Dodge County Independent

Liquor Store hearing set for Nov. 17 in West Concord

West Concord residents will get a chance to express their opinions on the future of the West Concord Municipal Liquor Store at a public hearing later this month. The hearing is mandated by state law as the liquor store has finished two of the past three years in the red. The hearing will give...

K-M grad receives award for her courage

College can be a stressful time with all of the homework, essays and exams, but for Kasson-Mantorville High School graduate Nancy (Tietz) Lovaas it was even more challenging, as she was diagnosed with cancer halfway through. Lovaas was awarded the 2015 Sandy Schumacher Courage Award from the...

What will November bring?

I sit in my cozy kitchen and write this column for not only the first issue of November but the first in the Dodge County Independent. Looking back, for many years those living in the area and others who moved away, continued to receive the local newspaper to let them know about their former...

Kasson City Council, Fair Board discuss truck parking

The Dodge County fairgrounds could serve as a place where truck drivers park their vehicles this winter if the city and fair board agree on who should plow the area. Sue Alberts, a member of the fair board, brought the issue to the Kasson City Council last week asking if the city would plow a...

Triton play combines mystery, comedy

It’s 1936 and William Gillette, a Broadway actor known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, has invited friends to his mansion on Christmas Eve as he recovers from a gunshot wound fired by an unknown assailant. But when a guest is murdered Gillette reverts to his Holmes persona to find the...

KoMets earn rematch with Stewartville

The Kasson-Mantorville and Stewartville volleyball teams have routinely butted heads late in the season. For the third time in the past five years, the KoMets and Tigers will renew their acquaintances on Thursday night when they play for the Section 1AA West championship at the Mayo Civic Center.“K...

Tigers end Triton’s season

The Triton volleyball team had their season come to a close on Oct. 27 when they were swept by the hands of the Stewartville Tigers in a Section 1AA West quarterfinal. Although the result is disappointing, the Cobras showed plenty of grit during the season and show some promise going forward....

K-M’s Gustafson Qualifies for State CC Meet

New print schedule begins for DCI

Beginning with next week’s edition of the Dodge County Independent, the newspaper will have a new print schedule. The DCI will now be printed on Wednesdays instead of the previous schedule of Tuesdays. That means subscribers will receive their newspaper one day later than what they have been...

Feeding People. Changing Lives

“Feeding People. Changing Lives.” That is exactly what the Kasson-Mantorville School District hopes to do for the sixth annual Student Food Drive, sponsored by the Channel One Regional Food Bank. The mission of the drive is “to unite and empower area high school students in the commitment to feed...