The Kasson-Mantorville High School commons was filled on Tuesday morning with representatives and owners of businesses throughout Kasson and the surrounding area.
With only a golden spring sunrise to drive through – no snow, sleet, or anything else cold or wet – attendees enjoyed a breakfast of egg bake, muffins, fruit, coffee, milk, and juice.

An old saying states, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
My first steps as a writer were when I joined DCI last summer, and I was nervous about the transition from schoolwork to working for a newspaper.
Thankfully, I had an editor who was willing to help me as I was adjusted to the faster pace of newspaper writing. 

Addictions to gambling, coffee, Facebook, alcoholism, smoking, the internet, drugs, or work run rampant with many people. I've been fortunate to never be addicted to any of those. However, I must confess I do have an addiction. It surrounds popping a snack to satisfy my late night hunger cravings. It’s popcorn. 

Making bacon and other meat products have proven to be an award-winning venture for Steve’s Meat Market in Ellendale for the past 42 years. And this year is proving to be no different. 

After weeks of waiting an opportunity finally arrived for the Kasson-Mantorville softball team to hold its season opener. While the opportunity didn’t come without some pulling of strings to have its matchup with Triton switched from a home game to a road contest, the KoMets showed that it was worth the wait slugging four home runs in a 10-0 victory over the Cobras.

The Dodge County chapter of the American Dairy Association (ADA) crowned two young ladies as Dairy Princesses on Friday evening during a banquet at the Milton Township Town Hall.
Approximately 65 attended the banquet and enjoyed a meal prepared by Omar’s Kitchen Catering from West Concord.
Hannah Elias,from Mantorville, and Bailey Delzer, from Dodge Center, will represent the county’s dairy farmers for the next year.

James Edward Engvall, 61, of Hastings, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at United Hospital in St. Paul. 
He was born March 8, 1957 in Owatonna the son of Victor and Betty (Bell) Engvall.  Jim graduated from West Concord High School and attended Mankato State University. He moved back to West Concord, where he farmed with his parents and worked at Foldcraft and Cannon Equipment. He married DeAnn Casselton June 29, 1996.  

My legs hurt, and my calves ache, but I think I'll be okay.
Walking in heels is harder than most people would think, and I believe women don’t get enough credit for doing it all day. I only did it for approximately three hours and I can attest. It isn’t pleasant. 
Standing in heels for two hours is bad enough, but walking in them is a completely other thing. 

It has been quite a year as managing editor of the DCI.