Community members brainstorm concepts for design of new Kasson Mayo In early January the Mayo Clinic hosted a community health summit at the County Seat Coffeehouse in Mantorville to explore the future of wellness and health in the community and county.

Happy 101st Valentine’s Day! Kenneth ‘Casey’ Kellar has seen a lot of change Kenneth ‘Casey’ Kellar has seen a lot of change in his lifetime. Television, space travel and computers are a few of the memorable advances Kellar has seen over the last 100 years.

K-M Senior Abi Tobiason Beat the Odds K-M senior Abigail 'Abi' Tobiason is the recipient of a $2,500 Beat the Odds Scholarship. The scholarships are awarded to high school seniors who have faced challenges and obstacles and yet have achieved personal and academic success.

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Winter Blues The unseasonably warm, dry weather so far has made for a very tolerable winter, unless of course you are into snowmobiling, skiing, snowshoeing, etc.

Campaigning I saw something on the news the other day that made sense. Imagine that! I did not catch the name of the country. However, there is a place where campaigning is only allowed up to 90 days before the election.

Winter Success This could be a very interesting winter sports post-season. The K-M wrestling team is a lock for a conference title, the boys and girls basketball team are in positions to win conference titles and the girls hockey team is sporting their best record in school history.

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Wildcat boys still motivated in spite of 2-15 record The Dodge County Wildcat boys hockey team had a goal of playing .500 hockey this season. Last week they were shut out at home 5-0 and lost to Chanhassen 14-0 on the road for their 15 loss of the season against only two wins.

K-M connection a boost for Stewartvillle gymnastics K-M has not had gymnastics for several years. For the 2011-12 season they were turned down by Pine Island for pairing. However, Stewartville welcomed them with open arms and coach Steve Wesenberg is glad they did.

K-M girls back on winning track Sophomore Darby Dodds scored two of the first three Dodge County goals in an 11-2 win over Woodbury. She finished the night with four goals and two assists in the blowout win. The Wildcats also won at home over Austin 8-2 to improve to 12-5 for the season.

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