April Paulson was presented the 2016 Kasson-Mantorville Lion of the Year award at the Lions Extravaganza.

Carolyn’s Business Services of Kasson is the quintessential small business. The tax services and accounting outfit is located in an unassuming, modest white house on the way out of town towards Dodge Center, and if you happen by during a snowy morning, you’ll find one of the business’s three employees, Frank Feaster, vigorously shoveling the sidewalks.

At a long workshop Dec 20, the Dodge County Commissioners reviewed the budget one more time before their final meeting of the year. The final meeting was Tuesday, at which they approved the increase.
In September, they had approved a preliminary budget with a 4.8 per cent increase over last year.

By most accounts, it could be suggested the new K-M high school performing arts center (PAC) is among the area’s unintentionally best kept secrets. Just mention PAC to some people, and you may be greeted with a blank stare.

When talking with Hayfield, Minn., resident and retiring Dodge County commissioner, David Erickson, there’s one word that will bounce through your head about every four minutes.
“Interesting.”

Mark Finstuen of Milton Township was the recipient of this year’s Dodge District’s “Outstanding Conservationist Award” by the Minnesota Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD). He was presented with the award Dec. 6 at the Doubletree Hotel in St. Cloud.
The Finstuen family, along with their son, Derek, operate an 1,800 acre cash grain crop farm, while also operating a 2,400 sow farrowing operation.