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Basic first aid and CPR classes will be offered in West Concord beginning in January, thanks to a grant from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), said West Concord Ambulance Director Adam La Plount.
The grant was part of the SMIF Small Town Grants program.
La Plount was at the...
After an eight-year hiatus Mantorville Farms is back online.
Past customers were given a sneak peek for the site’s soft opening. “I’m so glad you’re back!” one happy customer replied. “When you were open, I really liked sending a gift from Minnesota to family and friends who moved out of state. I...
In a less than five minute emergency special meeting Tuesday, the Kasson City Council unanimously approved Sheldon Torkelson to fill the council vacancy until November.
The opening came following the abrupt resignation of Brian Wempner, who moved out of city limits.
Along with Torkelson, the other...
Dodge County will hold its annual Truth in Taxation public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m. in the County Commissioners meeting room in Mantorville.
The public hearing will be for the preliminary budget and 6.9% levy increase adopted in September, according to County Administrator Jim...
Byron administrators and school board members say concerns raised in a letter from the state auditor were addressed before it was received.
Officials discussed the letter, as well as measures taken to resolve the issues, during a work session last week.
Superintendent Nate Walbruch said that the...
Despite the cold weather and snow
on the ground, members of the Kasson community ran in the Turkey Day 5k in Kasson on Thanksgiving morning. The money raised goes towards the food shelf.
A final decision has not been made, but Dodge County Commissioners are considering making the county attorney position full-time.
The idea was discussed last week at a meeting of the Committee of the Whole, prior to the full board session. County Attorney Paul Kiltinen, who has suggested the move...
Less than a year after being sworn in as a Kasson city councilmember, Brian Wempner has abruptly resigned from his position.
“It is with heavy heart and regret that due to personal reasons beyond my control I have been forced to move away from the Kasson community and will be resigning my position...
Dodge County’s proposed tax levy for 2026 remains at 5.7%, commissioners were told at last week’s meeting, the final look at it before the Truth in Taxation session on Dec. 11.
The latest draft, County Administrator Jim Elmquist told the board, had updates in the budget primarily in Human Services...