The Dodge County Independent has been named one of the best newspapers in Minnesota.
On Thursday, the newspaper earned first place in general excellence at the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest in Brooklyn Park. General excellence is one of the highest awards given out to newspapers in the state.

Vince Reynolds didn’t think there was anything particularly unusual about his family suggesting that they have a family dinner out Saturday night at the Hayfield American Legion. That is, until he walked into the Legion hall and saw his sister and brother-in-law and a group of other Hayfield residents already there.

As students enter the final years of high school, they’re tasked with the challenge of figuring out what they want to do after high school and now they’ll be someone there to help them make that choice.
Jami Schwickerath will work for Kasson-Mantorville, Triton, Byron, and Stewartville High School as a career navigator to help prepare students for life after high school.

The epic snowstorm of
the 2020 Triton Wolf Ridge trip conveniently held off until we had safely ar- rived on the Ridge on dry roads. A beautiful 15 inch- es of snow fell from Friday night through Saturday, adding to the adventure.

It’s a story that many people are familiar with. The Washington Irving story of schoolteacher Ichabod Crane, Katrina, Brom Bones and the townspeople and children of the haunted New England town of Sleepy Hollow.
The Kasson-Mantorville Drama Department will be presenting the one-act version of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” as its entry in the upcoming One-Act Play competition.

Residents from Byron and surrounding area with physical disabilities will soon have a safe place to play thanks to two grants worth $175,000 that the city of Byron was recently awarded. 
The majority of the grant money, $100,000, came from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), while the other $75,000 came from the Otto Bremer Trust.