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“It went really well. It was amazing. It was a great time, that’s for sure.”
That’s straight from the mouth of Dawn Frieberg, a Hayfield cancer fighter who the community rallied around with a fundraiser held in her name on Oct. 28.
“Seventy-five people came, if not more,” she said. “I was exhausted...
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of the story of Phil and Barb Hanson.)
Phil Hanson’s parents lived on a rented farm near Claremont and when he was two years old they were able to purchase a 120 acre farm in Concord. He was in the middle of eight brothers and two sisters.
Their new acreage had a...
Cold temperatures Saturday did not keep people away from Mantorville’s Fall Festival. Top row, left, participants in the Pet Costume Contest took time for a photo. Top right, this dog competed in a “Mac and Cheese” costume. Above, participants filled the wagon for the Ghost Tour Hay Wagon Ride. At...
Closing of Hayfield’s only grocery store is currently on hold pending a potential sale.
Jim Baldus, owner of Ryan’s Foods, said last Friday there was a potential buyer of the store. He said earlier this week he hoped to have additional information by the end of the week.
Baldus announced earlier...
Next year’s Minnesota Legislative session will be a “fix-it” session, Sen. Carla Nelson (R-24), told members of the Kasson Chamber of Commerce last week.
The 2023 session, she said, was indeed historic, although not always in positive ways.
From a local standpoint, she said she found securing...
Mantorville’s Fall Festival is just a week away.
The annual event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28, featuring a full day of fun events.
Before the actual event, children and adults are invited to enter the Fall Festival Coloring Contest.
There are categories for ages 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and adults....
Many years ago, two IBM colleagues sat during lunch break and discussed what? Play writing.
The two colleagues were Michael Migliacio and Jeremy Kittleston, who then wrote what is being performed now at the Mantorville Theatre Company. That murder mystery musical is “Not Another Zombie Apocalypse...
Hayfield’s only grocery store will be closing within the next few weeks.
Store owner Jim Baldus officially announced the closing last Friday. The closing, he said, is due to the condition of the building, specifically the roof which needs to be completely replaced for a retail business such as a...
It’s time to rally for the woman who would never ask for anything, her friends say.
Dawn Frieberg of Hayfield has been a Dodge County Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatcher for 18 years and is currently fighting back against breast cancer. She’s working limited hours for months, said friend Nicole...
It’s with great excitement that we make this edition of the Dodge County Independent available to every household in the county. It’s time to become acquainted with this countywide newspaper.
As a helpful tool, we’d like to share some information with you to help you navigate the DCI and use it to...