Angela Folie truly believes that it is not what happens to a person that determines if his or her life will be great, but rather how someone chooses to cope with the situation and make the best of it. 

After a tumultuous couple of years at the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, things appear to be a bit calmer these days. 
At least that’s how Sheriff Scott Rose feels as he wrapped up his first year of office focused on restoring trust. And he had his work cut out for him. 

The Kasson-Mantorville cheerleading team won its second straight competitive cheerleading championship as they placed first in a state competition on Jan. 30.
The state field included six teams in the preliminary round and K-M executed a flawless routine to enter the finals. After making a tweak to their routine, the girls had a strong performance to earn a spot in the grand championship round.

Kasson-Mantorville wrestler Brady Berge has enjoyed a successful career that has shown no sign of slowing down. His sky-high trajectory continued on Jan. 28 as his victory over Owatonna’s Journey Peterson was his 222nd of his career, breaking the old record held by Garrett Garness.

The Kasson-Mantorville powerlifting team competed at regional meet at Holmen High School on Saturday as part of a Wisconsin state and regional meet. The meet featured 260 lifters competing from 16 different schools as it was the final stop before the USAPL qualifying meet next weekend at LaCrosse Central (Wis.) High School.

The Kasson-Mantorville wrestling team is beginning to hit its stride toward the end of the regular season schedule and its team success hasn’t waned despite being tested repeatedly throughout the season. 

Another Triton Wolf Ridge trip is in the books, and once again, all involved came home with countless memories and adventures. 
Temperatures were relatively warm (close to 20 degrees!) when 103 freshmen, senior leaders, staff and parents boarded the buses early in the morning on Jan. 15. As the weekend progressed, temperatures dropped, but spirits remained high.  

The Dodge Center Council was scheduled to meet earlier this week to discuss options after United Prairie Bank rejected the city’s offer to buy 12 vacant lots in the Greystone Subdivision for $5,000 each.

Some say things happen for a reason. Some say its karma.
For Holly Burow, her purchase of Rhodes Tax Service in West Concord is a result of “divine intervention at a meatball supper.” 
Burow purchased the business from Vicki Rhodes last fall and officially took over on Oct. 1.