Judith “Judy” H. Dunn, 75, of Hayfield, passed away at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, on Friday, June 19, 2020 after a 54 year-long battle with Multiple Sclerosis.
Judy was born June 14, 1945 in Fosston, MN to Herman and Della (Thompson) Simonson. She was a 1963 graduate of McIntosh High School and went on to vocational school in Thief River Falls for secretarial studies.

Sally (Sarah) Ann Davis, 78, Hayfield, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Mayo Clinic St. Marys Campus in Rochester.

Harold Wilke has lived in Kasson since 1954 but was born in 1926 near Wasioja where he lived on a small farm with a sister, Ruth; a twin brother, Harry and another brother, Leonard. He started first grade at the school in Wasioja but when his parents moved to manage the old county poor farm between Kasson and Dodge Center, for one year he attended a different school south of Wasioja until they moved again and he finished the eighth grade at hi

For K-M kicker and punter Aaron, Thursday, June 18, was a big day.
That’s because it was the day he received a pair of letters form Nick Goeser, special teams coordinator for North Dakota State University (NDSU).
In one of the letters Goeser wrote, “I think NDSU might be a great fit for you.”
Winkle said receiving those letters from the eight-time Division I FCS National Champions was a high honor.

The Byron school board discussed Byron participating in the Inside Out Initiative and the filing deadline for the four four-year term positions open for the school board election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, during its meeting on Monday, June 15.
Activities Director Jon Buchanan presented on the Inside Out Initiative.

After months of speculation as to what will move into the closed Shopko building in Kasson, it is now official that the structure will be remodeled into a commercial retail center.
A.C.S. of Kasson officially closed on the 36,000 sq. ft. building on May 27. Shopko filed for bankruptcy in 2019 and the building was purchased from First Commonwealth Bank of Pennsylvania.

We’ve all been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in some way or another over the past three months.
As crazy as things have been during the crisis and under all the problems and issues that have resulted from the outbreak, there are countless stories of people that have made a difference and done some good deeds for others. We want to know about those stories.

Alice Rosalie Hall, age 101, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. 
Private family burial will be held at Bernadotte Lutheran Cemetery near Lafayette, Minn. Public services will be held at a later date.
Benson Funeral Home in Worthington is in charge of the arrangements.

Wilmer Albert Grunklee, 87, of Owatonna, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family.