County News

Triton choirs perform at Solo and Ensemble contest in Austin

Members of the Triton High School choirs took part in the Solo and Ensemble contest at Riverland Community College in Austin last week. Thirteen vocal events received a superior rating, which means they scored at least 35 points or higher out of a possible 40 points, said Choir Director Craig...

Property clean-up, move to new City Hall top Claremont agenda

A discussion on how to get Claremont residents to clean-up their properties and the city led to a decision to let the Public Health and Safety Committee head up the effort. Public Works Committee members Marie Lindblom and Dean Gray brought the subject up with Gray saying they wanted to know “how...

Attempted possible kidnapping in Kasson

A possible attempted kidnapping took place this afternoon as a juvenile was approached by a dark green four door car that was occupied by two black males, according to the Kasson Police Department. The driver was described with having gray hair. The juvenile reported that they believed a firearm...

Hometown Haulers aims to be a trusted service

Hometown Haulers, a local garbage and recycling company, is hoping to fill an un-met need in the small-town areas it serves. The company, which is located at Freerksen Trucking in Dodge Center, has been around for a little over two years and is co-owned by Landon Koss and Mark Freerksen. Even...

Claremont Winter Festival coming up

stival is scheduled for this coming Saturday, March 12, with the 10th annual Sleigh and Cutter Parade highlighting the festivities. Other activities are scheduled to include an outdoor Bean Bag Tournament and a 501 Dart Tournament. The parade starts at 1p.m. with the lineup to begin at noon. For...

Triton students join in Read Across America

They were reading in the gym. They were reading in the library. They were reading in the hallways. They were Triton students and they were taking part in Read Across America Day. For a half hour last Wednesday morning everyone in the school was either reading or being read to as part of a...

Local partnership hopes to bring Little Lending Libraries to Dodge County

By the end of this summer, Dodge County residents may not only have more places to go to find a good book to read, but may also be able to meet some more of their neighbors. The Dodge Center Library, the Mantorville Art Guild and a Triton shop class hope to team up to create 10 Little Lending...

Dodge Center begins search for new ambulance director

Dodge Center officials are beginning the search for a new ambulance director following the resignation of Dan Stensrud from the position. Stensrud’s resignation was officially accepted by the council last week and his last day on the job was Feb. 19. During the search for a new director the council...

Kenyon takes state Class A wrestling title, five individual medals

It was a good week for Kenyon-Wanamingo High School wrestlers as they won the Class A state title Thursday night for the first time ever with a 26-24 win over Frazee. Then, on Saturday, they finished the week off with freshman Jeron Matson winning the state championship at 106 pounds and four other...

March is Food Share Month

The effects of hunger for an individual or family can range from poor health and slowed recovery from injury or illness to poor performance at school or work. During 2015, Semcac Food Shelves in Rushford, Preston, Caledonia and Kasson had 8,215 visits from 1,388 households and distributed 378,046...