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 pounds of food. Clients are also provided with information and referral to other community services.  

West Concord City Council members have agreed to set the wheels in motion to organize a task force of community members to consider the issues around a community center and the futures of both the current American Legion Hall and the former hardware store.

A newly-retired Episcopal priest from Rochester delivered an upbeat and often humorous message on “Survivorship and Spirituality” and how it relates to being in the “people business” to members of the Dodge Center Chamber of Commerce last week at their annual meeting at the Dodge Center American Legion.

Two Kenyon-Wanamingo teachers are in the running for the 2016 Teacher of Year.
Anna Bauer, a Spanish teacher at the high school and Jan Strand, elementary music, have been nominated for the honor and have completed the required materials and are among the 114 Minnesota teachers chosen.
Over the coming weeks a 25-member panel of community leaders will name a group of semifinalists and finalists.

Political caucuses for people from across the State of Minnesota, both   Democrats and Republicans, are scheduled for Tuesday, March 1.
These meetings are the first step in the long process of electing a  new president and other elected officials.
The Democrats in Dodge Center will meet at 7 p.m. in the Triton High  School Media Center at 813 W. Highway Street.

Twenty-one Kasson-Mantorville High School students in the SADD organization spent last Friday preparing to educate fourth graders on alcohol, tobacco and peer pressure.