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 Sorenson iAugust 23, 2016The wooded property near the Luverne City Park has been purchased by private investors for a possible campground site. The Luverne Country Club owned the former Boy Scouts land and sold it earlier this month for roughly $36,000 to Billy Cowell and Mike Davis, with possible financial support by other investors. Davis serves on the campground committee of local leaders and community volunteers who…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 23, 2016Incoming Luverne fifth-graders Roselynn Hartshorn and Henry Hartquist chose two non-conventional band instruments to begin lessons with last week. Most first-year students choose flute, clarinet, trumpet, saxophone or trombone, but these two had their own ideas. Hartshorn chose the French horn based on a try at the brass instrument from a family member. Hartquist chose the tuba. “I thought it…
- By Lori Sorenson iAugust 23, 2016Dick Remme was as proud as punch Thursday night when he took his 1940 Pontiac Silver Streak to the classic car show at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. The white-wall tires were spotless and the black paint and chrome trim were polished to a mirror finish. And Remme was grinning from ear to ear. “It was my grandfather’s car,” he said. The automobile was originally bought at Schoon Motors,…
- By Lori Sorenson iAugust 23, 2016The filing period closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, for candidates interested in running for upcoming school board, small cities and some township elections. Rock County Auditor Treasurer Ashley Kurtz has received final information from those offices, and is finalizing candidates for the Nov. 8 General Election ballots. School boards In the Luverne School District, four people are seeking…
- By Lori Sorenson iAugust 23, 2016Phase II of the “four corners facelift” project is underway on the northeast corner of Highway 75 and Main Street in Luverne. Crews started last week in front of W-2 Quality Meats, digging up sidewalk and laying the groundwork for what will become an “entrance” to Luverne’s downtown district. “The goal is to grab the attention of drivers and say, ‘This is a major intersection. Go east to Main…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 23, 2016Twenty-seven people participated in the first Stein-Holding Contest during Saturday afternoon’s Rock River Beerfest. The contest featured a men’s and a women’s division with each challenged to hold, at shoulder height, a glass stein filled with beer weighing 5 ½ pounds. Each division was limited to 20 participants. Sixteen participated in the men’s division, with Josh Arndt, Mike Davis and Jason…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 23, 2016Luverne voters will have an opportunity this fall to answer the question of allowing on-sale liquor on Sundays. Recent history shows a lack of support for the measure. In 2004, 60 percent of Luverne voters said “no” to the question of allowing on-sale liquor on Sundays. In 2008 Luverne voters again rejected Sunday liquor sales (requested then by Dave Halverson for Sharkee’s) by a narrow margin of…
- August 23, 2016Hinkly House summer night of music Aug. 18 Trumpeters David Nelson and Hans Bakken performed on the front porch of the Hinkly House Thursday night, Aug. 18, as part of the Hinkly House Summer Night of Music series. The front lawn of the Victorian period home was filled with listeners in lawn chairs who enjoyed lemonade along with the music. The Hinkly House on North Freeman Avenue in Luverne is…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 23, 2016Luverne may soon be home to a community solar garden. The city of Luverne has budgeted $100,000 in 2017 to pursue plans for a possible city-owned solar garden. “We are still very much in the preliminary stages,” said Luverne City Administrator John Call. “We don’t really have a timeline yet and no site has been selected,” he added. A community solar garden is a collection of solar panels built…
- August 23, 2016Sanford Luverne Clinic was recently recognized with a 2016 Minnesota Bridges to Excellence Award for delivering exceptional quality outcomes for patients with diabetes, vascular disease and depression. The Minnesota Bridges to Excellence program is a health care purchaser-led pay for performance program that recognizes improvements in patient care in clinics across the state. The program,…
- August 23, 2016About the same number of small game hunters took to the field in 2015 compared to the year before. By species, the number of pheasant hunters was up slightly, with duck hunters stable and grouse hunters down slightly, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources annual small game survey. In 2015 the number of pheasant hunters was 63,350, representing an increase of 10 percent from…
- August 23, 2016Important dates: •Sept. 1: 2016 MPP premium payment deadline; 2017 NAP Fall-Seeded Annual Crops sales deadline; 2017 NAP Value Loss Crops sales deadline; 2017 NAP Controlled Environment Crops sales deadline. •Sept. 5: FSA Office closed for Labor Day. •Sept. 15: CRP Managed Harvesting and Grazing ends – remove all livestock and bales. •Sept. 25: CRP Managed Harvesting and Grazing reporting…
- August 23, 2016More than 300 law enforcement agencies statewide will take drunk drivers off the road as part of the extra DWI enforcement campaign Aug. 19 — Sept. 5. The idea is to get drivers to plan ahead as summer winds down. In the last five years, August was the worst month for DWI offenders, averaging 2,509 arrests, followed by March (2,399) and July (2,354). On average, drunk driving will be a…
- By Kent ThiesseAugust 23, 2016Even though we are getting fairly late into the growing season, some crop challenges remain. The very wet and warm growing season in much of the Midwest has been very favorable for the development of corn and soybean diseases. Some of these diseases that occur before plants reach maturity can cause plants to die down earlier than normal, which can ultimately reduce yields. Root-rot diseases also…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 16, 2016A new deck of thoroughly shuffled playing cards settled a second-place tie in the Rock County Board District 3 election. Three candidates had filed for election to that seat, including 32-year incumbent Ron Boyenga, rural Kanaranzi, and two challengers, Greg Burger and Darrel Van Aartsen, both of Luverne. The Aug. 9 primary election should have narrowed a three-way contest for the County Board…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 16, 2016Kenneth Fun Days Friday and Saturday featured inflatables, lawnmower train and pony rides. The event concluded with a supper to raise funds for the community’s snow removal fund.
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