Kasson News

Mayo Clinic has received another shipment of the H1N1 vaccine and is again taking appointments for vaccination.

More and more parents are becoming concerned as they're told they can't get the vaccine yet for their kids.

"Step ... step ... step," called out the firefighter in the middle. A team of firefighters inched their way closer to a ball of flames artificially produced for a training exercise Saturday morning in the parking lot at Mantor Field.

After spending the summer hunting for, photographing and appreciating the unique flock of 18 giant geese scattered throughout Rochester, many people feared the birds would migrate this fall.

Kadie Johnson and Matthew Bush of Kasson, a son. Erika Hite and Bryant DeVinny of Rochester, a son.

KASSON -- Kasson-Mantorville showed its strength Friday night and did it against one of the top football teams in the Hiawatha Valley League.

A new name and new menu are being served up at the restaurant and bar at La Quinta Inn , 1625 S. Broadway.

The Funkeys, a Minneapolis-based dueling pianos duo, will blend music and comedy, as well as fun and fundraising, during a performance Saturday in Kasson.

It won't be long before the glow of combine lights will be a common sight on horizons across rural Minnesota.

Andy Romaniuk is slowing down. Once the Speedy Gonzales of walkers, he's 81, has recovered from cancer and has a stent in his heart.

Dirt-track racing in southeastern Minnesota is no longer our own secret in this part of the country.

Trevor Distad and Allysa Evans took to their lab tables Wednesday morning, shuffled Petri dishes and used a black light to scan bacteria inside the small cylinders.

Robert L. Boyum, 77, of Kasson, died Monday at his home. Dibble Funeral Home, Kasson.

The Domestic Engineers Extension Learning Circle met on Aug. 27 for its annual progressive dinner.

Heiserman 80th Birthday KASSON - Dusty Heiserman, of Kasson and formerly of Owatonna, will celebrate her 80th birthday with an open house from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

It's honey harvest time for Rochester beekeeper Russ Young. The retired elementary school teacher has approximately 480,000 honey bees in Kasson.

Parents of Kasson-Mantorville Middle School students will be able to pick up their kids' schedules and take a peek at the new middle school tonight during orientation.

Local business leaders had the opportunity Thursday to ask the Minnesota Department of Transportation just what it plans for the future of area roads.

Answer Man, do you remember Nick's Ribs? They were the best ribs in the world! Is Nick still selling ribs somewhere, and if not, can you get the secret recipe for his barbecue sauce? -- Craving in Kasson Nick's Ribs & Other Good Things was on the west frontage road of U.S. 52 just south of Second Street Southwest and was a hot spot in the '80s.

KASSON -- Bonnie Wanous, 70, of Kasson, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family early on Saturday morning, Aug.