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Hanson Family Foundation Representative Jim Fiebiger presents the City of Hayfield with a check of $20,000 to put towards the purchase of their new city park coming the Spring of 2025. Picture are David Johnson (MBT Bank), Paul O’Brien (Public Works Supervisor), Marnie Davis (City Clerk), Jim...
A report of anhydrous fumes crossing Hwy 56 next to the Central Farm Service Coop south of Hayfield caused the closure of the highway and rerouting of traffic last week.
Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose said that shortly after 7:15 p.m. last Wednesday night, Oct. 30, the 911 Dispatch Center received...
Veterans Day became a federal holiday on November 11, 1938, when Congress passed an Act making it a legal holiday. The holiday was originally called Armistice Day, and was established to honor World War I veterans on the ending of WWI officially on November 11, 1918.
The name was changed to...
A reception at the Mantorville Art Guild last Saturday officially recognized Mary Ayshford as the winner of the competition for the design on the 2024 Mantorville Christmas cookie tin. The cookie tin promotion is sponsored by the Mantorville Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the annual Olde...
Emergency response departments serving rural communities in Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin have been awarded $731,000 for equipment needs and program enhancements through Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America. Among those receiving grants were several departments in Dodge County.
A total...
Participants in the Haunted Hustle 5k race take off from the starting line in Mantorville. The 5k and the 1 mile Family Fun Run that followed kicked off Mantorville’s Fall Festival on Saturday.
No criminal charges will be filed against a coach of a Blooming Prairie youth football team, authorities announced Monday.
Steele County Attorney Robert Jarrett issued the ruling, saying charges were declined and the case is closed.
It came down to intent, he said.
The investigation began after a...
Comedy meets Western in this funny, family-friendly play that takes the stage in Hayfield.
“Pecos Bill & Slue-Foot Sue Meet the Dirty Dan Gang” will be staged Nov. 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. at Hayfield High School. Students are $5 and adults are $10.
Twenty-seven students in grades 6 through 12 are...
After months of campaign rhetoric voters will get their chance to make their voices heard Tuesday.
Polls will open in most precincts at 8 a.m. although some smaller townships have the option to open at 10 a.m. All polling places will remain open until 8 p.m. Extended early in-person voting hours...
The city of Byron is expected to have at least one business with a cannabis license when licenses are distributed by the State in 2025, after the city council nixed a proposal by Olmsted County to be part of its licensing mechanism.
Under the legislation passed in 2023, which legalized and...