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 03, 2017Income for Rock County Opportunities Inc. community-based services has declined more than $60,000 in the year after the state implemented a $20 million reduction in funding. RCO Executive Director Elizabeth Schear reported the loss to county commissioners at their Sept. 5 meeting. The reduced disability waiver rate system meant the local program lost $66,000 or 13.8 percent of its normal…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 02, 2017Rock County’s lone entrant in the Minnesota 4-H State Dog Show took the champion agility ribbon at the Sept. 23-24 event. Rebecca Austin of Luverne and her dog, Tessa, competed in the Grades 3-8 Jumpers 1 Agility event, coming away with top honors. Austin received blue ribbons in three other events – beginner agility, beginner obedience and pre-novice rally, where she also received an award of…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 26, 2017A scant $49 put a student-led fundraiser over the goal and placed three Luverne school administrators in the spotlight Friday afternoon. Luverne High School students Jadyn Anderson and Anika Gust challenged middle and high school students to raise $4,000 for americares.org, a non-profit disaster relief organization, to bring aid to hurricane victims in the South. The final total was $4,049. “I…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 26, 2017What started as a fundraiser for music students now promises to be a high-energy performance by a group that sounds remarkably like the Steve Miller Band. The Locals, as they call themselves, are comprised entirely of Rock County musicians who will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, in the historic Palace Theatre. Kenny Rolling is lead singer and lead guitarist, Susan Skattum plays keyboard. On…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 26, 2017Felicia Hanson has been working in recent months to improve her salon building on Main Street, and the Luverne Economic Development Authority on Monday approved funding to help the project along. The EDA approved Hanson’s application for the city’s Façade Improvement Program at 123 E. Main Street. The project will include tuck pointing and caulking stone joints, electrical work for window lights…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 26, 2017Jason and Annalisa Cunningham, Luverne, are praying for a good night’s sleep. Since their identical twins, Sawyer and Knox, were born a year ago, they haven’t slept more than 1 1/2 hours at a time. But a year ago at this time, they were praying for their babies to live, so sleep is easy for them to sacrifice. During pregnancy the babies developed twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), a…
- September 26, 2017Dan Hamann (left), Gene McClain and Bruce Predmore assemble the new playground equipment at St. John Lutheran Church on North Cedar Street Friday. The playground for the church’s Little Lambs Preschool is being assembled on ground north of the church, and the current preschool playground space will be utilized for something else. The new playground was purchased with gifts and endowment funds.
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 26, 2017Luverne’s middle and high school students assembled in the gymnasium Friday afternoon for a message of perseverance by a South Dakota family whose champion attitude took them to Madison Square Garden and around the world. Bruce and Diane Crevier currently live near Elkton, South Dakota, and operate Champions Forever Ministries. The couple and their 12 children perform basketball tricks and ride…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 26, 2017Jodi Pfarr grew up poor in in South Minneapolis. She understands what it’s like to live without middle class luxuries like a car or a college savings account. She also knows how hard it is — especially today — to escape poverty. Pfarr now travels the country to educate people about poverty and its impact on communities. She was in Luverne Thursday through the Blandin Foundation to guide community…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 26, 2017Commissioners voted unanimously at their Sept. 19 meeting to increase the Rock County levy by 4.75 percent. The 2018 preliminary levy increase of $613,010 will bring the new levy amount to $5,727,498. “These numbers are just the taxpayers’ contribution, not the total budget,” Oldre said. “The county’s (total) budget is really $12 million.” Commissioners had discussed a 2.55-percent increase in…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 26, 2017The Luverne Cardinal Marching Band enjoyed a successful outing Saturday in Waseca with a first-place win on the parade route and a second-place finish on the field. Luverne student competitors also received Waseca’s “Spirit Award” for their attitude and enthusiasm at the event. They’ll bring this spirit to the Tri-State Band Festival in Luverne this weekend when more than 26 marching bands from…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 26, 2017After months of re-negotiating, Luverne School Board members unanimously signed an agreement with the Luverne Hockey Club effective now through the 2017-18 season. The agreement retroactively covered last season, leaving the expired contract’s terms at the same costs to the district. The district paid the salaries and benefits of the head coaches for the girls’ and boys’ teams. Under the new one-…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 26, 2017The Hills-Beaver Creek School District was on alert Friday after learning that a secondary student on social media Thursday night made a threat to “shoot up the school.” Superintendent Todd Holthaus sent a message to district parents Friday morning informing them of the threat. “This threat has been taken with all seriousness,” he wrote in the message to parents. “As a school, our students’…
- September 26, 2017Alexia Kemper (left) and Landon Rogers were crowned Adrian High School’s Homecoming queen and king during coronation ceremonies Monday night. The Homecoming game against New Ulm Cathedral begins at 7 p.m. Friday.
- September 26, 2017Tammy Loosbrock, Sanford Luverne Medical Center senior director, was named to the Becker Hospital Review’s 60 Critical Access Hospital CEOs to Know in 2017. This recognition is another in a growing list of Sanford Luverne achievements. In April Healthgrades presented Sanford Luverne with its 2017 Outstanding Patient Experience Award. In May the organization was evaluated by iVantage Health…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 26, 2017Fourteen Rock County 4-H’ers participated in the Minnesota 4-H State Shooting Sports and Wildlife Invitational conducted earlier this month in Fairmont. Participants, competition categories and placings included Michaela Abels, intermediate class B archery, 13th; Carter Abels, junior skillathon, 73rd, and junior class A archery, 71st; Jacob Henning, junior BB gun, 24th; Austin Henning,…
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