From 1869 until 1920 when the original limestone school building was replaced by a more modern one, the school bell had called the students to classes. 
The 1921 building was used continuously by the Kasson-Mantorville School District until the current middle school was built. The building has now been remodeled as the Dodge County Government Center. The actual site of the original school is now the Government Center parking lot.

When William and Marylee Lambert moved into their historic home in Mantorville around Thanksgiving in 1983, they had no idea what was in store for them.
The Mantorville Restoration Association reached out and invited them to dinner shortly after they moved in. By January, William was calling bingo at the Mantorville Opera House. They have since embraced themselves into the fabric of the community by volunteering in many ways.

It may have been the busiest day of the year for Casey’s in Mantorville with Marigold Days in full swing, but that didn’t stop the store managers and employees from remembering one of their own who died suddenly earlier in the week.
Lorie Alwes, 59, of rural Kasson was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Labor Day as she made her way to the store in the early morning hours to do what she loved to do most—make donuts. 

Even though she is relatively new to the 4-H program, Mollie Allen of Kasson is making a big splash with 4-H.
Allen and 27 other outstanding Minnesota 4-H youth have been selected as Minnesota 4-H State Ambassadors for 2019-20. Their first big leadership opportunity came at this year’s Minnesota State Fair. 

The County Seat in Mantorville has new owners, as Michelle Douk and Wa Phy have bought the business.
The couple have taken over the longtime Mantorville business after owning the Chinh Express in Rochester for years until Aug.1. 
Going into owning the chineze restaurant, they had a goal of owning their own business that would allow them to own their own building as well within five years. 

“God put me there for a reason,” Jim Royer said last Tuesday night after receiving a Letter of Recognition from Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose.
Royer, a truck driver for McNeilus Steel in Dodge Center, was at work the morning of Sept. 7, 2018, driving on U.S. 14 when he came upon the accident at the intersection of 14 and County Road 3 near Claremont.
The former EMT stopped the truck and went to see how he could help.