Court newsDodge County
The following cases were heard in Dodge County District Court the week of Dec. 17 with Judge Debra A. Groehler presiding:

50 years ago
January 2, 1974
Folmer Carlsen, Publisher
460 Moose Bagged During 1973 Season
Minnesota moose hunters bagged 460 of the state’s largest big game animals during the 1973 season, the Department of National Resources reports.
The split season was held from September 22 to October 7 and from December 8 to 16. Permits were issued on a drawing basis to 520 hunting parties of four persons each.

Local residents had a chance to voice both concerns and support for NextEra Energy’s Dodge County Wind project last week at public hearings in Kasson.

A Dodge Center woman is accused of insurance fraud stemming from what authorities are calling a fake incident last winter in a downtown Rochester parking ramp.
Alison Helen Lutterman, 39, faces a felony charge that carries a sentence of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine or both, according to the complaint filed recently in District Court in Rochester.

It was 9 p.m. on Christmas night and the house was quiet. The noise of ripping open presents had long since passed and even the dishes were done from the traditional meal that was a big part of the day. The anticipation of Christmas was over as my wife and I both enjoyed the quiet of being home with just the lights of the Christmas tree to reflect on the day.