Carla Nelson announced on Tuesday she would be resigning from her senate seat. She has served in the legislature serving Dodge and parts of Olmsted County since 2010.
As Steele County Fair officials put the finishing touches on the inaugural Spring into Summer festival, Dodge County native and Voice participant Cori Kennedy will be performing on Friday night. Spring into Summer will take place May 29-30 at the fairgrounds in Owatonna.
Gabe Yang poses with, from left, Sgt. Jesse Kasel, patrol officer TJ Wagner, and Chief Josh Hanson after the DARE graduation in the KM middle school gym.
Jake Johnson earned the endorsement from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party in his quest to become Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District representative in a place he knows all well: His old high school. Johnson, a math teacher at Mayo High School, accepted the endorsement in front of former students, family and supporters at Stewartville High School, where he graduated 25 years ago.
Gold Star U.S. Marine and 2012 Kasson-Mantorville graduate Blaine Halvorson served proudly in the U.S. Marine Corps for nine years, reaching the rank of Gunnery Sergeant. Having wanted to serve from a young age, he planned on being a career Marine.
