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NEWS ALERT: Kasson man arraigned in Kalmar shooting death

A Kasson man was arraigned Tuesday morning in the shooting death of a man Sunday in Kalmar Township. The shooting in the 5000 block of County Road 105 in Kalmar Township left a 70-year-old man dead. William Shillingford, 31, Kasson, faces charges of second-degree murder with intent, without...

Tyler Fox slides safely into third base in Byron’s game against Lourdes.

Baseball Bears earn victory on rain-soaked field

Byron baseball team shut out Rochester Lourdes, 8-0, on Friday, April 29, at Mayo Field. As has been pretty much standard procedure, the teams also battled Mother Nature, as rain caused the field conditions to deteriorate, causing a stop in the action after six innings. The Bears’ victory, however...

Area softball teams enjoy busy week

Softball teams from all area schools were in action last week. SOFTBALL BEARS SHUT-OUT COUGARS Byron softball team defeated Zumbrota-Mazeppa, 3-0, last Thursday, April 28. Maddie Cocker threw seven shutout innings for the Bears, giving up just two hits. Zumbrota-Mazeppa: Melanie Raasch, 1 for 3;...

Mantorville mom juggles home schooling, career

Risa (Carlsen) Fellows is a K-M graduate who grew up with a younger sister. At school she was involved in volleyball and dance. She went to post-secondary at RCTC during her junior year and Moorhead State University for her senior year and completed her associate degree. Risa obtained her real...

Hubbell House re-opening May 10

For the many area residents who have been eagerly waiting for the re-opening of the Hubbell House in Mantorville, the wait is almost over. The popular restaurant will re-open to the public on May 10, said Joe Powers Jr. of Powers Ventures. Powers Ventures of Rochester took over the ownership of the...

May 21 fundraiser honors Kasson Marine

A Kasson-Mantorville graduate is being honored with a May 21 Kasson American Legion fundraiser, which will include a 5K, bean bag tournament, kids’ activities, food, silent auction and live music, according to organizers. Blaine Halvorson was 27 when he was killed in California in September 2021....

County redistricting is focus of public hearing

A public hearing was held Tuesday, April 26, to consider the redistricting of Dodge County Commissioner Districts based on the population of the county, which is at 20,867. “As a county, we are required to redistrict per Minnesota Statute and must rely on the federal census and its tracking data to...

Kasson-Mantorville’s softball team and their parents recently celebrated Parents’ Night at the game against the Goodhue Wildcats.

Area softball teams have busy week

BYRON GIRLS SWAMP STEWIE On the heels of a 12-0 win over Lake City, last week, the Lady Bears whipped-up another dozen on Monday, April 25, defeating Stewartville, 12-1, in five innings. (Byron: 3, 3, 3, 3, x — 12, 16, 1). Byron Highlights: Byron: Macy Borowski, 1 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, run scored; Emma...

Brooks Buchanan leads off second as Tyler Fox moves in behind him.

Byron sweeps double header, defeats K-M

BEARS BASEBALL BOYS SNATCH DOUBLE-DIP Byron’s baseball team was at the top of their game last Saturday, April 23, when they swept a double-header from Cannon Falls, 4-2 and 12-2. Game one was a tough battle and it took eight innings for the Bears to grab the win. Game two saw Byron post eight runs...

Former army nurse now happily living in Kasson

Shirley Harper was born in the Panama Canal Zone but returned to Indiana where her parents were from. Since her father was a career Army guy they moved to Virginia at Fort Lee when she was four years old, where they lived in a little white house. Her father worked at the armory so she and her older...