million, an increase over the 2021 budget of $3.58 million. While the...

Ride for Wyatt to raise funds for scholarships

Wyatt Coy was an avid snowmobiler, Boy Scout and had a charismatic personality. His family has been missing him since he took his life on January 19, 2017. Wyatt’s dad, Matt Coy, said the 18-year-old Kasson-Mantorville High School senior “was a great kid. He was very caring, charismatic and he had...

Halle Determan, #33, leads the Wildcat girls hockey team.

Lady Wildcats enjoy winning week

Dodge County’s girls hockey team was busy last week, and they went 2-1 in their ventures. On Saturday, December 11, Moose Lake Area defeated the Wildcats, 3-1, at Dodge County Ice Arena. Coming off of that little misfortune, DC bested Minneapolis, 4-2, on Tuesday, December 14, at DC Ice Arena....