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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- April 12, 2022Worthington native Connor Braaksma (left) was sworn in by Sheriff Evan Verbrugge April 2 as the newest deputy in the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. Braaksma graduated from the law enforcement program at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in 2021 and previously worked at the Cottonwood County jail. He recently completed in-house training and is now on patrol.
- April 12, 2022Minnesota turkey hunting begins this week, with opportunities available from Wednesday, April 13, through Tuesday, May 31. The season is divided into six hunt periods, A through F. A spring turkey license will provide the opportunity to hunt all permit areas in the state, with the exception of three major wildlife management areas. Permits are required for firearms turkey hunters age 18 and older…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 07, 2022Rock County residents have until April 19 to comment on the new redistricting maps proposed for the five county commissioner districts. The public hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, in the Herreid Board Room at the Rock County Courthouse in Luverne. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, April 15, at the county administrator’s office for anyone wanting to submit alternative redistricting maps…
- By Lori SorensonApril 05, 2022On Thursday, April 7, Pioneer PBS will release a new “Postcards” series that features Minnesota artists, including the Luverne-based band, Beautiful Kingdom. The three-piece band, Beautiful Kingdom, features Matthew Stensland-Bos of Luverne, Nadia Sessen, originally of Montreal, Quebec, and Tyler Bryce, originally of California. They have since played all over the area, including as a headliner…
- By Lori SorensonApril 05, 2022Local children’s author Kathie Hendricks has had two more books published, “A Day at the Beach” and “My Friend Andee.” The 8- and 11-year-old characters, Bean and Tommy, are excited to go to the beach and wonder if they’ll see a shark. Hendricks said one part of the story recreates a mishap in 2015 when her grown children helped her escape the pull of crashing waves on a California beach. The…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 05, 2022A deadly poultry virus has prompted state animal health officials to ban poultry sales and exhibitions until May 1. The move is an attempt to stop the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Reports of the H5NI virus in Minnesota and surrounding states poses a high risk to poultry but low risk to the public. The ban includes all community poultry sales, swaps, fairs and…
- By Lori SorensonApril 05, 2022Members of the Save the Manfred House group are hoping to have the former interpretive center at the Blue Mounds State Park to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places Their aim is to save the structure from the state’s plan to partially demolish the house, built in 1961 by the late Luverne author Fred Manfred. The group hired Rolf Anderson, Minneapolis, who has an architecture…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 05, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek School District will receive two solar arrays for its elementary and high school buildings under Minnesota’s “Solar On Schools” program. H-BC received preliminary approval from the Minnesota Department of Commerce in January for a $66,000 grant toward the project. School board members approved the solar energy project at their March 28 meeting. “We are not breaking the bank for…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 05, 2022Two Rock County residents paid more than $10,000 each to repurchase their tax-forfeited properties, and the city of Jasper purchased a forfeited property for $1. Rock County Commissioners approved the resale resolutions at their March 22 meeting when auditor/treasurer Ashley Kurtz presented them for approval. She said two of the foreclosures were unusual in that properties were almost through the…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 05, 2022A March 31 report of two vehicles driving around Luverne Middle-High School with guns resulted in the confiscation of a paintball gun. “Unfortunately the students think that these types of events are all in fun,” said Sheriff Evan Verbrugge. “At the time of the (afterschool) incident, students do not know what is being used to ‘shoot’ at someone else. From a distance, anything, whether it is a…
- April 05, 2022Sixty wastewater plants in southwestern Minnesota were recently recognized by the state’s Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for outstanding compliance. Six of those plants are in Rock County: the cities of Beaver Creek, Magnolia, Hills and Hardwick, along with Agri-Energy LLC and Blue Mounds State Park, both of Luverne. All municipal and industrial facilities demonstrated consistent compliance with…
- April 05, 2022The Minnesota Department of Transportation will work on portions of Interstate 90 this summer in western Rock County. The $17 million project includes: •Resurfacing concrete on eastbound I-90 lanes between Beaver Creek and the South Dakota state line. •Resurfacing concrete on westbound I-90 lanes between County Road 11 (Steen blacktop) and the South Dakota state line. •Reconstructing shoulders. •…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 05, 2022Fourteen students will represent Luverne High School Saturday at the Minnesota High School League Section 3A speech championship. The students qualified for the section tournament by placing in the Top 6 in their respective categories in the March 29 subsection competition in Adrian. As a team, Luverne placed second. Luverne students who placed at the subsection competition include: •…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 05, 2022The Luverne-Adrian FFA Chapter conducted its annual awards banquet March 22 in the Luverne Elementary commons. Senior members receive recognition The senior students were recognized for their last year in the Luverne-Adrian FFA Chapter. Senior members and their parents include: •Hunter Ahrendt, Jeff and Johanna Ahrendt. •Chris Aning, Michael and Kandi Sandbulte and Mike Aning. •Trista Baustian…
- March 29, 2022The State Historic Preservation Review Board will consider the nomination of the Manfred House at the Blue Mounds State Park to the National Registrar of Historic Places during a virtual meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 12. The meeting link and instructions will be available on the State Review Board Meeting page, mn.gov/admin/shpo/registration/nrhp/review-board/meetings. The Manfred House is…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 29, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary students are enjoying a popular outdoor game, thanks to the Patriot Millworks high school woodworking class. Last year’s Millworks students hinged together eight wood panels for a 25-foot elementary school gaga pit. The finished pit was finally put into place March 16, to the excitement of the K-5 students. “The students knew we were getting it earlier this year…
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