Kahler Terrace coming back together
Workers from Kehm Contractors, masonry specialists from Omaha, Nebraska, began last week to piece together the Sioux Quartzite brick veneer on the Kahler Terrace a
Construction begins on child care center
The $7.2 million construction project is underway to renovate the former Total Card building into a community child care center in Luverne.
Jack's Basket reaches 10-year milestone
Ten years ago Kenneth native Carissa (Nieuwboer) Carroll started Jack’s Basket to make sure all babies born with Down syndrome are welcomed and celebrated.
Senior student council members serve breakfast as thank you to teachers
Seniors from the Luverne High School student council organized and prepared a hot breakfast for elementary and secondary teachers and support staff Tuesday morning.
Taubert debuts Sip of Joy CEO business
Prior to joining the Southwest MN Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) program last fall, Joy Taubert quietly made British pastries and hosted tea parties for her family.
Much need moisture delays spring planting, clears local drought threat
Spring fieldwork took off in Rock County and across the region in mid-April, but conditions changed in late April and early May after more than 3½ inches of rain fell over a two-week period.
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September 01, 2023
By Lori SorensonSeptember 01, 2023The parking lot on the corner of Main and Estey streets will gain green space after a city project is complete along the Main Street sidewalk. City workers this week removed a 10-foot strip of asphalt and concrete along the north end of the lot to make space for soil that will be planted with grass, shrubs and trees. The city owns the property and will pay for the nearly $8,000 landscaping…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 01, 2023Luverne Public Schools welcomes five new teachers to its staff Tuesday, Sept. 5, when the 2023-24 school year begins. Three of the five teachers return to the site of their elementary and secondary years. Amy (Helle) Lysne said she “graduated as a Cardinal in 2007” before attending Minnesota State University – Mankato, where she received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 01, 2023Hills-Beaver Creek School District will have four new teachers on staff when the 2023-24 school year opens Tuesday, Sept. 5. Three of the four teachers will be familiar to students and other staff members. April Prohl will teach special education at the secondary school. She currently lives in Beaver Creek with her spouse, Troy, and daughters, Sarah (an H-BC sophomore) and Grace (a fifth-…
September 01, 2023
By Jason BerghorstAugust 25, 2023City leaders got an inside look at the new Minnesota National Guard Luverne Readiness Center on Wednesday, Aug. 16, under construction in the industrial park near I-90 west of Papik Motors. The new center includes a large assembly hall, administrative offices, work bays, classrooms, kitchen, storage areas, fitness center and locker rooms. The assembly hall is designed for community use when…
By Jason BerghorstAugust 25, 2023The historic Palace Theatre in Luverne once had exterior doors to protect the decorative tile, ticket booth and lobby entrance from the elements. A project this fall will return exterior glass and doors and recreate a vestibule in order to keep snow, ice and cold out of the current entry way. “This is a project that has been needed for a long time,” Luverne Mayor Pat Baustian said at a recent…
By Jason BerghorstAugust 25, 2023Tiny houses at the Luverne Campground are popular lodging options for travelers and locals alike. Owners-operators Mike and Traci Davis built the nine houses on their property at the east end of The Lake in southwest Luverne. “We started building them in 2019 and are just about done with them now,” Traci said. “We designed and built them ourselves, did everything except the plumbing and…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 25, 2023Sunday marked National Lemonade Day and provided the Sterling family in Hills an opportunity to advocate for their daughters. Serena and Rayna Sterling were born with a rare neurological disorder known by its genetic code, SLC6A1. On Sunday, Brian and Amanda Sterling set up a lemonade stand in front of their café and grille on Main Street Luverne to bring awareness to and raise money for…- By Mavis FodnessAugust 22, 2023On Sept. 19 Rock County Commissioners will hear public comment on the proposed ordinance for Public Use of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products in Public Places. The hearing will be part of the commissioners’ regular Tuesday meeting that begins at 9 a.m. at the courthouse in Luverne. The four-page proposed use ordinance can be viewed on the county’s website, www.co.rock.mn.us County attorney…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 22, 2023Marriages in Rock County are increasingly being officiated by friends or relatives. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2024, the currently free ordination filing fee will be raised to $20. “We were the only region in the state that had no fee,” said land records director Rachel Jacobs. ‘Twenty dollars was the most used fee in the state.” All Minnesota counties can issue a “certificate of filing,” which allows…
By Lori SorensonAugust 22, 2023Wind technician Mitch Bjorklund has worked on turbines across the United States, from the Canadian border to south Texas and from New York to Wyoming, and nearly every state in between. He said something all those wind farms have in common is hazards for wind technicians. “Everyone who climbs wears a harness,” Bjorklund told a group gathered for the Rock County Farm Bureau annual meeting…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 15, 2023North Highway 75 from Luverne to the county line is scheduled for reconstruction in the summer of 2027. During the annual Minnesota Department of Transportation’s visit with the Rock County Board Aug. 8, local commissioners asked if the road will last another four years. The answer is maybe. MnDOT District 7 Engineer Greg Aus and planning director Sam Parker outlined the 10-year road and bridge…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 15, 2023Last week, Canadians Curtis and Ellen Abbott stopped at an unusual camping spot in Rock County, choosing a view they don’t normally see from their New Brunswick home. “Everywhere I look, it is just fields,” Ellen said. “Nothing but food,” Curtis observed. The couple, along with their Australian shepherd, Misty, stayed at one of four “Harvest Hosts” camping sites in Rock County. The Abbotts chose…- By Mavis FodnessAugust 15, 2023Hills City Council members unanimously supported a countywide ordinance on recreational marijuana at their meeting Tuesday night, Aug. 8. At that same meeting South Dakota business owners voiced interest in starting a marijuana retail outlet, Dakota Herb, in Hills. Dalton Grimmius and Dylan Stokes (a Luverne High School graduate) operate the business that cultivates, manufactures and dispenses…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 15, 2023Luverne City Council members updated the public nuisance ordinance in response to last winter’s extreme snowfall. “We heard from many residents last winter about snow and ice needing to be removed from sidewalks,” Luverne City Council member Caroline Thorson said. “There were places with a foot or 18 inches of snow or more built up on the sidewalks,” Mayor Pat Baustian said. At their Aug. 8…
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