Dodge County Independent

Illness pulls family closer at Thanksgiving

Families gathering for a Thanksgiving Day feast often are thankful for their loved ones and the many memories to come. That dynamic is different this year for Dena Houston’s family, however, as they know their time with her is limited. Dena, 48, of Kasson, is known around town as the “mascot” of...

K-M volleyball breaks records, earn state honors

The Kasson-Mantorville volleyball team may have had a disappointing end to the season with a loss to Stewartville, but that didn’t stop the team from racking up accolades. Lilly Braun lead the way for the KoMets as she made her way into the K-M record books. Her ability to set up her teammates was...

Shelton, Wagner help keep Wildcats hot

The Dodge County Wildcats girls hockey team kept their momentum going from a strong opening week as they were able to pick up victories against Holy Family/Waconia and Bloomington Jefferson to improve their overall record to 4-1. The victories were another step in the right direction for a team...

Cobras off to strong start with Triton Invitational title

The Triton boys basketball team is looking to establish some momentum early in the year and there are few better ways of doing that than throwing your own invitational tournament. With the Cobras picking up a pair of victories in a tournament that included Blooming Prairie, Kenyon-Wanamingo and...

West Concord to survey residents about building’s future, vacant council seat filled

West Concord residents will get a chance to tell the West Concord City Council what they would do with the old hardware store building on Main Street. The city bought the building last summer, a year after the hardware store closed. The city has listed the building for sale but has also indicated...

Triton student to lead state student group

Triton High School Senior Charles Groll will be leading the Minnesota Business Professionals of America group for the next year. He was elected president of the group at the fall BPA Leadership Conference. Groll told members of the Triton School Board that he was one of nine candidates for the...

Mantorville Theatre Company to kick off Holiday Musical

The Mantorville Theatre Company will kick off its third show in the “Nunsense” series: “Meshuggah-Nuns” for its Holiday Musical on Friday, Nov. 20. Priscilla Ruemping, a MTC board member, says the board wanted to do the show because the other two shows from the series were successful. “This isn’t...

Students take over the lunchroom

For five days Kasson-Mantorville High School students were given another choice at lunch; in fact, students tasted recipes created and made by their very own classmates. On Nov. 5, 6 and Nov. 9-11, five groups from the Food Innovations course took over the kitchen to make and serve prototype...

County Board approves project change requests

The county building construction project is moving into its final phases, Architect John McNamara told Dodge County board members last week as he asked for approval of change order requests. “Overall things are going well,” he said. Work has now moved into the last of three phases, remodeling of...

Olmsted attorney to handle Westfield matter

The investigation into alleged improper actions by a township board in Dodge County is being handled by the Olmsted County Attorney’s Office, and a decision could come forth within the next few weeks. Olmsted County Attorney Mark Ostrem confirmed he is personally reviewing the case against the...