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 SorensonOctober 06, 2020Grand Prairie Events in Luverne will be the location for the Minnesota Department of Health’s free, “no barrier” COVID-19 testing next week. MDH is hosting free testing stations in dozens of communities across the state, and Luverne’s testing event will be from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 13-15. Nasal swab testing will be free, available to any Minnesota residents who feel they…
- October 06, 2020Workers with Gil Haugan Construction of Sioux Falls assisted Luverne Public Schools in removing the outdated goal posts from the school’s football field Friday morning, Oct. 2. The workers first sawed each of the goal post’s central pipe in half before pulling the two posts out of the ground with a telehandler. Previously the two-post goal post was located within the end zone, and a player near…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 06, 2020The Luverne School District levy is set to decrease by 4.4 percent for taxes payable in 2021. The district next year will levy $3.904 million, which is $179,805 less than the $4.084 million levied this year. Luverne School Board members set the district’s preliminary levy at their Sept. 24 meeting when they also scheduled the truth in taxation hearing for 7 p.m. on Dec. 21 during the district’s…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 06, 2020The Hills-Beaver Creek School District levy is set to increase by less than 1 percent in 2021 following action at the H-BC School Board’s Sept. 28 meeting. For taxes payable in 2021, the district will levy an additional $8,612 or .64 percent more than in 2020. Local property taxpayers contribute $1.361 million to H-BC’s $5 million annual budget. State and federal education dollars make up the…
- October 06, 2020With the majority of the remodeling complete inside the Luverne Middle-High School, workers with Gil Haugan Construction of Sioux Falls turned their attention to the performing arts center located on the north side of the school’s new entrance and commons area. On Friday, Oct. 2, workers were busy laying down concrete decking (right) and assembling the steel framework for the balcony (left). …
- October 06, 2020Scholarships totaling $7,800 have been awarded to Luverne graduates by the A.R. Wood Scholarship Trust committee. New scholarship recipients are 2020 Luverne High School graduates Jordan Winter and Gunnar Oldre. Nine renewal scholarships were awarded to prior LHS graduates Jayden Anderson, Anika Gust, Aric Meinerts, Mark Robinson, Sierra Schmuck, Emma Verbrugge, Benjamin Wagner, Jenna Schelhaas…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 06, 2020Authorities are investigating a Sept. 30 shooting death of a 7-year-old boy in Jasper where very few details have been officially released. According to the Pipestone County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement and ambulance personnel responded to a call at 108 Wall Street West, Apartment 4, at 5:49 p.m. Wednesday. It was reported that a 7-year-old male victim was unresponsive, and when the…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 29, 2020Hills volunteer firefighters spent several hours Thursday evening, Sept. 24, learning how to use new rescue equipment in grain entrapment emergencies. “It’s an extremely versatile piece of equipment,” said Hills Fire Chief Jared Rozeboom. “There are a variety of ways to put this together — it doesn’t have to be a perfect circle.” Ten curved, metal interlocking panels slide together to surround a…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 29, 2020A year ago, Dan and Marie LaRock dreamed about an indoor arena for the equine-assisted therapy and riding programs at their nonprofit Rock Ranch. Marie, who works full time for the ranch, spent much of 2019 rescheduling or canceling the outdoor classes due to the multitude of inclement days. When she did have classes, she and her group of 20 volunteers spent hours grooming mud from the nine…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 29, 2020Local officials are assessing damages at Luverne’s Municipal Airport after a Wednesday night fire broke out in the main building. Fire crews were called to the scene shortly after 10 p.m. on Sept. 23 and arrived to find an active fire along the north wall of the airport office and shop building. Fire damage was contained to the office area and adjoining wall to the shop, but insurance adjusters…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 29, 2020Rural Ellsworth native Tyson Wessels, 42, was arrested Friday night in Yankton, South Dakota, after two days on the run from law enforcement. According to information from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Wessels escaped custody Tuesday during transport with another inmate from a court appearance in Turner County to the Minnehaha County Jail. Authorities say Wessels assaulted a Turner County…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 29, 2020Luverne City Council members took action at their Sept. 22 meeting to go ahead with the planned expansion and remodel of the pool and fitness center. The $4.8 million project, which includes an outdoor splash pad on the south side of the pool, could be completed in May of 2022 if all goes as planned. In addition to the splash pad, improvements will include: •new locker rooms. •four family…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 29, 2020Rock County Commissioners are proposing a 2.15-percent levy increase for taxes payable in 2021. The proposed 2021 increase garners an additional $127,000 for a total levy of $6.3 million, or about half the county’s annual budget. Included in the 2021 budget is $79,000 earmarked for reserves. The amount would be the seventh straight year commissioners added to the reserve fund. “You’ve done a…
- September 29, 2020It was one for the history books. Luverne's iconic Tri-State Band Festival this year played out in the form of a marching band clinic to a small audience of family members in the bleachers at Cardinal Field Saturday afternoon. The Luverne band — the only one to play — performed its “Moving On” routine in full marching form, but the pandemic made its mark on the legendary event, which…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 29, 2020The U.S. Air Force has awarded Kenneth native Justin Rust the NATO Meritorious Service Medal for Spring 2020. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Meritorious Service Medal, approved by the North Atlantic Council, is awarded to military and civilian personnel who have been commended for providing exceptional or remarkable service to NATO. Chief Master Sergeant Rust earned the recognition for…
- September 29, 2020Vander Pol Excavating out of Orange City, Iowa, has been laying concrete over the past several days on the Luverne Loop Trail near the city park. Phase 3 of the trail crosses East Main Street on the west side of the Rock River Bridge and follows the Redbird Field driveway and through green space between the backfield and the river. It will continue south and cross the railroad tracks and follow…
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