Kasson News

This spring, 13 people died over Memorial Day weekend, and several of those were in southeast Minnesota.

KASSON -- The memorial service for Brian Gene Wutschke will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Highway 56 & 410 S.W. 3rd Ave., in Dodge Center, with Pastor Thomas Bentley officiating.

Two people died in an Olmsted County car crash and a third was killed while riding a motorcycle in southeastern Minnesota on Thursday.

Last Memorial Day weekend was one of the deadliest on record for Minnesota roads.

The shoreline planting project around Rochester's Silver Lake has reached an important milestone.

Another season of melodrama begins this weekend with the opening of "Running in Crop Circles, or The Spaceman Cometh" at the Mantorville Opera House.

A new form of two-way calling recently dialed up Rochester. Mobile phone giant Verizon Wireless is continuing its acquisition of Minnesota-based Alltel Corp.

Submitted by Kristin Holtz on June 14, 2009 - 11:06am. Engagements Wermerskirchen-Turner Erin Wermerskirchen and Deron Turner of Rochester, Minn., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

Couple: Ashley Johnson and Jesse Stevenson Parents: Eileen Johnson of Kasson, Marty Sackett of Dodge Center, Mark Stevenson of Kasson and Terri Stevenson of Dodge Center.

When a donor family challenged Byron High School students to match its $1,000 donation to a fund for a fellow student with cancer, students took the challenge to heart.

When the final bell rings signifying the end of the school year, three southeastern Minnesota schools will be closing their doors for good.

Richardson-Larsen Couple: Heather Richardson and Josh Larsen Parents: Tim and Laura Richardson of Mantorville, and Jim and Dorothy Larsen of Kasson.

Davis-Nord Couple: Carrie Davis and Jeremy Nord Parents: LaVerne and Alice Davis of Utica, Julie Peterson of Kasson, and the late Rick Nord.

Dan and Corinne Heard of Rochester, a son. Rebecca and Mathew Bollig of Rochester, a daughter.

The last time Rochester residents saw gas near $2.20 a gallon, on Oct. 29, it was a welcome relief from the summertime price of nearly $4 per gallon.

A Kasson man will serve time in jail and be on probation for unlawfully using the Internet to solicit children to engage in sexual conduct.

HAYFIELD -- The funeral for Lowell E. Arends will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at South Zumbro Lutheran Church in rural Kasson, with Rev.

Mayo Clinic wishes to capitalize on a "historic opportunity" to build a high-speed rail route serving Rochester, Mayo spokesman Chris Gade said.

Stock car racing has been given the green flag once again at Dodge County Speedway, and its first lap of the 2009 season was a good one.

During his many years with the Kasson Police Department, Justice the K-9 cop excelled at his work because of what his handler, Officer Jesse Reding, calls his uncommonly strong "prey drive." All it took to unleash the powerful, lunging instinct was for Reding to utter a simple two-word command, such as "Get him" or "Seek dope," and Justice would be ...