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.
News
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 24, 2015A company familiar with the county’s rock formations has been hired to bury 554 miles of fiber optic cable for the upcoming countywide broadband project. Three years ago Michel’s Corporation, headquartered in Brownsville, Wisconsin, buried the power cable and constructed the overhead electrical lines for the Prairie Rose Wind Farm in northwest Rock County. The project earned satisfactory reviews…
- By Mavis Fodness and Lori SorensonAugust 24, 2015Not many private citizens know Angel Otero or have even heard of his name, but the public in general has benefited from his role in lining up workers for dozens of local public projects. On Friday Otero will be honored from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Prairie Justice Center in Worthington. He is retiring after 22 years as the community service supervisor with Nobles-Rock Community Corrections. Otero began…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 24, 2015The county’s library will officially undergo renovations after the Rock County Commissioners unanimously voted Aug. 18 to contribute $175,000 to the project. In May commissioners finalized $1.225 million in tax increment financing for the county’s share in the fiber optic project and earmarked funds for projects listed on their capital improvement plan. One of those projects was a library…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 24, 2015Gevo Inc. and Butamax Advanced Biofuels have agreed to share patents and licensure on bio-based isobutanol, ending years of litigation between the two companies. The agreement, which creates a new development relationship between the two companies, means that isobutanol production will increase at the Luverne plant (formerly Agri-Energy Ethanol Plant). “We actually have been running IBA in…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 24, 2015The paving on Highway 75 in Luverne is wrapping up this week and the detour removed as the project nears completion. After a stretch of rainy days last week, however, road resurfacing did not get done in time to get the lanes restriped from four lanes to three before school started Monday. The lane project is part of an ongoing effort to improve pedestrian safety in front of the school campus.…
- August 17, 2015Lisa Fischer of Missouri River Energy presents a check for $43,712 to Luverne Superintendent Craig Oftedahl (far left) and Luverne School Board Chair Dave Riphagen (far right) during the July 28 Luverne City Council meeting in Luverne City Hall. Also pictured is Luverne Mayor Pat Baustian (second from left). The school district recently replaced a 225-ton chiller with a 120-ton chiller and also…
- August 17, 2015An estimated 375 people attended Saturday’s annual Rock River Beer Fest in Luverne. The event, staged this year at the Blue Mound Ice Arena, attracted more than 30 vendors, including Luverne’s Take 16 Brewery, who shared more than 100 different profiles of craft beers. Beer Fest also featured live music, food from local restaurants and a winery, Round Lake Vineyards. The event was first staged…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 17, 2015Portions of the Luverne Middle/High School are a little brighter as a $494,000 summer renovation project is finished. School board members toured the progress Thursday night, Aug. 13, during their regular monthly meeting. Business manager Marlene Mann conducted the tour that included the media center, art rooms, auditorium, agricultural and industrial arts classrooms. Lighting was improved in…
- August 17, 2015The annual Cardinal Gold’n Bowl is set for Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Luverne Public School Football Field before the Luverne-vs.-Worthington football game. The Luverne Area Chamber will team up with Gold’n Plump and Glen’s Food Center to serve grilled chicken sandwiches with homemade toppings and chips. Meals cost $3. Serving begins at 5:30 p.m.; visit Cardinal Country for LHS clothing and gear.…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 17, 2015Brad Goembel is no stranger to city and rural residents in the Luverne School District. For 20 years Goembel was a driver at Ketterling Services Inc., Luverne, and through the years he grew familiar with local streets and addresses. On May 1 he put this route experience to use in his new position as Luverne School District’s transportation director. Now he is connecting faces to the residents he…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 17, 2015One of Luverne Public School’s two operating referendums will come to voters for renewal this fall. At their Thursday, Aug. 13, meeting, School Board members unanimously approved putting the ballot question to voters on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voters will be asked to reapprove the $763.34 per pupil operating referendum for another 10 years. In 2012 voters supported a $401.27 operating levy. That 10-year…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 17, 2015A small group of interested fishermen gathered around the Creamery Pond in Luverne Monday afternoon, Aug. 10, while two Minnesota Department of Natural Resource (DNR) officials crisscrossed the former gravel pit looking for fish. “A lot of nice shiners,” shouted Ryan Doorenbos from the boat. Doorenbos is the area supervisor from the Windom area fisheries office. Along with the shiners, Doorenbos…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 17, 2015It has been five years since area crops have looked this good in mid-August. That was the finding of the Aug. 9 Minnesota Crop Progress & Condition report, which rated both corn and soybeans at the highest condition since 2010. Locally, crop conditions mirror the state’s findings. “They look fantastic,” said agronomist Dan Boltjes with CHS Eastern Farmers Co-Op in Magnolia. “I think yields…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 17, 2015The Garden of Hope near Beaver Creek is supplying fresh vegetables for local restaurants and families, but there’s a broader purpose for the produce. Garden owners Greg and Tammy Lingen are giving the proceeds to a young family involved in a fatal accident by Flandreau. The July 13 crash killed 38-year-old Joshua Krempges, Dell Rapids, and his daughter, 7-year-old Mariana. Mariana’s twin sister,…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 17, 2015Little Lambs Preschool at St. John Lutheran Church, Luverne, will start the new school year next week with a new class of lambs and two new shepherds. Rebecca DeBoer is on staff as the new Little Lambs teacher, and Christine Thorson was hired as her assistant. Both women bring an arsenal of experience to the classroom, offering leadership that will ensure a smooth start to the 2015-16 school year…
- August 10, 2015
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