Thursday, June 1, 2023

County News

In its 166th year this summer, the Dodge County Free Fair is the state’s oldest running county fair. Organizers say they’ll bring back fan favorites this July as well as a few new attractions. The 2023 fair is scheduled for July 12-16 at the fairgrounds in Kasson. The biggest change to the fair...
The Kasson American Legion Color Guard made stops at South Zumbro and the Mantorville Bridge and several other cemeteries during Memorial Day observances on Monday.
Photo: Abigail Erpelding was the speaker at the program at Kasson-Mantorville High School.
Photo by Nan Babcock The new location for community gardens in Dodge Center is at Fairview Care Center. On May 6, University of Minnesota Extension master gardeners worked with Fairview employees to remove sod from the location, which is large enough for 14 ten by ten foot garden plots. Carson Beaver ran the sod cutter while Mary Devroy, Don Pogalz, Pam Fuller, Nichole Erickson and Seanne Buckwalter moved the sod rolls. See story on Page 2.
Memorial Day observances are scheduled in Dodge County communities and Byron on Monday. Kasson In the Kasson and Mantorville area, the American Legion will hold services at cemeteries beginning at 8 a.m. at Rock Dell. From there they will go to East St. Olaf at 8:15 a.m., South Zumbro at 8:30 a.m...
Dodge Center’s community gardens are changing locations this year for the first time in 15 years. Dodge County’s Extension Master Gardeners provide community gardens in Kasson, Dodge Center, and West Concord that are available for people to reserve to have a place to grow a garden. Dodge Center’s...
Dodge County Dairy Princess Mackenzie Alberts has been named a finalist for the 2023 Princess Kay of the Milky Way title. The 10 Princess Kay finalists were announced Sunday after a two-day leadership event. Alberts is studying agricultural communications and leadership at South Dakota State...
Anne Schwanke, owner of Full Circle Wellness, and Katie Elmore, owner of Elmore Chiropractic, were joined by family, friends, and others recently as they broke ground on a new building they will share in Kasson. Both women  have “similar patients” and share a holistic outlook on health care. Schwanke will also have a birthing center in Full Circle Wellness.
The region’s first birthing center will open November 1,if the build-out remains on schedule. Full Circle Wellness and Elmore Chiropractic, both of Kasson, broke ground on a new building earlier this spring, and there they will both operate and offer a holistic approach to wellness. “I’m expanding...
Community garden plots are available in Dodge County again this spring, according to the Dodge County Extension Office. The plots are located in Dodge Center, Kasson, and West Concord as part of the Dodge County Master Gardener Volunteer Program. The benefits of having one’s own garden spot is...
Highway 57 projects in Kasson are rescheduled to start April 24 due to spring weight load restrictions, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The project was originally scheduled to start on this past Monday on April 17. Spring weight load restrictions limit the amount of weight...
The American Heart Association has awarded Southeast Service Cooperative (SSC) national Gold Level recognition for its commitments to employee health and well-being as measured in the Association’s 2022 Workforce Well-being Scorecard™. SSC was one of just three small employers in the nation to be...
Detours will return to Kasson next week as the second year of a construction project begins on Highway 57. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced the detour will begin Monday, April 17, and continue in to July. This summer’s work includes finishing up last year’s highway...

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