Hot, hot hot dogs!
The 62nd annual Hot Dog Night July 11 in Luverne drew thousands of people who consumed 15,000 hot dogs.
Food rescue program brings Kwik Trip, Food Shelf together
Twice a week local volunteers gather food items from the Kwik Trip in Luverne for Thursday distribution at the Rock County Food Shelf.
Capistran considered Army band before going into teaching
Editor’s note: Four educators from Luverne Public Schools packed up their lesson books, cleaned their desks and retired from positions they held for a combined 124 years.
Library friends add green space
Friends of the Rock County Library typically support activities and special projects inside the library.
Luverne celebrates Fourth of July
Luverne community leaders and volunteers hosted a full day of Fourth of July activities at The Lake on Thursday, July 4.
Experts advise farmers how to 'restart' flooded acres
Following flood damage to local crops, farmers are considering options for soil that was supposed to grow corn and soybeans.
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January 24, 2024Luverne music students, families and volunteers hosted their classic Winter Carnival Saturday night in the high school gym. Students manned carnival games, face painting, cake walks and more while volunteers helped with concessions, cotton candy, Bingo and other fundraising activities. According to Music Boosters organizers, crowds were steady Saturday night despite frigid temperatures. The event…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 24, 2024Friday’s celebration of the Hills Day Care Project allowed community members to tour the first-of-its-kind building and meet providers leasing space for family day care businesses. Donna Bernhard and Kassie Haak will open family day care businesses once their special licenses are issued through Southwest Health and Human Services in Luverne. The providers have signed agreements with the city of…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 24, 2024Rock County’s School Resource Officer Jeff Stratton updated Luverne City Council members on his role with local students during their meeting Tuesday night, Jan. 23. “I’m building relationships with kids,” he told council members. That’s specifically what he was hired to do when the program started with the 2022-23 school year. The goal was to have a liaison between the Sheriff’s Office and…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 24, 2024Luverne High School engineering technology students combined a history lesson with three- dimensional printing to build a model of the war plane flown by the late Quentin Aanenson, a recent Luverne Alumni Hall of Fame inductee. Teacher Bill Thompson wanted students to wrap up his engineering class by building replicas of the P-47 Thunderbolt plane flown by Aanenson when he was a fighter pilot in…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 24, 2024Luverne’s future Kids Rock! Child Care Center is currently a gutted office building awaiting renovation this spring. Meanwhile, the Kids Rock! non-profit organization that will operate the center took some major steps in the past week with strategic planning of its board. At a Jan. 16 retreat, the group decided on the organization’s function and priorities as it moves into its next phase of…- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 24, 2024Commissioners scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday, Feb. 6, to consider possible changes to the county’s tobacco sales and use ordinance. The hearing begins at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’ room at the Rock County Courthouse. A committee appointed by commissioners at their Jan. 2 meeting recommended four changes to the current ordinance and presented them at the Jan. 16 County Board meeting…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 24, 2024A good way to measure growth over time is to track the number of building permits issued for construction. Luverne building official Chad McClure compiled numbers for 2023 when he issued 177 permits valued at $10,105,595. Of those, seven were for single-family home construction valued at $1,369,625 and comprised 13.5 percent of permit valuations last year. McClure points out that these…- By Lori SorensonJanuary 24, 2024Phone numbers with the 507 area code are running out, so new numbers assigned in southern Minnesota will begin with a 924 area code. The area code won’t be assigned for new phone numbers until Aug. 30, but the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is telling callers in the region to begin using the prefix 507 when dialing starting Jan. 30. For example, Luverne City Hall at 449-2388 has been…
- January 24, 2024Snowshoeing is the perfect way to beat cabin fever, bringing people outside for fresh air and providing a connection with nature that is beneficial for physical and mental health. Snow came late to Minnesota this year, and although there are still areas of the state with little snow cover, there are also many locations in northern and southwest Minnesota with enough snow for snowshoeing. There…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 17, 2024Sparks flew last week during Chris Louwagie’s Power Mechanics class at Hills-Beaver Creek High School. A $60,000 grant from the Frank Boon Trust allowed the school to upgrade the electrical infrastructure in the shop area and double the number of welding stations available for students’ use to 12. An iron-working machine was also purchased, allowing the students to easily pinch, cut, drill and…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 17, 2024Longtime Luverne educator and community member Elmer Menage died last week, prompting former students and athletes to reminisce about their beloved teacher, coach and mentor. “He was one of the best coaches I ever had,” said Luverne’s Burdell Braa who played football under Coach Menage in 1972, ’73 and ’74. “He was one of those guys who always had a smile on his face and a one-liner ready. He’d…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 17, 2024Construction is due to start in April on the new elementary school in Beaver Creek, and city and school officials are still discussing water options for the facility. Blayne Parkos is director of mechanical engineering for ATSR, the Minneapolis firm handling construction for the Hills-Beaver Creek School District. He addressed Beaver Creek City Council members at their Jan. 10 meeting to…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 17, 2024An important lesson comes to life during the Hills-Beaver Creek High School students’ one act play, “Complaint Department and Lemonade,” according to director Amy Comp. “You’ll have to stop by and see to hear it,” said Comp. “It’s a fast-paced comedy with some laughs for everyone.” The 40-minute performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at the high school…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 17, 2024For the past 18 weeks, Luverne teenager Thaddeus Ginn has calmly leaned into the K101 radio studio microphone and explained why he chose certain National Football League teams to win those weeks’ games. “I’m very passionate about radio and speaking my opinions to people,” the 13-year-old said. “It’s just a very fun experience for me to be able to come and talk about something I love very much…- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 17, 2024Luverne High School ag instructor Matt Fodness is offering a basic welding class through Luverne Community Education for ages 14 and older. The four-session class is offered on Tuesdays beginning Feb. 6. Fodness said he’s returning the favor for skills he learned over the years. “I am ever grateful for the people that have been willing to share these things with me,” said Fodness, now in his…
January 17, 2024Art Ehde, Luverne, and his son, the late Scott Ehde, were honored as Outstanding Conservationists of the Year at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts last month in Bloomington. They were selected by the Rock Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) for the award, which recognizes individuals and organizations for outstanding accomplishments…
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