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Facts on Smoke Alarms

• Three out of five home fire deaths in 2007-2011 were caused by fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.• Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half.• In fires considered large enough to activate the smoke alarm, hardwired alarms operated 93% of the time, while battery powered alarms operated only 79% of the time. • When smoke alarms fail to operate, it is usually because batteries are mis

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the above Mortgage Foreclosure Sale is hereby postponed to December 17, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Sheriff s Main Office, Dodge County Courthouse, 22 East 6th St., Mantorville, MN in said County and State.
Dated: September 14, 2015

Hot Pursuit

The Steele County Times has hit a touchdown of its own this fall sports season.
Now that we’re half way through the fall sports season, I want to highlight a little bit of the magic that has been going on at the Times.

NRHEG delivers another win for the homecoming crowd

Last Friday, the Panthers earned a win during their Homecoming game against LeSueur-Henderson and, although the home team lost some steam after a strong start, they still had some nice accomplishments on the field.  

Cobras looking for consistency

Through the early part of the season, the Triton volleyball team was showing flashes of solid play, but needed to find consistency in order to have a successful season. As it hits the halfway point of the season, that hasn’t surfaced, and the Cobras seem to be heading in the wrong direction after losses to Goodhue and Lourdes last week.

How did a teacher change your life?

 With the new school year kicking into full gear this past week, the Dodge County Independent is searching for stories about teachers.Specifically, we’re looking for area teachers who’ve made an impact on their students.

K-M graduate is chosen as Minnesota Outstanding Agriculture Teacher of the Year

Jon Yusten never imagined after  more than three decades of teaching, that he would be selected as the Minnesota Association of Agriculture Educators’ (MAAE) Outstanding Agriculture Teacher of the Year. 
Yusten currently teaches seventh through 12th graders and 10 different classes in the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District.. He was humbled to be selected as the Minnesota Outstanding Agriculture Teacher of the Year. 

Fire committee disbanded, city looks to amend ordinance

The fire department committee was disbanded; the open meeting law was discussed along with a potential change in the animal ordinance at last week’s Kasson City Council meeting. 
Mayor Steve Johnson told the council and the audience “as of now there will be no fire committee, I will handle it.”  

K-M School District to kick off Food for Friends program

What may look like a normal backpack is actually a bag that provides nutrition, eases anxiety, improves attention span, raises academic performance and increases self-esteem. 

Long-time print shop gets new owner

Dodge Media, the parent company of the Dodge County Independent newspaper, has taken over ownership of Dodge County Printing. 
The transaction was finalized Sept. 16, transferring ownership of the printing shop from Sueann Johnson to Rick Bussler, the owner of Dodge Media. Dodge County Printing is currently located in the same building as the newspaper.

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