WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement after the passage of a coronavirus (COVID-19) response bill in the U.S Senate.

The Dodge County Semcac Food Shelf is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays for its clients.
Staff will be handing out prepared boxes of food during regular hours.
Please call ahead (507-634-4350) to let them know when you will be coming.

OWATONNA – Due to the current restrictions of gathering in public places and following the recommendations of the CDC and the Minnesota Health Department, Little Theatre of Owatonna feels it’s best for the safety and health of our community members to postpone the upcoming auditions and production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
 

Sandra JoAnn Peterson, 58, of Blooming Prairie, died Friday, March 13, 2020 at her home.She was born March 2, 1962 in Dodge Center the daughter of Robert and Renee (Kiefer) Hedberg. Sandra married Jeffrey Peterson on Jan. 26, 1980 at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church. The couple farmed together and were later divorced.

The past few days have been challenging to say the least in keeping our readers informed of perhaps the greatest crisis of the modern age.
Information is constantly changing and new twists and turns are coming at every angle. It seems what had been addressed one hour is changing the next. It’s a struggle for us to keep up with everything and to provide you with factual information that will benefit your life.

The Dodge County boys’ hockey team earned a 21-6 record this season and performed just as well, if not better off the ice as their team grade point average of 3.56 got the attention of the Minnesota Hockey Coaches Association who named them the Section 1A academic champions.
Head Coach Nick Worden said he felt great when he heard that his team had received this honor.

After losing both of their regular season games against Blooming Prairie (BP), the Hayfield boys’ basketball team was hoping the third time was the charm, but the Awesome Blossoms made sure that didn’t happen by controlling the second half and winning 59-51 on Thursday, March 12.
            The Vikings got off to an early 9-4 lead thanks to six points by Luke Dudycha.

Lewis “Doc” Severance, longtime Kasson, resident and businessman, died on March 7, 2020 in Park Rapids, at the age of 96.
He was born in a former boxcar near Vayland, SD on May 20, 1923 to Lewis Sr. and Gladys (Beyer) Severance. 
He graduated from Balaton  High School in 1941 and worked as a telegrapher and agent for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company. 

Dolores Irene Schletty Roberts passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side on Feb. 19, 2020 at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center. 
She was born Sept. 15, 1929 to Lawrence and Edna Schletty in Concord Township. Dolores was the oldest of six siblings.