Meet the Kasson City Council and KM School Board Candidates

Kasson City Election Mayor Dan Eggle r is running for re-election unopposed this year. He has served on the Kasson City Council since January 2013, becoming Mayor 2 years ago. He has lived in Kasson …

Midnight Hounds to Play at Album Release Party

Local band to release their first full length album this week with a live show at Pure Rock Studios in Rochester, Minnesota. The show will include a full play list of the new album “Atomic Sand, an …

Lions Park Wooded Walking Path and Disc Golf Course

Current Proposed Disc Golf Course Layout

KASSON - What began as a search for more soccer fields has grown into an ambitious community project: an 18-hole tournament-level disc golf course paired with a scenic wooded walking trail at Lions …

Dodge Center American Legion Fraud Investigation Leads to Felony Charge;

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at a property in the 16000 block of rural Dodge Center following a nearly two-month investigation into the …

West Concord Fire Department Breakfast

West Concord Fire Department Breakfast was held Sunday October 11 at the West Concord Fire Hall. Pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage links were served all morning.

Flu Vaccine Clinics Offered This Fall

Dodge Center, MN – Dodge County Public Health (DCPH) will be holding community clinics for the flu vaccine throughout October. Clinics will have the following vaccines available: • Fluzone …

Three Dodge County Commissioner Seats Will Be Determined in November Election

Dodge County District 2 candidates Tim Tjosaas. I have lived in Dodge County for almost my entire life - I grew up on a dairy farm east of Kasson. From there I spent one year in Sioux Falls, SD …

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Apples and Healthy Weight

You have heard the rhyme, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But what does an apple really do for you? Does any apple work, or only certain kinds? A few answers can be found here. …

Farm Girl Chatter

Well folks, it’s that time of year again. Fall is creeping around the corner, which means harvest is coming, cattle work is picking up, and before we know it, we’ll be wondering where the heck …

Can Eggs Help with Osteoperosis?

Osteoporosis: Bone loss tends to sneak up on you. You wake up a little shorter, your back complains after simple chores, or a small stumble turns into a fracture you never saw coming. Osteoporosis …

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Obituaries

Leslie Dale DeRaad Sr.

It is with deep sorrow and loving remembrance that we announce the passing of Leslie Dale DeRaad, who left this world peacefully on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. …

Jacob Andrew “Jake” Buchl

Jacob Andrew “Jake” Buchl, 30, of Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2026. He was born in Quincy, Illinois to John and Linda (Witschen) Buchl, Jake was a beloved …

Carol Ann Clough

Carol Ann Clough left us on October 15, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on February 11, 1939, in West Concord, Minnesota, Carol was the seventh child of Bernard Matthias Meyer and Irene Emma Van Den …

Jeffrey Frank Eisterhold

Jeffrey Frank Eisterhold, 59, of Kasson, MN passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Methodist Campus in Rochester, MN after a courageous 4-year …

Daniel Anders Lybeck

Daniel Anders Lybeck, 67, passed away at his home in Dodge Center, Minnesota. Daniel was born on July 5, 1959, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, to Amos O. Lybeck and Margaret E. …

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Spiritual Growth for People of God

Nobody begins their life as a fully mature person. Biologically, everyone passes through distinct stages of development: prenatal, newborn, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and finally adulthood. …

Susan "Sue" Ronning

Susan "Sue" Ronning, age 78, of West Concord, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her home on October 3, 2026. Born on December 20, 1947, to Norman and Carol Ronning. Sue spent her life rooted in …

Lois Lorraine (Langworthy) Pederson

Lois Lorraine (Langworthy) Pederson, 78, of New Auburn, Wisconsin, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, September 27, 2026. After spending time with family the day before, she rested …

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Indoor Golf at Mantorville Saloon

The indoor golf season has started in Mantorville this fall. A golf simulator allows you to use your own clubs and real golf balls to experience the effect of an outdoor course. A golf simulator …

Dodge Center Fire Department Breakfast and Silent Auction

Dodge Center Fire Department hosted breakfast and silent auction Sunday October 4th at the Fire Hall. They served pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy.

Senator Carla Nelson honored by Minnesota Fire Chiefs for career-long support of fire service

Retiring State Senator Carla Nelson (Rochester) has been honored by the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association (MSFCA) for her career long advocacy of fire service. “It is an incredible …

Self-Employed and Can’t Get a Mortgage? The Loan Type May Be the Problem

Many self-employed borrowers who are told they do not qualify for a mortgage are not actually unqualified. They are applying through a loan type that measures income in a way that works against them. …

A Seller’s Strongest Negotiating Position in Fairfield County, CT Starts Before the First Showing

The Fairfield County, Connecticut housing market heading into fall 2026 doesn’t fit neatly into a single headline. Some homes are drawing multiple offers above asking. Others, in the same county …

Mortgage-Dependent Buyers Are Being Squeezed Out of the Florida Keys

There is a growing divide in the Florida Keys housing market, and it runs along a single fault line: whether a buyer needs a mortgage. Cash buyers – many of them retirees and business owners from …

Massachusetts Appraisal Rules Change in November. Buyers Who Wait to Prepare Will Lose Deals.

Most Massachusetts homebuyers will not think about new appraisal rules until those rules delay their closing. By then, according to Colleen Barry of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, the …

Columbus, Ohio Has 2.23 Million Residents and Barely 6,000 Homes for Sale

A metropolitan area of 2.23 million people should have a deeper housing market than what Columbus, Ohio is showing right now. According to Central Ohio MLS data cited by Barbara Gale of the Gale …