2024
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 10, 2024Rock County Commissioners approved pay increases for elected employees at the last meeting of 2023 on Dec. 26. The increases took effect Jan. 1. Salaries for elected commissioners Sherri Thompson, Gary Overgaard, Jody Reisch, Greg Burger and Stan Williamson increase 5 percent from the current $21,733 to $22,820. Commissioners also approved three-year employment contracts for county…
- By Lori SorensonJanuary 10, 2024City of Luverne union employees are in their second year of a three-year contract, which calls for a 3.5-percent increase in 2024 and a 3.5-percent increase in 2025. At their year-end meeting in December, council members acted on finance resolutions that included other wage adjustments for 2024. The city’s non-union, administrative and department heads will also receive 3.5-percent salary…
January 10, 2024Little Arabella Brown arrived on Jan. 3 as Sanford Luverne’s New Year Baby 2024. She was delivered by Dr. Nicole Woodley to parents Zoey Logan and Cody Brown, Slayton, weighing in at 8 pounds, 2 ounces, and measuring 19.5 inches long.- January 10, 2024The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 75 state parks and recreation areas on Monday, Jan. 15. With this year’s unusual weather, it’s good to know there are many winter park activities that don't require snow or ice, such as birding, winter hiking, nature photography, and having a campfire with hot chocolate and s’mores. And, if sufficient snow…
January 10, 2024The Luverne High School mock trial team put in a little practice Thursday night, Jan. 4, in the school’s media center. Team members’ family and friends were invited to view the prosecution and defense teams take on one another in a practice prior to this week’s opening of the mock trial season. Coach Zoe DeBates explained busy schedules prevented a full team practice and she organized family…
January 03, 2024Nearly 60 people hiked along with Blue Mounds State Park naturalist Tiffany Mueller for the First Day Hike hosted in part by Friends of the Blue Mounds State Park Monday afternoon, Jan. 1. Mueller pointed out unique park features such as the Sioux quartzite boulders and the fact that the ancient red rocks somehow give the park a bluish hue from a distance. She also said science has proven that…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 03, 2024Members of the Hills-Beaver Creek High School mock trial team are preparing for the season that opens next week. The 15-member team is working on this year’s case, State of Minnesota vs. Smiley Inc., and the first two meets will be Jan. 9 in Slayton against Luverne and Jan. 17 in Ivanhoe against Murray County Central. Rounds 3 and 4 will be completed virtually. They will be matched against two…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 03, 2024The Luverne High School Mock Trial team will compete in Slayton Jan. 9 under the direction of new coach Zoe DeBates. The 2019 LHS graduate formerly worked as the child guide in Luverne Elementary School and stepped forward this fall to take over the successful team that was 4-1 over the past two seasons. “While working at LPS, I was made aware that the season was quickly approaching with no…- By Pastor Walt Moser, First Baptist Church, LuverneDecember 27, 2023In just a few days a new year will start, 2024. Somehow changing one digit in the year makes us feel like there is a new beginning. Now it is 2024! 2023 is gone, it is history, and we can start fresh, to change patterns in our lives. Depending on who you read or listen to, they will either tell you to make New Year’s resolutions or that New Year’s resolutions are not important, don’t even think…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 15, 2023Rock County is one of 13 counties in the state chosen to pilot an electric vehicle (EV) in 2024. Commissioners approved $15,300 toward the $91,000 vehicle at their Nov. 7 meeting. County engineer Mark Sehr supported piloting the federal program. “It’s a test run for all of us counties to see if it’s even viable for us to use,” he said. “We are the only district to be using them so far.” All…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 15, 2023The 2024 Luverne Education Association Teacher of the Year Becky Runnoe immediately recognized her peers when she was honored Monday afternoon. “Thank you, guys, so much for this honor,” Runnoe said through tears. “It takes a team, and every single one of you has been a part of the team.” The Teacher of the Year and 2024 LEA Friend of Education (see related story) were announced Monday…- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 27, 2023The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board is proposing a $2.5 million increase in the district’s levy to start paying on its latest bond referendum. The state Department of Education determined the local levy, increasing the amount 179.49 percent over 2023. H-BC School Board members approved the maximum amount for the preliminary levy during their Monday, Sept. 25, evening meeting. The district’s…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 27, 2023Editor’s note: Corrected to reflect total investment and fee revenues 0928 Hills Levy 2024 Hills sets preliminary levy at half percent increase for 2024 By Mavis Fodness Increases in insurance and law enforcement prompted Hills City Council members to raise the levy for 2024 by just over a half percent at .529. The increase will add $761 to the 2024 budget, which covers a projected…
September 06, 2023Students in the Luverne High School Class of 2024 gathered Tuesday morning on the football field to watch the sunrise on their last first day of school. The annual event, organized by student council members, was open to all seniors to attend the early morning gathering. Sunrise on Tuesday was 6:52 a.m.
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