For the almost 50 years that Mona and Roger Draheim have lived in Kasson, they have been involved in the community in some way. 
Thats why its so fitting that they were selected by the Kasson Festival in the Park Committee as this year’s Grand Marshalls. 
For the Draheims they were shocked that they were picked. 
“I gave the phone to my husband because I was in tears,” Mona said. 

The annual Kasson Ambassador Ceremony will be taking place on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 6:30 p.m. This year's candidates submitted short bios about themselves to the DCI! 
Melissa Seljan 

From my battle of the socks to my latest skir- mish with the brush inthe yard, my summer has been filled with drama of all kinds. Life is relent- less. The more I try to duck the battles, the worse they hit me.
Take my latest battle, for example. Mowing my yard became an obstacle course earlier this summer as

Most people have a favorite tv show, that they can binge watch time after time and never get sick of it.
For me that show has always been Parks and Recreation.
In fact I am currently binge watching it on Netflix for at least the 10th time. 
I think what I really like about the show aside from the hilarious jokes is the fact it has a lot of life lessons throughout the show. 

Charles W. Tesch (Chuck) born Feb. 24, 1963 passed away  Thursday July 11th, at his home in Claremont, following a long battle with cancer.
There will be a celebration of life at the Dodge Center Country Club Saturday Sept. 7 from 1-3 p.m.

A. Lorraine Settergren, 100, died Saturday, July 20, at Glen Oaks in New London, Minn. A celebration of Life will be Aug.  31 at Zion Lutheran Church of Litchfield at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Dassel Cemetery.Born July 2, 1919, in Dassel, Minn., to Selma (Nystrom) and Oscar E. Dahlgren, she worked as a bookkeeper for her husband Roy Settergren when he owned and operated the Settergren Oil Co.

Two players celebrate at the conclusion of the Guns vs. Hoses softball game. Players included members
of all Dodge County Fire Departments and law enforcement personnel from the county. The game was
the start-off event for West Concord’s Survival Days. Money raised at this year’s game went to suicide
prevention efforts and was in memory of two Dodge County young people who were victims of suicide
in the past year.

About 15 years ago Jim and Crystal Whitmarsh were set up on a blind date, where they went out to Pizza Hut and a coffee shop, Cyberia Cafe, in upper Michigan.
Since then, they have had a dream of opening their own coffee shop. 
That dream soon became a reality.