Locals travel to path of totality to view 2024 eclipse
The highly anticipated 2024 total eclipse of the sun occurred Monday, April 8, across North America, and several groups of Rock County residents traveled to experience the once-in-a-lifetime ev
Student perform 'Legally Blonde The Musical'
When the LHS production of “Legally Blonde, the Musical” opens next week for six evening performances, audiences will be surprised at what they see.
Roeman retires from 38-plus years with county FSA
Stacey Roemen celebrated her retirement from 38 years with the Rock County Farm Service Agency Saturday night at Take 16, which was crowded with family, friends and well-wishers.
Thone wins spelling bee C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S-H-I-P
Twenty-three of the best spellers in southwest Minnesota participated Saturday morning in the 2024 SW MN Spelling Bee hosted at the Luverne Middle School.
History Center to host April 18 celebration
The Rock County History Center’s construction project is complete, and staff and volunteers are hosting a celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18.
Palisade Lutheran Church celebrates 150 years of worship
Palisade Lutheran Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary Sunday, April 14, at the corner of Minnesota Highway 23 and 121st Street (County Road 5).
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- July 12, 2022More than 150 vehicles followed each other through Rock County communities Saturday for the “Connell Classic Cruise” in memory of Terry Connell, who died last year at 57. The ride started and ended at the Eagles Club in Luverne where an estimated 400 people gathered that evening for live music (Southern Detour Band) and a meal, catered by Mickie’s Restaurant and Bar, operated by Stan and Vickie…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 12, 2022After more than a year of planning, the Cardinal Pride weekend is underway, starting with Thursday night’s 60th anniversary of Luverne’s iconic Hot Dog Night. The anticipated 15,000 free hot dogs, courtesy of Luverne businesses, will hit the grills all over town around 5 p.m. with serving from 5:30 until they’re gone. Hot dogs, of course, are only a small part of what’s become a weekend affair…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 12, 2022As alumni return home for Luverne’s All School Reunion this week, they may notice new developments in their hometown, including the $30 million school improvement project. Weekend tours of the school will include the new performing arts center, new commons, kitchen and media center and updates to the 1956 high school building. While the new district building will be a main attraction for former…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 12, 2022Just in time for summer visitors, the Herreid Military Museum’s website is ready for browsing. It shares information about the museum and its displays while also serving as a guide to pavers surrounding the Rock County Veterans Memorial on the courthouse south lawn. Since the memorial was dedicated in 2007, nearly 1,700 pavers have been etched with names, rank, military branch and service dates…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 12, 2022Four seats on the Hills-Beaver Creek School Board will be on the ballot for the Nov. 8 general election. Filing for the positions is open from Aug. 2 through Aug. 16 at the district office in Hills. Filing fee is $2. The positions are currently held by Harley Fransman, Renee Knobloch, Ethan Rozeboom and Arlyn Gehrke. Election filing was discussed at the June 27 meeting of the Hills-Beaver Creek…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 05, 2022Word of mouth is credited for increasing volunteerism in Rock County in 2021. Michelle Baumhoefer, A.C.E. executive director, recently updated County Board members about the seven-county volunteer program. With her was Linda Wenzel, who manages the Rock County program. “I can’t put into words the wonderful job she (Wenzel) has been doing in getting the word spread around the county and people…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 05, 2022Thirteen students gathered in Morgan Van Holland’s elementary music classroom last week for a bucket drumming class through Luverne Community Education. “(Director) Lisa Nath approached me with the idea of bucket drumming,” Van Holland said. “She noticed that there was a group in Sioux Falls and realized we have not done anything like that in our community.” The third- through fifth-grade…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 05, 2022Local fire and rescue crews were dispatched to Hills Monday morning for a fire in the Hills Storage Center at Church and Fourth streets. At around 9:45 a.m. officials with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad reported they heard an explosion and saw thick black smoke coming from the building. Hills Fire and Rescue responded, along with mutual aid from Luverne and Beaver Creek departments.…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 05, 2022Luverne’s 2022 Fourth of July Celebration at The Lake didn’t disappoint, as hundreds of people flocked to the beach for festivities. Steamy 90-degree temperatures also made lake activities like the log rolling contest more attractive, and dozens of participants signed up in the children’s and adult divisions. Dozens of local businesses and organizations donated funds for the Fourth of July…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 05, 2022Fareway Stores Inc. is remodeling the former W-2’s Quality Meats store at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 75 in Luverne to open a meat market this fall. The company is also requesting an option to purchase property and is seeking a loan to facilitate the new store opening. If the business goes well with the small meat market, Fareway officials have told city leaders they would like to…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 05, 2022Luverne City Council members acted on a series of agenda items relating to Take 16 Brewing Company at their Tuesday, June 28, meeting. In May the state lawmakers passed legislation that allows small brewers (producing 7,500 barrels or less) to sell up to 128 ounces of beer per customer per day that could be packaged in any approved container to go. By statute, cities need to amend their…
- July 05, 2022Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist, received the 2022 Friend of Soil Health Award at the 2022 Soil Health Conference. “This award is a great honor for me,” said Bly, a Hills-Beaver Creek graduate. “I am trying to carry on the legacies of my mentors in my life through science and the conservation of natural resources.” Bly received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in…
- July 05, 2022Deborah Luethje Mariya, Luverne High School Class of 1971, was honored on May 21 for her service as a Navy chaplain at a ceremony in Coronado, California. The city of Coronado raised a banner bearing her picture and acknowledging her wartime service in Operation Desert Storm. It will be publicly displayed on Fourth Street for six months following Memorial Day. The Hometown Banner Program was…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 05, 2022Members of the Luverne Economic Development Authority approved a request for a $3,000 demolition grant at their Monday morning meeting for a property at 311 N. Oakley. John Connell submitted an application for funding through the city’s Residential Demolition Program to tear down both the house and three-stall garage on the lot. LEDA director Holly Sammons worked with Connell on the request and…
- July 05, 2022Fourteen local youth participated in the first of three 4-H day camps at the Rock County Fairgrounds in Luverne Friday, June 10. Five 4-H ambassadors and Rock County 4-H intern Samantha Moser led the event, “A Magical 4-H Morning.” Participants spent three hours completing various magical activities such as making fizzy glitter potions, competing in crown hockey relays and building Rapunzel’s…
- By Lori SorensonJune 28, 2022Luverne City Council members toured the new arrival and departure building at the municipal airport Tuesday night, June 21. The previous structure was damaged by a fire in the fall of 2020 and was rebuilt using most of the steel girders of the existing structure, which includes the fixed base operation shop. Because of the building’s age (about 30 years) much of the electrical wiring and…
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