In April, Hills-Beaver Creek School District voters approved a $26.5 million bond referendum for a new elementary school in Beaver Creek.

Local law enforcement and the Minnesota BCA are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on the morning of Dec. 13 in rural Rock County.

UMC community Christmas Eve meal Dec. 24

About 260 students in four middle school and high school choirs sing under the direction of Seana Graber in the Luverne performing arts center last week to a full auditorium of audience members.

Luverne City Council members certified the levy at $3,232,740 for taxes payable in 2024.

Beaver Creek City Council members approved their 2024 budget and levy during their final meeting of the year Wednesday, Dec. 13.

The city of Hills is looking toward the future as council members agreed to hire a third party to develop a strategic plan for the community of 694 residents.

Christians believe “God so loved the world that he gave his only son” to take away the sins of the world (John 3:16), and as such, Christmas is a celebration of the arrival of Jesus as told in the Bible’s second chapter of Luke:

I was going to write a column on my favorite five Christmas movies, but the more I thought about the Christmas movies I enjoyed, the more it made me think about family traditions.