Tuff Home residents experience 'A Night on Mount Olympus'
The day after Hills-Beaver Creek High School hosted a junior-senior prom for students, residents from Tuff Memorial Home donned dresses and suits Saturday afternoon for their first
State offers info on 2026 Hwy 75 work
Minnesota Department of Transportation personnel were in Luverne Tuesday, April 23, to discuss the 2026 Highway 75 construction project.
'Marlene and Darlene without George'
“Marlene and Darlene” will return to the stage next week for another comedy performance to raise money for Generations.
Emerald ash borer officially reported in Rock County
Infestations of the destructive emerald ash borer have been spreading across Minnesota over the past 15 years, and on Monday the Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirmed the first sighting
LHS competes in world robotics
The Luverne High School robotics team earned a Judges Choice Award at last week’s FIRST Robotic Competition World.
Sled hockey comes to Blue Mound Ice Arena
The Siouxland Sled Hockey Association brought on-ice practice to the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne for the first time April 7 in honor of their newest member.
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- By Lori SorensonSeptember 06, 2022Fourteen people on the leadership team at Gevo in Luverne were let go last week ahead of groundbreaking at the company’s Net Zero 1 facility in Lake Preston, South Dakota. “We are redefining our activity at the Luverne facility for market and process development,” said company spokesperson Heather Manuel. “Because we are operational in other areas, we will redirect the leaders in Luverne to other…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 06, 2022Seventy-seven tractors were registered Friday morning for the annual Rock County Tractor Ride, which started and ended at the Luverne City Park. The destination this year was the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery and a Bluestem catered meal at Roger Lundstra’s air-conditioned shop near Brandon. The day’s journey was 55 miles in all. “It was a great ride,” said Ken Vos, who has been organizing the…
- September 06, 2022While variability in weather and crop conditions is typical for Minnesota, recent rain patterns have led to good alfalfa regrowth going into the fall. What should growers consider when balancing forage needs with the need for a healthy stand? “The lowest risk approach for optimizing winter hardiness is to avoid taking any cuttings after the first week of September,” said Dr. Craig Sheaffer,…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 06, 2022Luverne City Council members and Rock County Commissioners toured construction progress at the Lineage freezer storage warehouse in Luverne’s industrial park Tuesday evening, Aug. 30. Lineage Logistics is building a 235,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse near Premium Minnesota Pork (which will store its products in a portion of the facility). Among the information shared during the tour was…
- By Kent Thiesse, Farm Management AnalystSeptember 06, 2022Most crop experts are agreeing that 2022 corn and soybean yields are likely to be highly variable and are very difficult to predict. As in most years, weather patterns, rainfall amounts, and the occurrence of severe storms will result in weather again being the primary factor when it comes to the “haves” and “have-nots” as far as 2022 corn and soybean yields are concerned. Drought conditions have…
- September 06, 2022Local representatives of Pioneer Seeds recently awarded a $5,000 grant to the Luverne Fire Department to offset the costs of protective equipment for firefighters. The funds were awarded through Pioneer’s “Community Betterment Grant,” which supports community-based organizations as recommended by Pioneer employees and sales representatives. Grants are given to communities that support quality-of-…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 06, 2022Rock County sent 33 4-H’ers to the livestock and general project encampments at the Minnesota State Fair. Justin Mente of the Magnolia Juniors 4-H Club showed the third-place overall supreme beef breeding heifer during the beef show portion of the fair. His Maine-Anjou heifer was chosen as the champion of her breed, qualifying her for the possible supreme breeding heifer title. Weston Hawkins of…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 30, 2022Luverne hosted its annual fly-in (and drive-in) pancake breakfast Saturday morning at Quentin Aanenson Field where a record 424 people enjoyed classic planes and automobiles, inflatables for kids and a few jumps by Skydive Adventures, which has its home base at the Luverne airport. Wind shear canceled the Young Eagles airplane rides for kids, but organizer Jim Juhl took names and will arrange for…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 30, 2022A new executive director joined the leadership team at Rock County Opportunities, which provides services and employment for local adults with disabilities. Eric Sage, who started Aug. 24 in Luverne, brings more than 15 of experience to the position after working with home and community-based services in the Minneapolis metro area. Since 2016 he was senior director of True Friends, a nonprofit…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 30, 2022When Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek schools open Tuesday for the 2022-23 school year, a school resource officer will greet students in the hallways. Rock County deputy Jeff Stratton was hired for the new position that will serve as a liaison between law enforcement and schools. “I will literally have contact with every kid in the entire county and do whatever I can to help them,” Stratton said. “…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 30, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek School District will add four new teachers to its staff as the 2022-23 school year opens Sept. 6. Melanie Kruse will teach special education in H-BC Elementary School after spending the past five years teaching at Lifescape Specialty School in Sioux Falls. “I taught in a self-contained classroom for primarily low behavior needs for the first year and then for primarily…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 30, 2022Among the nine new teachers at Luverne Public Schools are seasoned educators, first-time teachers and, in some instances, LHS graduates returning to work at their alma mater. Each is excited for the 2022-23 school year starting Tuesday, Sept. 6. Traci Davis returned to college after spending 15 years in the classroom as a paraprofessional in Luverne. A lifelong Luverne native, Davis (maiden name…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 30, 2022Rock County residents in need of a driver’s test will have fewer options beginning today, Sept. 1. Instead of weekly appointments on Wednesdays, the driver’s exam station in Luverne is now open once a month. For Rock County, both written and behind-the-wheel examinations are offered the second Wednesday of the month. State officials cite on-going staff shortages, which began in the pandemic, for…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 30, 2022The Pipestone County Sheriff’s Office is investigating criminal damage to property at the Ihlen Cemetery after Justin Olsen reported at 6:36 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, his daughter’s headstone had been vandalized. According to a report released Monday morning, Aug. 29, the headstone had been pushed over to the east, and a black tar substance had been poured all over the base and the stone. “The…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 30, 2022The Minnesota State Fire Marshal is investigating possible arson at a Hardwick home. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 5:15 p.m. Monday to conduct a welfare check at 104 N. Ross Ave. where homeowner Deb Herrick expressed concern that her home may have been entered when she was out of town. According to Sheriff Evan Verbrugge, Herrick said her neighbor who was watching the…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 30, 2022Luverne counselors Jill Boltjes and Skie Peltier-Anderson are expanding their business and now own the building where they see clients at Healing Path Counseling & Wellness. Since 2019 they rented space in the round building at 215 N. Cedar Avenue where Luverne’s medical clinic first operated, and they recently bought it from Ronnie and Lowell Feit. “They bought the building to help small…
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