Triton Business Professions of America (BPA) crowned a state champion, three national trip winners, and 11 top 10 finishers at the State Leadership Conference on March 5-7 in Minneapolis.
Triton had 17 members qualify to compete against more than 1,700 other students from across Minnesota at the State competition. 

Libraries in Dodge County have closed their doors temporarily as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 “Out of an abundance of caution, and to protect staff and patrons we need to curtail social interactions” said City Administrator Timothy Ibisch. The library will continue to monitor the situation and will be closed until further notice. Updates will be provided via the Library Facebook page, Library website and the City website.

Kasson’s American Legion Post 333 held a solemn ceremony Sunday night to honor those veterans and members of the organization who had died over the past year. It was the post’s first-ever Post Everlasting Ceremony and packed the Legion hall with members, friends and family members of those remembered.

Local schools were working this week to accommodate students and their families following Gov. Tim Walz’ order on Sunday closing all public and private K-12 schools statewide for at least eight days in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

I’ve only known him for 10 years, but as Sid Hartman, who turns 100 this week after 80 plus years in the radio and newspaper businesses, would say he’s a close personal friend.

After an 11-15 regular season, the fifth-seeded Byron girls’ basketball team was hoping to spring a minor upset when they took on the fourth-seeded Albert Lea Tigers, but the Tigers pulled away in the second half and win 66-58 on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Head Coach Jeremy Baumbach said the Bears got off to a good start.
“The Bears played a good first half. The of- fense was working and we

Darin Steffl, who owns Minnesota WiFi in Kasson, is the new ownerof the State Theatre on Main Street in downtown Kasson.
The sale was first an- nounced last week when previous owners Heidi and Nicole, made a final poston the theatre’s Facebook page saying their goodbyes.

Any military service member that loses their life while serving their country posthumously receives a purple heart, the hole they leave in their family isn’t forgotten as their family also receives an honor, a Gold Star, for their sacrifice.
One local Gold Star family, Dave and Kay Swenson, lost their son, Curtis, when he was killed in action on April 2, 2010.

Nowadays it seems like fewer and fewer farms are family operations, but one family that’s proud to be running its farm as a family operation is the Herbsts.
Brian Herbst is in partnership with his son who represents the sixth generation of farmers in their family and the third generation on their farm near Kasson, established by Brian’s father in 1958.