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 SorensonJuly 17, 2018Two more previously blighted properties in Luverne will see new construction following action at the June 26 City Council meeting. The city is working on an agreement and land sale with Cleveringa Construction for the development of two lots — 104 and 108 West Barck Avenue. Merlin Cleveringa will develop the lots into one four-unit multi-family housing complex, and the new housing units will be…
- July 17, 2018Pink flamingos have long been a familiar lawn ornament, and an oversized plastic flamingo resides in the backyard of Jane Cote (far left) and her husband, Ron, on Harrison Street in Luverne. The blow-up pool is a favorite with day-care children Raven Hawkins (center) and Alex Gangestad. Swimming was an especially popular activity Wednesday afternoon, July 11, the first of two days of heat…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 17, 2018Six Luverne residents are among the airmen deployed with the South Dakota Air National Guard 114th Fighter Wing out of Sioux Falls on Wednesday. Jaidyn Elbers, Joe Baustian, Makayla Sterrett, Alec Hoven, Abby Pierce and Jack Baustian were among the airmen and aircraft deployed for Southeast Asia this week in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. Their parents are Todd and Diane Elbers,…
- July 17, 2018Coffey Contemporary Arts (CCA), an arts exhibition and education facility in Luverne, is featuring artist Lindsay Carone for Lord Grizzly Gallery's newest exhibit, “Offering.” Carone is a New York-based American artist working primarily in sculpture, installation and textiles. According to gallery owners and curators Cody and Nicole Henrichs, Carone’s recent work for “Offering” reflects her…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 17, 2018An idea three years ago to update restroom fixtures at the Ellsworth ballpark blossomed into a city campground that opened this summer. Ellsworth City Council member Spencer Swenson said the city received $2,000 for the restrooms in 2016 from the Lyon County, Iowa, Riverboat Foundation. The mini grant started a three-year $100,000 investment project for the Ellsworth campground. “When we got the…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 17, 2018Renewable Energy Systems hosted a landowner meeting last week to answer questions about plans for a $200 million wind farm. RES plans to construct 36 to 40 wind turbines in Martin and Beaver Creek townships in the southwest corner of Rock County. Scott Jansen and Lisa Bellen with RES conducted the 90-minute meeting Tuesday night, July 10, at the Hills-Beaver Creek High School in Hills. About 50…
- July 17, 2018Crews wrap up work at the corner of Highway 75 and West Dodge Street Friday, July 13, after the intersection was torn up for more than a week. Workers repaired a water main and moved a fire hydrant to the west. The water main problem had been discovered during the school year, but the city decided to fix it after school was out in order to avoid traffic congestion. The hydrant was moved in…
- July 17, 2018Rock County Commissioners signed a proclamation Tuesday morning, July 10, designating Rock County as a Purple Heart County to honor local veterans who were wounded or killed while protecting the freedoms enjoyed by all Americans. “The Purple Heart is not an earned award but a reward for shedding blood,” said Ken Teunissen (right) with the Military Order of The Purple Heart Chapter 5355 in Sioux…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 17, 2018Five Luverne High School students earned national recognition at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference June 28-July 2 in Atlanta, Georgia. Zoe DeBates, Jacinda Hustoft, Lindsey Roemeling, Sage Ver Steeg and Shane Berning participated in one of 30 family and consumer science-related competitive events. They competed against more than 4,500 students in the Students Taking Action with Recognition…
- July 17, 2018Several local insurance professionals were recently recognized for excellence by the Insurance Professionals of Greater Sioux Falls. Samantha DeBates, Senior Advantage Account Underwriter of Continental Western Group of Luverne, was named Insurance Professional of the Year for excellence in the insurance industry for 10 years or more. The award considers participation in association activities,…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2018Carol Nelson’s colleagues honored her 45 years at Exchange State Bank, Luverne, on Tuesday, May 22, with a party and open house. “I never had a job interview,” Nelson said, looking back on her career. As a high school senior at Hills-Beaver Creek, then local bank owner Dennis Roning dropped by the business class and, on the spot, offered then Carol Wallenburg a job at the Exchange Bank of Hills…
- May 29, 2018
- By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2018When Luverne High School senior Katie Fick rolls across the stage to receive her high school diploma Sunday afternoon, June 3, the paper document represents an end to childhood and the beginning of adult independence. Much of Fick’s determination was fostered five years ago when she joined a wheelchair basketball team in Sioux Falls. As a youngster, Fick didn’t consider herself different from…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2018In under an hour, more than a dozen volunteers unpacked, fastened and placed 145 American flags at sunrise Monday in honor of Memorial Day. The early morning hour didn’t bother those who showed up, including the four Sasker siblings as they quickly snapped the flags onto the metal poles and placed the poles into the ground-level holders. “I don’t mind,” said Layne Sasker, the youngest of the…
- May 29, 2018Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday authorized the use of funds from the State Disaster Assistance Contingency Account for emergency relief in Nobles County, Rock County, and St. Louis County. Certain areas of each county experienced significant damage to public properties caused by a major winter storm with heavy snow and gale force winds, which resulted in subsequent flooding. The severe winter storms…
- By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2018The Luverne Optimist Club volunteers delivered sand to local backyards Monday, May 21, marking the group’s 40th year of sand deliveries. According to club member Don Amos, sand deliveries to local family sandboxes was the first community service project the Optimist Club did when the group first organized in Luverne in 1978. For last week’s deliveries, the group met at the Howling Dog before…
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