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 SorensonMarch 10, 2020Minnesota is home to over 44,000 snowbirds, people who call this state home but live elsewhere for part of the year, and the State Demographic Center is hoping they’re counted as Minnesotans for the 2020 Census. To raise awareness, March 13 is Text Our Snowbirds Day, and the local Complete Count Committee is asking Rock County residents to help out. “Our goal is to make sure we count each and…
- March 10, 2020The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) Board of Directors focused considerable discussion Monday on grain quality concerns and related farm safety measures. “It’s always hard to store higher moisture grain. Combine this with low-test weight, and we are having a perfect storm of grain quality issues in our bins,” said Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) President Kevin Paap. “Our state…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 10, 2020Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon applauded the 21-percent statewide voter turnout in the 2020 presidential nomination primary. “We hadn’t held a binding primary like this since 1956, and so there was no real way to predict how voters would turn out,” he said, adding that 885,000 primary voters represent a 177-percent increase compared to 2016 caucuses. “I am thrilled that Minnesotans…
- March 10, 2020Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup beginning March 16. The signup runs through May 15. “Through this CRP Grasslands signup, farmers and ranchers can protect grasslands, rangelands and pastures, while maintaining the land as working grazing lands,” said State Executive Director Joe Martin. “The program emphasizes support…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 10, 2020The first competition of the Luverne High School robotics team yielded a rookie team award and plenty of experience, according to coach Aaron Perkins. Perkins, 17 students and three adult chaperones traveled to the Great Northern Regional 2020 FIRST Robotics Competition Feb. 26-29 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The team named the “Mighty Morphing Banana Slugs” was one of 60 teams competing at the…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 10, 2020Next week Hills-Beaver Creek High School choral students will sing on stage with multi-platinum-selling rock group Foreigner. They will join band members on stage to sing the chorus to their No. 1 hit “I Want to Know What Love Is.” “They were so excited,” said director Amy Comp. “Foreigner is a cool band that they listen to, and they wanted the opportunity to sing on stage with them.” The H-BC…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 10, 2020Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization’s first Walk-a-thon raised more than $6,300 for various education activities. The kindergarten through fifth-grade students walked 346,698 steps around the elementary gymnasium on Feb. 21. Students collected pledges from Feb. 12-20 and earned points to be used at the school’s Patriot Pride Store. The online pledges were accepted through…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 10, 2020The Luverne High School speech team traveled to Montevideo Saturday, March 7, for the Thunder Hawk Speech Invitational. The Cardinals brought home a third-place trophy. There were 13 schools and 108 competitors at the event. Several LHS speech team members earned individual awards at the invitational as follows: •Creative expression: Meagan Hansen, fourth. •Drama: Zoe Perkins, red ribbon. •Duo…
- March 10, 2020Seven Hills-Beaver Creek music students participated in the Celebration of Music Festival March 4 in Brandon, South Dakota. Students Bailey Spykerboer (playing flute) and Mazzi Moore (clarinet) were chosen for the seventh- and eighth-grade band. Rebecca Swenson, Sylvia Fick, Madison Gaugler, Jaci Stubbe and Ashton Taubert were selected for the grades seven and eight choir. Bob Goheen, former…
- March 10, 2020Local music fans were treated to a surprise concert Sunday evening by the University of Sioux Falls wind ensemble, which performed at the Carnegie Cultural Center in Luverne as part of a weekend tour. “They asked us if they could do a concert, and we didn’t have much notice to publicize it,” said Janine Papik of Luverne Street Music, which leases the Carnegie building. “But it was just beautiful…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 03, 2020In a matter of weeks, Premium Minnesota Pork will accept its first delivery of antibiotic-free hogs for processing at its Luverne plant. “The pigs that are coming here are already on the ground (born),” company president Dan Paquin said during a recent tour of construction progress. May 4 is the production start day in the former Gold’n Plump facility. The Hospers, Iowa, company will process up…
- March 03, 2020Mild weather prevailed over the weekend with high temperatures reaching the mid-40s to begin the month of March, which is known for its abundant snowfall and precipitation. On Tuesday morning, however, plenty of robins are seen in Luverne with a bald eagle making his presence known in a field near Hardwick. The temperatures are allowing existing snow to melt slowly, exposing the bare ground…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 03, 2020Rock County Democrats and Republicans, along with Minnesotans statewide, gathered for precinct caucuses Feb. 25, one week ahead of this week’s Presidential Nomination Primary. The Democrats met in the Generations building on East Lincoln Street in Luverne, where 22 people participated. Rock County Republicans met at the Luverne Elementary School commons, where 25 participated. Both local parties…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 03, 2020Popcorn is bringing students and adults together at Luverne Middle-High School. “Popcorn Friday” is a once-a-month activity between students in grades 6 through 12 and clients at Rock County Opportunities in Luverne. After an initial trial run in January, the first official Popcorn Friday took place Feb. 21. Jennifer Radtke spearheaded the activity. “For most people with physical and intellectual…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 03, 2020Basketball action paused in the Luverne High School gym Feb. 18 when a Luverne High School senior was recognized for his involvement in academics, arts and athletics with a Triple ‘A’ award. Gunnar Oldre, son of Kyle and Sara Oldre, Luverne, is the sub-region 10 Triple ‘A’ recipient for 2020. He received a certificate, a plaque and a medal from Luverne High School Principal Ryan Johnson, chairman…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 03, 2020About 600 Luverne Elementary School students played games in the gym last week to learn about oral health, thanks to the Rock County Oral Health Task Force under #Luv1LuvAll. February was National Children’s Dental Health Month, and students celebrated “dental days” on Feb. 25 and 26 with interactive games and presentations in the north gym. Under the direction of Cris Gilb, executive director of…
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