Hardwick celebrates annual Jubilee Days
Hardwick residents and visitors celebrated the town’s annual Jubilee Days Saturday and Sunday.
Rock County among 21 included in presidential disaster declaration
Rock County is among 21 counties included in a major disaster declaration approved Friday by President Biden.
Local Soil Health experts brainstorm for options as farmers consider next steps for flooded fields
As the realities of flood damage to crops come into focus, area producers are considering options for soil that was supposed to grow corn and soybeans.
Carson's Cause Truck Meet and Classic Car Cruise attracts over 120 and raises $27,000 Saturday
The second annual Carson’s Cause Car and Truck Meet at the Verne-Drive-In attracted more than 120 vehicles and raised $27,000 for local efforts to improve brain he
Disaster declared in Rock County
Preliminary estimates are over $2 million in public infrastructure damage as a result of the June 21-22 flood event.
Some areas receive 12+ inches of rain
Multiple rounds of torrential rain in Rock County and the tri-state area created significant flooding over the past week, wreaking havoc on properties and public infrastructure.
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- By Mavis FodnessOctober 19, 2021Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members will hire a theater director/adviser, at the request of a student. Junior Britton McKenzie requested a spring theatrical performance at the school. High School Principal Andrew Kellenberger brought the request to the board’s Oct. 11 meeting. “I am a big believer in opportunity,” Kellenberger said. “Having another art opportunity will allow more of our…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 19, 2021A Christmas lighted train engine will join the 2021 community holiday plans, which kick off with fireworks Nov. 28 in Luverne City Park. Ellis and Eastern Railroad will transport Santa and Mrs. Claus through several communities on Sunday, Nov. 28, ending in Luverne in time for the grand lighting of decorated city park. “We really want this to be special for kids and the community,” said Chamber…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 19, 2021A South Dakota circuit court judge sentenced 36-year-old Nicholas Floyd, to 30 days for his reckless driving conviction in the 2019 crash that took the life of 22-year-old Brooke Thompson, Luverne. Floyd initially faced a second-degree manslaughter charge, a felony with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. However, a plea agreement earlier this year reduced the charges to reckless driving.…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 19, 2021In a special Sept. 21 meeting, the Hills City Council set the preliminary amount received from local property taxes at 4.9 percent higher than last year’s amount. In 2022 the city will collect $139,701, up $6,845 from the previous year. The total 2022 city budget will be $354,141. The extra levy amount covers the increase in the law enforcement contract with the Rock County Sheriff’s Office.…
- October 19, 2021Heavy equipment moved into place Monday on the site of the future “PrairiE Loft” apartment buildings and a groundbreaking ceremony is planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the corner of Hatting Street and South Highway 75. The $8 million project will be known as PrairiE Loft 1 and PrairiE Loft 2 apartments, with the capital E representing “environmental sustainability and smart building…
- October 19, 2021On Thursday, The Rock County Sheriff's Office took reports of vandalism to the Rock County Courthouse glass door as well as the Rock County Attorney's Office. Damage was caused by someone shooting a BB gun at the windows, causing several thousand dollars in damage to both locations. The Rock County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public’s assistance in providing information…
- October 19, 2021DFL volunteers gathered on Saturday, Oct. 16, to complete a local Adopt-a-Highway service project. Pictured are Barb Antoine in front, (middle, from left) Carol McDonald, Carol Serie, Suanne Ohme, Lona Klosterbuer, Shirley Klosterbuer, Rhonna Jarchow, Pam Hommen, (back) Al Stoakes, Keith Erickson, Greg Antoine, Larry Nelson, Rich Morgan and Dave Svingen. Not pictured is Carol Svingen.
- By Lori SorensonOctober 12, 2021Rock County Vietnam veterans Keith Schmuck and Lon Remme traveled to Washington, D.C, Saturday with Midwest Honor Flight to tour national military memorials in the nation’s capitol. They said it was a meaningful way to reflect back on their military service. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Remme said. “I’m more than grateful to the sponsors and the people who supported it.” Midwest…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 12, 2021A new after-school enrichment program offers Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary parents safe and consistent after-school care for their children. The fact that kindergarten through fifth-grade students enjoy the program’s activities is a bonus. Eight-year-old Addison Sammons is one of 11 students enrolled in the Patriot Enrichment Afterschool Care. “She’s had a lot of fun,” said her mother, Holly…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 12, 2021Given sparse attendance at the meetings, voters have few concerns or questions about the H-BC district’s proposed levy referendum renewal. School board, staff and administration hosted information meetings Oct. 7 and Oct. 12 to explain the Nov. 2 special election to renew an existing levy referendum of $897.15 per student. A second question on the ballot asks to add an inflationary factor to that…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 12, 2021The Luverne Area Community Foundation is launching a fundraising campaign Nov. 1 through Nov. 11 called “Max Your Community.” The effort picks up where Luverne’s legendary Red Arrow program left off in 2019 when it dissolved after 55 years of collaborative local philanthropy. Red Arrow was launched in 1965 by a group of Luverne bankers, doctors, attorneys, clergymen, manufacturers, farmers,…
- October 12, 2021The Minnesota Veterans Home Luverne is hosting its 25th annual Fall Scarecrow Festival on the boulevards of the front driveway of the facility on North Highway 75 in Luverne. Displays are still going up, each designed and constructed by various departments of the Veterans Home and by community organizations and individuals. This one, put up by the business office staff members of the Luverne…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 12, 2021Three more lots in the industrial park have been sold for development according to action at Monday’s meeting of the Luverne Economic Development Authority. The board approved the sale of two lots in the Walnut Second Addition to Anthony Graphenteen for storage units and one lot in the Mayes Second Addition to Backdraft Manufacturing for an expansion. The LEDA conducted a public hearing at the…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 12, 2021Motivational speaker Cory Greenwood encouraged Hills-Beaver Creek students to write on an index card one thing that gives them pain and discard that pain into a box. Dozens of students rose from the gymnasium bleachers in Hills Monday morning to do just that. The index cards join about 20,000 cards Greenwood has collected since 2019 when he began speaking about his own personal experiences. He…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 12, 2021The Luverne Economic Development Authority approved a request by Stephen Aning for a $3,000 residential demolition grant to demolish an old house at 211 South East Park Street. Aning reports the house has a failing roof that has allowed interior water damage, and ceilings and floors are falling down. The structure is substandard and irreparable, and the LEDA approved grant funds for its…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 12, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek High School FFA Chapter spent Friday, Oct. 8, accepting and collecting grain for the group’s annual corn drive. The students raised $11,400. Prior to the drive, the members designated that funds would go to H-BC graduate Preston Wilhelmi of Steen to defray medical expenses. Chapter members were assigned to complete different tasks. Adviser Cloey Anderson said sophomore FFA’…
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