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Thursday Jul 2 | Postbulletin.com Obituaries

Norma L. Kracht -- Mantorville

MANTORVILLE -- Norma L. Kracht, 87, died Sunday, June 28, 2009, of ovarian cancer, at her daughter's home.

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Related Topix: Mantorville, MN, Ovarian Cancer, Health

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Post-Bulletin

'I'm going fishing'; Dodge County sheriff retires

The door was open to Gary Thompson's office Tuesday afternoon, the last day he would be in the office of Dodge County sheriff.

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Related Topix: Byron, MN, Hayfield, MN

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Postbulletin.com Obituaries

Ruth Mildred Miller -- West Concord

WEST CONCORD -- Ruth Mildred Miller, 88, of Edina, Minn., died Saturday, June 20, 2009, at Fairview-Southdale Hospital.

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Related Topix: West Concord, MN, Edina, MN

Fri Jun 19, 2009

KSTP-TV Minneapolis

NWS confirms a tornado hit Austin

A tornado with top wind speeds of more than 100 miles per hour cut a path through Mower County Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Austin, MN, Mower County, MN, Weather

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Judges reverses conviction, frees Hayfield woman

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled there was insufficient evidence to prove criminal vehicular homicide in the case of a Hayfield woman now serving time in prison.

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Related Topix: Hayfield, MN, Mower County, MN, Waltham, MN

Fri Jun 05, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Railroad bypass meeting full of fiery opposing talk

Battle lines seem to be hardening over a proposed Rochester rail bypass. An open forum, sponsored by an opposition group, Citizens Against Rochester's Bypass, filled a 525-seat auditorium at Stewartville High School on Thursday night.

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Related Topix: Rochester, MN, Rochester Metro, Dodge Center, MN, Dover, MN, Olmsted County, MN

Wed Jun 03, 2009

KAAL-TV Austin

Farmers Against Rail Line Bypass

The southern rail corridor that was recently proposed by officials in Olmsted County is now taking some heat from local farmers.

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Related Topix: Olmsted County, MN, Agriculture, Science, Rochester Metro, Rochester, MN, Dover, MN

Wed May 27, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Groups present rail bypass proposal to Olmsted board

Freight hauling, not high-speed passenger service, is the main expressed purpose for a proposed Rochester-area railroad bypass.

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Related Topix: Rochester, MN, Rochester Metro, Olmsted County, MN, Dover, MN, Dodge Center, MN

Sat May 23, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Scene and Heard: Stewartville man knows his pipes

Ewan Ferguson of Stewartville prefers to avoid attention, but that isn't easy when you wear a kilt and play the bagpipe.

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Related Topix: Stewartville, MN, Rochester, MN, Rochester Metro, Farmington, MN, Mantorville, MN

Sun May 17, 2009

Postbulletin.com Obituaries

Irene V. Calhoun -- Rochester

ROCHESTER -- Irene V. Calhoun, 86, died Monday at Samaritan Bethany Heights. She was born April 14, 1923, to Willet C. and Margaret J. VanDusen, in Milton Township, Dodge County.

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Fri May 15, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Dodge residents air concerns about bypass plan

OSLO Anxious Dodge County residents sat and stood elbow-to-elbow in the Ashland Township Hall on Thursday morning to trade news and share fears about a railroad bypass plan that might greatly change their lives, but which they still know little about.

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Related Topix: Olmsted County, MN, Rochester Metro, Rochester, MN

Wed May 13, 2009

TwinCities.com

Rochester officials announce rail plan

Officials in the Rochester area plan to seek federal and state funding to develop a $325 million high-speed passenger and freight rail line.

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Related Topix: Rochester, MN, Rochester Metro, Opinion

Sat May 09, 2009

MinnPost.com

Rochester meetings quietly plot high-speed rail route

Trying to stay on the radar for the proposed high-speed train between the Twin Cities and Chicago, Rochester area officials have been quietly meeting and planning a route, the Rochester Post-Bulletin reported Thursday.

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Related Topix: Rochester, MN, Dodge Center, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Winona County, MN

Thu May 07, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Area woman hurt in crash

A Hayfield woman was seriously injured Wednesday in a broadside collision at Minnesota Highway 56 and Dodge County Road 34 near Dodge Center.

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Related Topix: Hayfield, MN, Dodge Center, MN, Elkton, MN

Mon May 04, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Drivers, fans welcome back Dodge Co. Speedway

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.

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Related Topix: West Concord, MN, Rochester, MN, Rochester Metro, Kasson, MN

Thu Apr 30, 2009

Post-Bulletin

House fire near Mantorville is called suspicious

A structure fire in rural Mantorville this morning has been called suspicious by fire officials.

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Related Topix: Mantorville, MN, West Concord, MN

Thu Apr 23, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Area speedways to try re-start

Two area race tracks with new names and new beginnings will try once again this weekend to get their seasons started.

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Related Topix: Kasson, MN, Grand Meadow, MN, Deer Creek, MN, Rochester, MN, Rochester Metro

Tue Apr 21, 2009

Wcco.com

Electricians Train In SE Minn. For Wind Towers

Michael Johnson compares being at the top of a wind turbine to standing on the end of a fishing pole.

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Related Topix: Michael Johnson, Country, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Mower County, MN

Sun Apr 19, 2009

KAAL-TV Austin

Thompson Ready to Retire

After 31-and-a-half years in law enforcement, Dodge County Sheriff Gary Thompson says, he's ready to retire.

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Related Topix: Brownsdale, MN

Fri Apr 17, 2009

Post-Bulletin

New Dodge County Speedway manager leads big turnaround

In two days, Dodge County Speedway is back. The historic track on the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Kasson is back in name , and new track manager Mike Schubert is already doing his best to make sure it's back in its old form, too.

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Related Topix: Kasson, MN, Steele County, MN, Owatonna, MN, Winona County, MN

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