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 Lori SorensonAugust 31, 2021The westbound ramps for I-90 at Luverne and Beaver Creek reopened last week following summer construction between the two towns. The work involved resurfacing the existing westbound pavement, and westbound motorists were shifted to the eastbound lanes in “head-to-head” two-way traffic between Luverne and Highway 23. The westbound ramp from Luverne onto I-90 was closed for the duration of the…
- August 31, 2021Members of the Bottoms Up Pink Ladies presented a gift bag and $500 to the Lisa and Mark Ehlers family Friday night during the Rock County Relay for Life event at Take 16 in Luverne. Pink Ladies Jennifer Luitjens (far left) emphasized that “no one fights alone” and honored Lisa for her fight against breast cancer. Also pictured are fellow dart league members Robin Folkers and Brandy Wersal. The…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 31, 2021Free coronavirus testing will continue at Luverne Public Schools for the upcoming school year. A grant from the Minnesota Department of Education will support the three tests available in the 2021-22 school year. Available tests include an at-home, over-the-counter option, the cue test administered in the school’s health office and the vault test. The at-home and cue test options provide results…
- August 31, 2021Stone Hill Excavation of Sioux Falls tears down the former Hills Co-Op Creamery Association building on West Third Street in Hills on Aug. 25 and hauls away the structure. The two-story brick building was constructed in 1927 and local dairy producers supplied the milk to make butter. According to the Hills Centennial book, the creamery closed in 1961. The building and half-acre site had a variety…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 31, 2021Hills-Beaver Creek Public Schools will welcome seven new teachers and three new paraprofessionals when the 2021-22 school year begins Tuesday. Lydia Hildebrandt will be in the sixth-grade classroom when the 2021-22 school year begins at H-BC Elementary in Beaver Creek on Tuesday. The Mountain Lake native attended Bethany Lutheran College, graduating in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 31, 2021When Luverne Public Schools opens the doors for the 2021-22 school year, seven new teachers will be in the classrooms. Some of the faces are familiar. However, this time they’ll be in the front of the classroom instead of behind a student desk. Cassie Uithoven (nee Pap) is an LHS graduate and will teach ninth-grade English language arts and grades 11/12 speech. She received an elementary…
- August 31, 2021Firearm and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer in a deer permit area designated as antlerless permit lottery this hunting season are reminded they must purchase their license by Thursday, Sept. 9. Hunters who purchase their license before this date are automatically entered into the lottery for the deer permit area or special hunt area they declare. No application is needed…
- August 24, 2021Rock County high school fall athletes are in their second week of practice. Players and coaches from Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools are enjoying a more normal start to the season compared to last year's COVID pandemic-impacted fall season.
- By Lori SorensonAugust 24, 2021Becky Gonnerman, Luverne, describes her job during the pandemic as “a nightmare.” Gonnerman, a nurse in health services at Smithfield Foods in Sioux Falls, spoke to a gathering at Take 16 Tuesday, Aug. 17, for the Rock County Farm Bureau annual meeting. “We care for a lot of people,” she said about the packing plant where 3,700 employees process 19,500 hogs per day. That was before February 2020…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 24, 2021Since 2007 Lisa Ehlers actively participated on the First Farmers & Merchants National Bank’s Relay for Life team, raising funds for cancer research. For many of those years, she was the annual event’s organizer. This year, however, Ehlers is sitting out, unsure if her own cancer treatments would leave her enough energy to complete the necessary event tasks. Cancer wasn’t something the mother…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 24, 2021Instructor Cheryl Nath told her Luverne Community Education students to choose color wisely and not worry about making mistakes. After all, the risk of pouring colors in and out of former yogurt containers is that they could mix together. “If you put the wrong colors together, they turn sort of gray or brown,” she said. Not to worry, though. “If you don’t like it, you can change it.” Changing…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 24, 2021The old concrete bridge near the Luverne City Park entrance will soon be removed, and River Road will have its own entrance to County Road 4 farther east. The project consists of the demolition of an old bridge and replacing it with a road that will be extended to County Road 4. This will leave Luverne’s main city park with one main entrance and exit, and River Road traffic will enter and exit…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 24, 2021Local leaders and child care professionals gathered for an emergency meeting last week after a number of in-home providers closed and announced closures. Ten Rock County providers left the profession in the past year, leaving roughly 120 children needing care elsewhere. That’s in addition to nearly 200 slots already needed locally. Luverne provider Nikki McLendon addressed the group Tuesday…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 24, 2021Rock County’s small cities will see significant increases in law enforcement expenses beginning in 2022, after years of little to no wage and equipment increases. Increases for wages and equipment range from $1,095 for the city of Kenneth to $14,770 for Hills. The mayors of Hills, Beaver Creek, Magnolia, Hardwick, Steen and Kenneth met with Rock County Commissioners and the Rock County Sheriff on…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 24, 2021To encourage more Luverne students to attend games and activities at home, the Luverne Board of Education voted unanimously to waive the $4 student ticket fees. The decision was made at a special Thursday night, Aug. 19, meeting, and the waiver of fees is effective immediately. Adult single tickets remain at $6 and an adult season pass is still $85. Board members discussed ticket prices and…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 24, 2021Additional stimulus aid will pump more than $2 million into infrastructure projects within Rock County. The federal government’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) will deliver $350 billion across the U.S. in response to the COVID-19 emergency and stimulate job development. Rock County will receive $1.8 million over two years. Deadline to commit the dollars to approved projects is 2024. Rock County…
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