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 FodnessJune 09, 2020Rock County Commissioners on June 2 unanimously declined to forgive penalties and late fees assessed to the Econo Lodge and Super 8 by Wyndham hotels in Luverne. In an email to auditor-treasurer Ashley Kurtz, Ash Patel, an agent with SARP, LLC in Sioux Falls, asked for the $8,866 to be forgiven. Patel stated the reason for the non-payment was “due to the economy downturn in 2019-2020.” No tax…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 09, 2020On June 2 the Rock County sheriff’s office became the first in Minnesota to have its own phone app to communicate with the public. “Rock County Sheriff’s Office MN” is free through app stores. At their June 2 meeting, Rock County Commissioners approved an annual support fee of $2,995 with OCV, LLC of Auburn, Alabama. Sheriff Evan Verbrugge said the phone app is funded through the department’s…
- By Lori SorensonJune 02, 2020Luverne City Council members on Tuesday took action to streamline permitting processes for businesses to begin offering outdoor services on June 1. On May 20, Gov. Tim Walz issued Executive Order 20-56 that allows for bars and restaurants to open on June 1 for outdoor service, as long as social distancing measures are maintained. To serve customers outdoors, restaurants will need permits to…
- By Lori SorensonJune 02, 2020For decades Luverne has kicked off the official start of summer with its community Buffalo Days celebration, with a Friday Night Cruise-In, Buffalo Days Parade and Arts in the Park with its signature vendor booths, carnival food and live entertainment. And it always involves crowds of people closely gathered to enjoy each other’s company. Since March, however, the coronavirus pandemic has changed…
- By Lori SorensonJune 02, 2020Elmer Bartels spent a good share of his final days gazing out the dining room window at Tonto Park across the street from his home in the northwest part of Luverne. Homebound for 18 months, he found joy in watching families and children play on the equipment and enjoy the outdoors, Eunice said about her late husband. “We watched little kids and especially day care providers,” she said. “That was…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 02, 2020A love of learning propelled Lisa Nath to the helm of Luverne Community Education, which views education as a lifelong activity. Nath is the third director to head the program that began in 1978 with Gregg Gropel, who laid the groundwork for the then new program. Karen Willers filled the position from 1999, when Gropel retired, until she decided to retire this spring. Nath embraces the scope that…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 02, 2020Overnight camping resumed Monday north of Luverne at Blue Mounds State Park, with officials following coronavirus guidelines outlined by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “All of our (72 main campground spots) met space requirements … so we were able to open them all up,” said park manager Chris Ingebretsen. “Anyone with reservations on June 1 or later will be honored.” Signs around…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 02, 2020H-BC staff repeatedly used the words “above and beyond” to describe the 2020 Hills-Beaver Creek School District Teacher of the Year and Friend of Education. Teacher Megan Klumper and paraprofessional Lexi Moore were recently honored during Teacher Appreciation Day last month. They were recognized again May 22 at the H-BC outdoor commencement, which they did not attend, due to the pandemic social…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 02, 2020Area churches opened the doors to in-person services Sunday, with one church, St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne, saying goodbye to its pastor. Pastor Gary Klatt delivered his last sermon May 31 to a socially spaced congregation of 75 people, about a quarter of normal church capacity. Klatt retires after 35 years serving in the ministry, 18 years in Luverne. Parishioners worked to develop a plan…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 02, 2020Anticipating lower revenues this fall, the Luverne School Board encouraged staff to curb spending as the district prepares for the 2020-21 school year. Board members encouraged administrators at the Thursday night, May 28, meeting to look at absorbing a recent teacher opening instead of immediately hiring a replacement. Board member Colleen Deutsch suggested the conservative approach due to the…
- June 02, 2020An emergency grant from the Minnesota Housing Partnership will help families in Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles, Rock, Murray and Pipestone counties keep their homes. The $50,000 grant, secured by MHP from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), will go toward emergency rental assistance support for families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic who have lost income, or…
- June 02, 2020Rock County Commissioners met Tuesday morning in a face-to-face meeting for the first time since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tables were spaced six feet apart and the number of people in the county meeting room was limited to 10. The public is encouraged to view the meeting from the Zoom link on the county website. The agenda included a closed session about the county’s court summons…
- June 02, 2020To the Editor: When I heard Premium Pork was coming to Luverne, I was excited. I thought I heard $20 plus per hour – good deal! Someone finally to take the place of Mid-Pack and IBP in the early days. Then, in the ’80s we had a union-busting president, poor farming economy, and social justice went down the drain. Now fast-forward -- $13 an hour. Come on, guys, how low can you go? I don’t know…
- June 02, 2020Hills-Beaver Creek families and students bid farewell to H-BC Elementary staff Thursday night, May 28, by driving around the elementary school in Beaver Creek where teachers were standing on the west lawn. They gave special attention to fifth-grade teacher Jason Blosmo and paraprofessional Ashley Syndergaard, who are leaving the district. Participants stayed in their vehicles, some of them…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 02, 2020Luverne High School speech coach Gavin Folkestad was selected by his peers as the 2020 Section Speech Coach of the Year. This is the first time the 10-year veteran coach has received the honor. “I was surprised when I heard I got the award,” Folkestad said. “We have a large number of great veteran coaches in our section who all would be well-deserving of being Section 3A Speech Coach of the Year…
- June 02, 2020Two adult trikes will join the fleet of free bicycles available through the borrow-a-bike program operated by the local Roll On Luverne Program Two more will be given to residents at The Oaks and Poplar Creek senior housing as part of Minnesota’s Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP). The agency informed the Luverne Chamber on May 6 that the community had been awarded a $2,200 grant to…
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