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Local News
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© Copyright Dodge County Independent 2013
507-634-7503 - 105 1st Ave NW - Kasson, MN - dci@kmtel.com
The exterior of the $2.8 million aquatic center in Veterans Memorial Park is beginning to take shape. Due to the uncooperative spring weather workers were behind on exterior work and have been on site Saturdays. One worker is shown here setting up the largest of the flumes for the pool which will be on the south end. The aquatic center will give the park an entirely new look this summer.
May 15, 2013
City of Kasson community development director Michael Martin recommended the council receive a professional appraisal of the former school to current condition of the building. The city engineer has been asked to prepare an estimate of the time and cost to prepare an up-to-date analysis of the former school.
May 1, 2013
The economy is beginning to show improvement and employers throughout Southeast Minnesota are gearing up for increased competition for talented workers.
April 24, 2013
The Milton Cheese Factory was built in 1924 and was in operation for 45 years. For many years Lynn and Rosie Boynton drove by the cheese factory and saw it as a “fascinating” building.
May 8, 2013
On Wednesday, May 8th, the Mantorville VFW is hosting a community forum for people to learn about the Veterans Fund at Seasons Hospice that can help veterans with limited resources reside at the hospice house or provide for other needs that are determined on a case by case basis by the hospice staff.
April 24, 2013
“We want to do anything we can to keep Kasson Mayo here,” said city community development director Mike Martin. Last week council members approved offering up to $700,000 over 20 years as a contribution to Destination Medical Center
May 1, 2013
Research and development scientist Ryan Lins of Byron volunteers for Farmer-to-Farmer program in Africa
Ryan Lins, a research and development scientist for Syngenta, traveled to Mozambique on a volunteer assignment with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Farmer-to-Farmer program.
May 15, 2013
Brenna Scanlan grew up in Rochester and never had pets. She also worked in the banking business. Her husband Brian had a landscaping/plowing business. So how would this couple with three young children end up with a business called the Red Barn Learning Farm two miles east of Oslo?
May 22, 2013
For 39 years the Dodge Center Ambulance Service volunteers have been a valuable service to the community. They currently serve Dodge Center, Kasson, Mantorville and Claremont.
May 15, 2013
A benefit lunch, silent auction, and carnival will be held in honor of Corbin Lamphere, son of Matt and Angela (Brossard) Lamphere. Corbin is a witty, energetic four year old who was diagnosed in early March with stage four neuroblastoma.
May 22, 2013
I have been in business in the community since 1977. The people have been good to me and I have tried to give back to the community.
May 22, 2013
Roger Nolte spoke to the Mantorville City Council at their meeting May 13, 2013 about increasing city fire fighters’ pensions. The council approved raising the yearly payout to $900 from $800 by a vote of four to one.
May 1, 2013
K-M Telecom has always been supportive of the K-M School District in many different ways. More recently and most noticeable is that KMTelecom has put their name on the new stadium.
May 8, 2013
Ragged Edge Productions presents Silversyde, with special guests Senseless Beauty, Christian Nisbit, and Forthangel at The River on Saturday, May 11, 2013. “Stop Bullying” is the event’s focus along with Rick Ehmke.
May 8, 2013
When you have an assessor trapped, you can learn all kinds of things about the way property is valued in Dodge County.