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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- July 26, 2022Luverne High School Class of 1962 graduates gather July 14 at Take 16 Brewery for a reunion. They include (front row, from left) Bill Mohr, Bob Alink, Linda (Bowman) Moeller, Joyce (Raschke) Forrest, Sandy (Miller) Murphy, Darlene (Hitch) Woolsey, Barb (Mulvihill) Priesz, Stephanie (Anderson) Frackman, Bill Martin, (back) Bill Reu, Carl Meinerts, Loren Forrest, Dale Heckt, Virg Smit, Vivian (…
- July 26, 2022On Monday Rock County 4-H’ers were busy bringing general projects to the exhibit building on the fairgrounds in Luverne. Each exhibitor talked with a judge, who will award the 4-H’er with a purple, blue, red or white ribbon.
- July 26, 2022Hunters can apply for special youth deer hunt permits through Friday, Aug. 19, to hunt in several state parks in Minnesota. The Blue Mounds State Park special youth hunt will be Nov. 19-20. The number of participants is limited to 10, with a bag limit of two bucks. These hunts are for youth ages 12-15 at the time of the hunt. Adults must accompany youth during these hunts. More information is…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 19, 2022Luverne residents, alumni, businesses, organizations and individuals hosted an epic four-day party Thursday through Sunday for Cardinal Pride Weekend. Festivities started Thursday, July 14, with 15,000 free hot dogs, courtesy of local businesses, for the 60th anniversary of Luverne’s iconic Hot Dog Night, which included Wiener Dog Races, live music, beer garden, demonstrations, fire department…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 19, 2022At the Cardinal Pride “Generations of Excellence” event Saturday at the LHS performing arts center, audience members viewed what’s next for Luverne Public Schools. Hosted by current school superintendent Craig Oftedahl, the event featured vocal and piano performances by future and past LHS graduates. Oftedahl took audience members on a look back at the recently completed construction project. A…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 19, 2022When the Kenneth School was demolished earlier this month, the event evoked memories of better days for the former white two-story, two-room facility. Most memorable was the winding metal fire escape once attached to the northwest corner of the school built in 1901. For those in the Kenneth community, the fire escape was a popular slide. “That was more fun than anything,” remembers Doris (…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 19, 2022A new wheelchair ramp is finished at Team E’s Fieldhouse & Fitness Center in Hills. The ramp allows easy access to the 24-hour facility for everyone. “The goal for the fitness center is not only for the general public, but also for those with disabilities, which is part of Game Plan 4 Hope’s mission,” said Missy Bass, Game Plan 4 Hope director. Game Plan 4 Hope opened at the former grain…
- July 19, 2022Forty-three entrants traveled down Luverne’s Main Street Saturday morning in honor of the Cardinal Pride weekend. Featured prominently were the LHS school colors of red and white worn both by those in the parade and those watching along the four-block parade route.
- By Lori SorensonJuly 19, 2022This week’s extreme heat is part of a hotter than normal summer that forecasters have been warning of. Monday’s temperatures soared into the 90s with heat indexes nearing 100 degrees, and the heat wave is expected to continue through the rest of the month. With that in mind, local leaders are asking utility customers to conserve energy to help level peak use. “Electric utilities and regulators…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 19, 2022Strong real estate sales in Rock County are driving market values higher in 2023. The higher values are based on sales from Oct. 1, 2020, to Sept. 30, 2021, in Rock County. There were 185 “arm’s length” parcel sales recorded in the Rock County Land Records Office during that timeframe. Due to the sales, the market values for 2023 increased by as much as 40 percent in some areas of the county,…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 19, 2022A 57-percent increase in their home’s assessed market value for 2023 prompted Greg and Margaret Kuiper of rural Luverne to question the valuation process used in the county at the June 28 Board of Equalization meeting. “There seems to be some discrepancy as a home is appraised or assessed as far as I am concerned,” Greg Kuiper said. “I just want to see it being an equal process.” County assessor…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 19, 2022A committee of 20 stakeholders will help with long-term facility decisions for the Hills-Beaver Creek School District, and interested members have until Aug. 1 to apply. The H-BC School Board Building and Grounds Committee worked with ATS & R Architects of Minneapolis to evaluate the district facilities. At the July 11 meeting, that group recommended a stakeholders committee to consider the…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 19, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek School District Superintendent Todd Holthaus received a “meets expectations” rating from board members this summer. The seven-member board rated Holthaus at 3.40 out of a possible 4.0. The evaluation took place in closed session June 27 with board members presenting results at their July 11 meeting. The annual evaluation was for the 2021-22 school year. Each board member rated…
- July 19, 2022Duininck Inc. of Prinsburg began widening the shoulders last week along County Road 4 east of Luverne from the Rock River bridge to County Road 9 near the radio station. The shoulder work (shown above from Friday) is completed and will be paved in early August during a mill and overlay of County Road 4 from the Rock River to Magnolia.
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 19, 2022Rock County commissioners unanimously passed a one-year moratorium halting the sale of hemp-derived THC food and beverages in Rock County. The county’s action Tuesday on the moratorium is in response to the state’s legalization of tetrahydrocannabinols, which began July 1. The cities in Rock County are expected to follow suit in adopting similar moratoriums. The action essentially allows local…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 19, 2022Living Rock Church pastor Billy Skaggs survived two kidney transplants in his lifetime only to be diagnosed with cancer last summer. Skaggs retired from the pulpit in June after 12 years with the local congregation in order to focus on healing. “That was not very easy,” he said about the congregation that had become like family. “I married their kids and buried their grandparents. … It’s hard to…
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