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- By Mavis FodnessOctober 01, 2025Hills business owner Jessica Martens envisions the first “Fall Festival on Main” to be more than a community event in Hills. Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4, from 3 to 8 p.m., she said the festival will bring families and businesses together for a memorable day. “As a small business owner, I’ve learned that our community thrives when families have opportunities to come together,” she said. “…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 13, 2025The four-member team of Jacki Johnson, Gabrielle Ferrell, Erin Hamann and Amanda McDonald took the first Spelling Bee championship title on July 30. The team called themselves “Give ’em Spell.” Thirty words were used to declare a winner among the five teams that participated. Sponsored by the Rock County Library, the Adult Spelling Bee organizers selected words from the Scripps National…
By Lori SorensonFebruary 07, 2024The city of Luverne has sold its first TNT Tradesmen house and will invest the proceeds into a second TNT house currently under construction. The house was remodeled by the Luverne High School trades class, “Today and Tomorrow’s Tradesmen” (Tnt Tradesmen), led by woodshop teacher Darrel Van Aartsen of Van Aartsen Construction. The school partners with the city through building inspector Chad…
By Scott Rall, outdoor columnistMay 12, 2020We’re in the process of getting a new puppy, and it reminds me of the very first hunting dog puppy I ever had. I grew up with lap dogs, but this was a yellow Labrador named Scout, the first puppy from the first breeding at the newly created Round Lake Kennels around 1996. I knew about as much as nothing when it came to formal training, so I made all of the amateur mistakes a person could make. I…
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