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 SorensonNovember 25, 2019Joanne Goehle is a legendary figure in the Hills-Beaver Creek School District, as was her late husband, Hugo Goehle, 40-year teacher and coach for the Patriots. While Hugo’s coaching successes are known throughout the region, Joanne’s contributions to the school were equally important, albeit not as visible. Many former H-BC students, however, were touched by Mrs. Goehle during their school years…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 25, 2019Luverne High School is seeking an interested business partner to fund its robotics team. Aaron Perkins, the school’s chemistry and physics teacher, is willing to advise the new activity, but up to $20,000 is needed for the robot, equipment and travel associated with competing. “The kit alone is $6,000,” Perkins told school board members Nov. 14 during a workshop session. Perkins and students are…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 25, 2019Pool and fitness center improvements and expansion plans are back on track in Luverne. City leaders will meet Dec. 2 with architects to finalize plans and authorize engineers to draw up plans and specifications for Phase 1 of the expansion. Items under consideration include: •updated showers and more private locker rooms with family changing rooms, •24/7 fitness center access, •flat space for…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 25, 2019Rock County commissioners appointed the first nine members to the new Rock County Economic Development Authority at their Nov. 5 meeting. Five people represent each of the five commissioner districts, two are at-large members and two are commissioners. They were selected based on their interest in serving on an EDA and they were assigned initial terms. “I am not looking for somebody to sit in a…
- November 25, 2019The 2019 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections began on Nov. 4, when ballots were mailed to eligible voters. The deadline to return the ballots to local FSA offices, or to be postmarked, is Dec. 2, 2019. County committee members are an important component of the operations of FSA and provide a link between the agricultural community and USDA. Farmers and ranchers elected to county…
- November 25, 2019The Department of Natural Resources is waiving entrance fees to all Minnesota state parks — including the Blue Mounds State Park — on Nov. 29, the day after Thanksgiving. “I wish everyone in Minnesota a peaceful and happy Thanksgiving,” said DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen. “And on the day after the holiday, I can't think of anything better than visiting one of Minnesota's spectacular…
- November 25, 2019The Luverne High School Class of 1954 gathered at the Luverne Country Club in September for a 65th class reunion. Pictured are (front, from left) Dorothy Woolsey, Nona Lehmann, Lloyd Matthiesen, Carol Halverson, Drew Gilbertson, (second row) Peggy Schmidt, Rosemarie Dietrich, Rosemary Herman, Joan Padilla, Helen Haggard, (back) Leona Timmer, Jim Klassen, Reinhold Schmuck, Charles Brummer, David…
- November 25, 2019... my brother. Bentley Elgersma ... Legos. William Kalka ... washing machines. Elijah Barnett ... mom. Rome Radley ... my parents getting us stuff for Thanksgiving dinner. Allydia Lynch ... my grandpa and grandma. Dawson Klay ... being with my grandpa and grandma. Bryce Johnson ... food. Kade Schneekloth ... food. Grady DeBoer ... eating turkey. Daniel Sina ... LOL doll…
- November 25, 2019... that I have a good family. Brody Aanenson ... for my family. MJ Brakke ... for my family. Hattie Breyfogle ... for my mom giving me food. Storm Christensen ...for my family and friends to play with. Alexandra Gangestad ... for my parents. Abel Ganun ... for saying kind things. Liam Goembel ... for Christmas. Mila Hawkins ... for my mom and dad. Bella Hubbing ... for my…
- November 25, 2019... cats. Ryleigh Barnett ... my skateboard. Jase Smeins ... friends. Omarion Kremin ... the universe. Calla Thone ... cats and dogs. Kara Zak ... my family. Miles Hanenburg ... the school. Avalon Dwyer ... my mom. Daphne DeBoer ... sharks. Cayden Jacobsma ... the army. Elsie Buntjer ... my skateboard. Hobey Sandbulte ... my family. Kinze Drost ... the universe. Riley…
- November 25, 2019... that I have a good family. Brody Aanenson … my mom. Norma Sofia Camarillo … turkey to eat. Garrett Carlson … being able to help people. Zayden Chaparro … my mom, my dad, and my sister Taya. Nevaeh DeBoer … my toys that mommy and daddy buy me. Amelia Delowe … nice friends. Ezra Horsman … my dad and my mom and my sister and brother. Kyler Krzmarzick … unicorns. Kinley Kurtz ……
- November 25, 2019... my dog and my family. Nicholas Bose ... my grandma and my toys. Sophia Bowman ... food and my brother. Xaimora Chatman ... my mom and dad. Madden Churchill ... food. Lana Dopheide ... my mom and my dog. Jaylynn Fitzpatrick ... my friends. Logan Hoff ... my family and my hamster. Sage Knorr ... my teacher, my school and my family. Gracie Koenig ... my family and my toys.…
- November 25, 2019I will hunt for my turkey with a gun. Take the feathers off. Then cook it on the grill. I don’t know how long. It will be brown. Cut it up, put it on a plate, and eat it. Maddox Baker Get a turkey from Wal-mart. Cook it in the oven for 4-5 minutes. Cut it, then eat it, but not the bone. I would want the leg. Benjamin Fick Get a turkey from a friend. Cook it in the oven for 10 hours on HOT.…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 19, 2019Diners and visitors at Generations in Luverne Tuesday were treated to a lefse demonstration by mealsite coordinator Lynette Hoiland and her husband, Mike, and her mother, Sylvia Niessink. The potatoes were previously peeled, cooked, mashed and cooled, but the rest of the process was demonstrated, step by step. The Hoilands mix 3 1/2 to 4 cups of flour with 15 pounds of cooled mashed potatoes,…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 19, 2019The Rock County Land Management Office (LMO) is taking a “patient persistence” approach to enforcing the state’s buffer law, and so far it seems to be working. Arlyn Gehrke, LMO engineering technician, told the county Soil and Water Conservation District Board Monday that 92 percent, or 775 parcels out of 840 identified in the county, are compliant with the state buffer law as 2019 draws to a…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 19, 2019Three representatives from Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School traveled to National Harbor, Maryland, last week for the 2019 Blue Ribbon Schools recognition ceremony. H-BC Elementary was honored as an “exemplary high performing” school, based on the third- through fifth-grade students’ Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment scores for 2018. Superintendent Todd Holthaus and teachers Shelly Fischer…
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