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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- June 11, 2019This year’s summer reading theme is “Showtime at your Library.” In addition to youth and adult reading programs, the Rock County Library kicked off a variety of weekly events including Story & Art, Story Hour, Laptime, Teen Group and an upcoming Peace Park event at various public locations in Luverne throughout July. Friends of the Rock County Library sponsored an ice cream social after the…
- June 11, 2019
- By Lori SorensonJune 11, 2019Luverne’s 3,000-piece nutcracker collection is the third largest in the world (after Germany and Leavenworth, Washington) and visitors increasingly stop off I-90 and venture into town to see it. City leaders are looking to capitalize on this traffic and invited local artists to create ten 18-inch nutcrackers to be exhibited at the History Center where the nutcracker collection is housed. These…
- June 11, 2019USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin accepting nominations for county committee members on Friday, June 14, 2019. Agricultural producers who participate or cooperate in an FSA program may be nominated for candidacy for the county committee. Individuals may nominate themselves or others as a candidate. “I encourage America’s farmers, ranchers, and forest stewards to nominate candidates to…
- June 11, 2019Poor planting conditions this spring are forcing some farmers to make decisions on prevented planting. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is advising farmers about the legal requirements for selling and buying seed in Minnesota. This includes cover crop seed. There are several issues the MDA has found in past years that violate Minnesota’s Seed Law. Buying grain from an elevator for…
- June 11, 2019
- By Lori SorensonJune 04, 2019Luverne’s 35th annual Buffalo Days weekend unfolded under near-perfect weather conditions, which made the celebration especially enjoyable, according to Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere. “We have to give credit to the weather gods,” she said. The sunshine was especially welcome after an unusually cold, wet spring that prevented annual Arts in the Park activities from taking place in the…
- By Lori SorensonJune 04, 2019On Jan. 24, 1994, the Minnesota Veterans Home, Luverne, welcomed its first two residents. That day marked the culmination of a three-year lobbying effort to locate the state facility in Luverne and two years of construction after Luverne was selected in 1991. It also marked the start of an unrivaled economic activity in Luverne. “It was a major development not only for veterans, but for the…
- By Lori SorensonJune 04, 2019U.S. Sen. Tina Smith spent time in southwest Minnesota Thursday, May 30, on a “rural economy tour” of outstate communities. She boarded the Luverne Trolley that afternoon and visited Midwest Dry Cast, Premium Iowa Pork and Dragonfly. “It’s good to be here today,” she said. “To see what’s happening out here is really inspiring.” She said she was impressed by what she saw and the people she met.…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 04, 2019U.S. Senator Tina Smith toured the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne for the first time May 30 as part of a “Rural Economy Tour” of southwest Minnesota. Smith briefly addressed the crowd at the veterans home as a Memorial Day Service was wrapping up. She has served as senator since 2018, after serving as the state’s lieutenant governor for five years. Smith, in a short address, congratulated…
- By Lori SorensonJune 04, 2019Trinity Lutheran Church is 125 years old and its parish members are celebrating the anniversary this weekend, with food, fellowship and a look back on the church’s history in the community of Jasper. The German Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church was organized in the early 1890s around the same time the Methodists, Presbyterians and Norwegian Lutherans were starting churches in the booming little…
- June 04, 2019The Service Over Self event kicked off its second year with more than 90 participants scheduled to complete more than 75 identified projects including one at Mead Court, where a sandbox, bench and paving stones were installed for the neighborhood to enjoy. Even before the project was finished, service participants were showing the fun that can be had playing with sand.
- By Lori SorensonJune 04, 2019Luverne’s 3,000-piece nutcracker collection is the third largest in the world (after Germany and Leavenworth, Washington) and visitors increasingly stop off I-90 and venture into town to see it. City leaders are looking to capitalize on this traffic and invited local artists to create 10- to 18-inch nutcrackers to be exhibited at the History Center where the nutcracker collection is housed. These…
- By Lori SorensonJune 04, 2019“Farming is an occupation that requires a tremendous amount of faith,” Rev. Billy Skaggs told about 60 people at Thursday night’s Farming in Faith event in Luverne. Skaggs is pastor of Living Rock Church, which hosted the gathering in Grand Prairie Events in response to increasing stresses on the farming community. Farmers across the region are up against a fourth year in a row of record low farm…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 04, 2019A proposed campground east of Luverne can move forward under an amended ordinance passed by county commissioners May 21. Mike Davis and Billy Cowell, both of Luverne, proposed creating a campground along 111st Street southeast of the Luverne City Park in Luverne Township. However, campgrounds weren’t a permitted use in ag districts in Rock County until commissioners unanimously supported amending…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 04, 2019For the first time in decades, a bridge project will be postponed in Rock County because no bids to complete the work were received. “Everyone is booked through October,” County Engineer Mark Sehr told commissioners May 21. The notice to construct a new bridge on County Road 52 over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad in Martin Township was completed in late April with the bid opening…
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