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  • February 15, 2022
    South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension personnel invite individuals involved in farming, ranching and other agriculture-related occupations to participate in a statewide comprehensive needs assessment on farm/ranch stress and mental health. It's part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (USDA FRSAN) program. The purpose of FRSAN is to…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    February 15, 2022
    The Rock County Sheriff’s Office is transitioning its squad car logo from side panel stripes to a simple patch and updating all vehicles to black Chevy Tahoes. Until all vehicles are updated, sheriff’s deputies are driving four different makes and models of vehicles in different colors and varied markings. Sheriff Evan Verbrugge said his own squad, a 9-year-old white Chevy Tahoe, is different…
  • February 15, 2022
    Kindergarten through fifth-grade students celebrated the 100th day of the 2021-22 school year on Wednesday, Feb. 9, with a variety of activities mimicking Winter Olympics events currently taking place in Beijing, China. The different Olympics activity stations were created by physical education teacher Darin DeBoer. Students were able to speed skate by wrapping nylon scarves over their shoes,…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    February 15, 2022
    Fourteen schools traveled to Luverne Saturday for the annual Luverne Speech Invitational with 140 competitors competing in the 13 speech events. Worthington High School took home the first-place team trophy in the large school division with Minneota capturing the small school division. Luverne did not compete as a team. “As host school, our students compete individually but we do not take part in…
  • February 15, 2022
    Bill Stegemann (right) presents Blue Mound Area Theatre board president Molly Carbonneau with a $300 check from the CenterPoint Energy Give Grant program. Give Grants are available to current and retired CenterPoint Energy employees when they contribute a minimum of 40 volunteer hours per year to a qualified nonprofit organization. Stegemann is a retiree from CenterPoint Energy.
  • By Mavis Fodness
    February 15, 2022
    Hills-Beaver Creek wrapped up the 2022 mock trial season last week, completing a 1-3 season. Adviser Megan Klumper saw great improvement in her team as they competed virtually from the classroom. “They took ownership of the case and became involved in the situation,” she said. “At times I heard some of the students who played witnesses out in the hall pretending to be their characters.” H-BC has…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    February 08, 2022
    This season is one of rebuilding for the Luverne speech team as the regional program transitions from last year’s virtual season to this year’s in-person format. Days before this year’s season began Saturday, the decision to compete in person was formally announced, provided that students remain masked when not competing. “We planned to mirror what the state meet would be like so the kids would…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    February 08, 2022
    With Valentine’s Day on Monday and wedding season just around the corner, Luverne’s Bridal Fair was well-timed Saturday at Big Top Tents and Events. According to Luverne Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere, the fair attracted 35 brides and nearly 100 guests. “This first-ever show was a big success,” she said.  “It was great to see all the people there. For their first show the number of brides…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    February 08, 2022
    Alan Harnack of Beaver Creek received a special thank you for his military service 50 years after he returned home from Vietnam. Harnack and his family will spend four days at Holbrook Farms Retreat near Detroit Lakes, a trip sponsored through Hero Haven Adventures. The trip was presented to Harnack as a surprise in early December during the first “Hero Ball” at the Gettysburg, South Dakota, High…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    February 08, 2022
    The Luverne speech students are picking up where they left off in 2021 by winning their first tournament of 2022 Saturday in Worthington. The defending Section 3A champions competed against 14 teams and 130 students, and all 17 of Luverne’s team members received individual honors. Results by category are: •Discussion: Burke Johnson, third; Makayla Oeschle, blue ribbon. •Dramatic interpretation:…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    February 08, 2022
    Luverne’s seventh annual Get Hooked Ice Fishing Derby is from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at The Lake in Luverne with over $6,000 worth of prizes on deck for winners. According to Luverne Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere, the 2021 tournament drew 376 registered anglers on a frigid, overcast day. “It was unbelievable,” Lanphere said following last year’s derby. “It just blows my mind that…
  • February 08, 2022
    Chad Ver Steeg with Ver Steeg Excavation of Luverne spent several days over the past two weeks removing six former railway pillars in the Rock River south of the Luverne City Park. The project was a collaborative effort between the Rock County Soil and Water Conservation District, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the city of Luverne and two private…
  • February 08, 2022
    Crane operator Bryan Barnhart, Luverne, lifts a 1960s transformer from the city power plant lot Tuesday, Feb. 1, to make room for a new one coming this spring as part of an $11 million upgrade underway at the power plant. It’s the transformer that the existing Worthington generator utilized to connect its power to city circuits. It is being replaced with a new one because it’s showing signs of…
  • February 08, 2022
    Luverne High School student council members Lauren Hansen and Ross Bergman (far left) announce the crowning ceremony for the Snow Week activities Monday afternoon in the school’s performing arts center.
  • February 08, 2022
    H-BC High School Honor Roll   Quarter 2 A Honor Roll Seniors: Austin Allen, Jacob Axness, Cole Baker, Taylor Durst, Troy Durst, Journey Dwire, Kenadie Fick, Leeanna Gaugler, Josephyne Klosterbuer, Ethan Kruger, Danette Leenderts, Drew Leenderts, Daniel Martinyuk, Samantha Moser, Dallas Page, Tara Paulsen, Liam Raymon, Tess Van Maanen, Mackenzie Voss. Juniors: Olivia Bork, Devon Dysthe, Ellynor…
  • February 08, 2022
    Luverne High School Honor Roll   Quarter 2 A Honor Roll Seniors: Hunter Ahrendt, Trista Baustian, Kendall Buss, Pierce Cunningham, Elise Farrell, Hunter Gaffaney, Trygve Gangestad, Kayetlin Huiskes, Olivia Huisman, Griffen Jarchow, Tenley Nelson, Eli Radtke, Ethan Rahm, Kristin Rud, Alenya Sayavong, Madeleine Schmuck, Cheyenne Schutz, Casey Sehr, Brenn Siebenahler, Macy Stratton, Macie Swenson,…
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