A two-goal lead is considered one of the most dangerous leads in hockey, and while Kasson-Mantorville wasn’t playing hockey, the boys’ soccer team did come back from a two-goal deficit to finish Saturday’s road game against Plainview-Elgin-Millville with a 3-3 draw.  

The Women’s Shelter and Support Center (WSSC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Artyce Thomas will join the WSSC staff as executive director, effective Aug. 26. 

The Kasson-Mantorville School District prides itself on being an innovative educational institution and strives to be Minnesota’s premier school district. 
This summer K-M took another significant step toward reaching those lofty goals and achieving its vision. 

Every year new vendors come to the Steele County Free Fair and this year was no exception.
Of the new vendors, four of them were from the Steele and Dodge County areas.
Carmen Dorr and Jeanette Sanford are co-owners of the Harvest Coop in Owatonna.
They were located inside the Izaak Walton Building and said this was their first time at the fair.

Labor Day Weekend is coming up, which means that the Mantorville Marigold Days are coming to town soon.
The 54 celebration will kick off on Thursday, Sept.5 with restoration and log house tours from 1-5 p.m. along with the Bell Tower Dedication at 5:30 p.m. and the Field of Flags Presentation at 6 p.m. 

Memorial services for Timothy C. Boever of Blooming Prairie will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Bonnerup Funeral Services in Albert Lea. Pastor Dwight DoBell will officiate. Military Honors will be accorded. Friends may visit with family one hour before services at the funeral home.

Private memorial services for family and close friends will be held Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 for Rosalee Grace Ille of Albert Lea.
Rosalee passed away on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019 at St John’s Woodlands in Albert Lea at 99 years young.

Helga M. Grant, age 78 of Austin, passed away Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Mary’s Campus.
Helga Maria Stroebele was born July 11, 1941, in Wilhelmskirch, Germany, the daughter of Erwin and Berta (Strasser) Stroebele. She grew up and attended school in Germany. Helga was trained as a seamstress and worked in factories while in Germany.

For the past several years as the top prosecutor handling what will likely go down as one of the greatest crimes ever in Minnesota’s history, Janelle Kendall has needed a stress reliever more than ever. She has found one through a love of music and sharing that passion as the lead singer for a band.