Rock 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.

Luverne 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.

Luverne’s future Kids Rock! Child Care Center is currently a gutted office building awaiting renovation this spring.

Commissioners scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday, Feb. 6, to consider possible changes to the county’s tobacco sales and use ordinance.

A good way to measure growth over time is to track the number of building permits issued for construction.

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Phone numbers with the 507 area code are running out, so new numbers assigned in southern Minnesota will begin with a 924 area code.

Snowshoeing 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.

January is Poverty Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to take stock of personal beliefs and biases.