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Mantorville hosts candidate forum

In less than a week voters across the state and country will have the chance to cast their vote for different positions at all levels of government.
One of those positions that will be voted on for local community members will be for Mantorville City Council and Mayor.
As a way to inform the public about the different stances that candidates have on the issues facing Mantorville, a City Council and Mayor Forum was held.

Miles Nelson remembered as a loving kid

A family reeling from getting the worst imaginable news about their son a little more than a year ago is now mourning the boy’s passing.
Miles Nelson, 3, died with his family at his side Saturday in their West Concord home.
In August 2017, Jacob and April Nelson got some of the worst news imaginable by doctors.

New Venue for Care and Share

For the first time ever, the annual Care and Share Auction will take place in the K-M Performing Arts Center.
The annual event is the biggest fundraiser for the non-profit organization, which helps many families every year during their times of need.

Dunkin or Dunkin Donuts?

I may sound like a stereotypical New Englander, but when I was growing up there was always one thing I could always rely on. Dunkin Donuts. One of the reasons why I knew I could always rely on my favorite coffee shop is because of how many there were.
Before I wrote this I did a quick google map search of my parents address in Rhode Island and Dunkin
Donuts and 40 locations were within a 5-mile radius.

A new kind of office

If you’re a student that is about to go the office, the chances are high that you did something wrong. In a traditional school, that march to the area that houses the principal and his secretaries can be a long one and if you have a problem or a need to talk something out, it can be an intimidating setting to air things out.
At Triton Elementary School, they are looking to change that. Counselor Joseph Andino is in his first year

K-M shines with Beauty and the Beast

The Kasson-Mantorville Schools Drama presents its All-School Musical production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Nov. 1–4 and Nov. 9–11 in the Minnesota WiFi Performing Arts Center at K-M High School.
This classic fairy tale is the story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress.

Praying for Justice

When Michele Swift came home from work on Thursday night to her rural Claremont home, her husband Tim gave her some of the worst news imaginable.
Her dog Sophie had been shot and killed by an unknown assailant.
Sophie became apart of the Swift family about nine years ago when they got her from a puppy mill when she was just 4 months old.
“She was really timid at first,” Michele said.

Local columnist wins TZD Award

Almost 20 years ago Emily Steffens life changed forever.
After traveling home from signing up for college classes with friends their vehicle got into a rollover car accident.
That day changed her life as she is now paralyzed on her right side and partially blind as well she suffers from memory loss.
That day she broke the golden rule.
She didn’t buckle up her seat belt.

Miles Nelson remembered as a loving kid

 
In August of 2017  Jacob and April Nelson got some of the worst news imaginable by doctors.
They were told that their child Miles had Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) a rare cancer for children that is much more aggressive than ALL which is the form of Leukemia that most children are diagnosed with.
The diagnosis for Miles came right after his second birthday when his mother brought him in for his checkup.

Miles Nelson remembered well

On Saturday morning Miles Nelson a three year old boy from West Concord  lost his battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, with his parents by his side.
 
In September the DCI did a full page story about Miles which is below:
 
Big Rigs for Miles
 
Young cancer patient goes miles to enjoy final weeks
 
Miles Nelson is a kid on a mission to enjoy life.

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