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Dodge, Olmsted Community Corrections receives Lead Innovator Award

Then and Now

In July, 1974, the new Kasson Heights Mobile Home Park opened with the first residents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lamphere, the new Mantorville police chief. The park had plans to have 47 lots and was owned by William Bormann and Fred Spading. They were hoping to have 20 lots ready by winter that year. The...

Lady Vikings to face powerhouse Wildcats in section finals

ROCHESTER — Thus far, the Hayfield girls’ basketball team’s immediate post-season plan is coming to fruition. That plan includes defeating Blooming Prairie (71-37) and besting Rushford-Peterson (85-58), en route to the Section championship game versus Goodhue. The matchup between Hayfield and...

Kindschy named Hayfield Citizen of the Year

“I’m in shock,” Lori Kindschy said last Friday night as she was announced as Hayfield’s Citizen of the Year. She said she did not have a clue she was being considered for the honor and in the lead-up to announcing the name “I thought it was Kasey Krekling.” The announcement came at the annual...

Former Hayfield principal receives probation

Former Hayfield High School Principal Grant Thomas Klennert, 39, was sentenced to probation last week in Wabasha County District Court after pleading guilty in January to criminal sexual conduct. According to court records, Klennert was granted a stay of adjudication on three of five charges that...

Presidential Primary vote next Tuesday, March 5

A week after the Party Caucuses in Minnesota, voters will go to the polls next Tuesday, March 5, to cast their ballots in the state’s Presidential Primary Election. The Presidential Primary is limited to candidates from the major parties. For 2024, this means the candidates for the Democratic-...

Quams say their family comes 1s

Duane Quam grew up on farms in Dodge and Olmsted counties, with two sisters and one brother. His early memories were, as a kindergartner, getting on a Byron school bus at the Dodge County line. His parents had a house on the same farm as his grandparents, but it burned down and he watched that...

Dodge County Public Health senior listening session in Hayfield

Dodge County Public Health is seeking feedback from community members on the health of the county. Every five years, each local health department around the country goes through a process of learning about the health needs of the communities they serve. This process is called the Community Health...

Lushinsky’s settle in to life in Mantorville

In 1977 the Lushinsky’s moved to a farm site along the dump road between Kasson and Mantorville. They learned they could not have a mailbox by their driveway as it would be ½ mile away on the county road where their mail was delivered. They got a PO box at the Mantorville Post Office, and have had...

Byron FFA Chapter teaches leadership skills

Byron High School has an active FFA Chapter with between 30 and 35 members, chapter officers say. Chapter officers agreed that one of the biggest benefits of joining FFA has been the leadership skills learned. Leadership skills are a big benefit of the FFA program as well as public speaking, said...