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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- June 02, 2020The Rock and Pipestone County offices for USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) are currently open to phone and virtual appointments only but can still work with producers on timely filing crop acreage reports. FSA staff can provide assistance over the phone, by email and through virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams. The acreage reporting deadline for most crops in Rock and Pipestone counties…
- By Lori SorensonMay 26, 2020The Luverne High School Class of 2020 wrapped up the school year with a virtual commencement and spectacular community parade Sunday afternoon. After a long spring of missed events and landmark senior moments, the parade — with fire truck escorts and enthusiastic community support — was a welcome opportunity to celebrate with a little human interaction. The parade — about 100 units long — started…
- By Lori SorensonMay 26, 2020Codie Deutsch of 75 Diner and Felicia Hanson of Sincerely Yours listened intently to Gov. Tim Walz’s online press conference on May 20. As they hoped, he announced another round of loosening restrictions on restaurants, salons and other businesses that were closed on March 18 to slow the coronavirus spread. Deutsch learned Wednesday that her restaurant could serve patrons for outdoor dining. “I…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 26, 2020For an hour on Thursday, May 21, students and parents created a bumper-to-bumper procession through the Luverne Public School parking lots. They waved, greeted, smiled and celebrated “We Did It!” with pre-K through senior high teachers and staff who stood on the sidelines waiting. The event was a farewell to the 2019-20 school year and Distance Learning that had students learning from home…
- May 26, 2020The Luverne City Council met at the wastewater treatment plant Tuesday, May 19, to tour construction on the $14 million improvement project. The general contractor, Gridor Construction, Buffalo, has taken advantage of cooperative weather to make progress on Luverne’s wastewater treatment facility improvements. The new sludge storage tank walls are in place, and the crews have turned attention to…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 26, 2020In 55 years as a combined school district, Hills-Beaver Creek High School conducted its first parking lot commencement Friday. The 17 seniors received their diplomas as they social distanced inside their vehicles and listened to commencement speakers. Each vehicle drove by the front of the school where School Board Chairman Arlyn Gehrke handed students their diplomas through open windows.…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 26, 2020Local county fair organizers will decide in a special meeting next week whether or not the 2020 Rock County Fair will take place. On Friday the Minnesota State Fair Board canceled this summer’s 2020 event instead of modifying the annual 12-day format for coronavirus distancing. Now local fair organizers are weighing their options. “We want to do what is safe for our community,” said Adam…
- May 26, 2020The building that used to be home to the Luverne Laundromat and Dry Cleaners in downtown Luverne was reduced to rubble Wednesday morning, May 20. Lynn Petersen with Chad VerSteeg Excavating used an excavator to grab, push, crush and load the block building into city of Luverne trucks for disposal at the demolition landfill east of Luverne.
- By Lori SorensonMay 26, 2020An alert neighbor and quick emergency response saved the home of Mark and Amy Overgaard Friday when their shop was destroyed by fire. Luverne Fire Chief David Van Batavia lives in the same neighborhood as the Overgaards on Rowe Drive east of Luverne. He said he was on the back porch when he heard his wife, Jessica, yell from the front yard. Black smoke was pouring out of the Overgaards’ shop. He…
- May 26, 2020The comprehensive advocacy training course Parents in Policymaking is now taking applications from Minnesotans with disabilities and parents of young children with developmental disabilities. Applications are due July 10. There is no cost for this program. Starting in September, the nationally recognized leadership training is presented in eight sessions over nine months. “We aim for self-…
- May 26, 2020The Verne Drive-In Theater enjoyed positive response to its season opening night Friday night, May 22, in Luverne. New owners, the Kevin Rozeboom family, reported a nearly full house Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with lower attendance on Monday, when it rained. Theater operator Doug Rozeboom, and his sister Gracie, who helps with business operations, said they’re looking forward to new releases in…
- May 26, 2020Luverne-Adrian FFA Chapter members were recognized May 11 during the Luverne High School virtual awards night. The chapter’s annual awards night was canceled due to the coronavirus concerns, and adviser Dennis Moritz presented only a small portion of the member awards at the school’s awards night. The entire list of award winners for the Luverne-Adrian chapter members is as follows: Greenhand…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 26, 2020Local FFA chapters didn’t have to travel far to participate in the annual Minnesota FFA State Convention. The high school students turned to their computers for this year’s event May 19-21. Organizers planned speakers, workshops, award presentations and evening activities for chapter members to experience virtually. As part of the program, the top three placings in individual supervised…
- May 26, 2020Retired high school band director Dale Nelson played “Taps” in Luverne’s Maplewood Cemetery Monday along with buglers and trumpet players across the country for “Taps Across America.” With parades and gatherings canceled over the Memorial Day weekend, brass players were asked to stand on their porches or wherever they may be at 3 p.m. Monday and play “Taps.” The idea was a brainchild of retired…
- May 26, 2020Luverne Daisy Scout Mila Rensink, 7, and her mother, Emily Rensink, recently helped deliver 90 boxes of Girl Scouts cookies to local organizations after the annual cookie sale was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. The regional council, Dakota Horizons, Sioux Falls, made arrangements and had the surplus cookies paid for and instructed troops to donate their extra cookies. In Luverne,…
- May 26, 2020Joyce Elaine Wessels, 91, died Saturday, May 23, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A graveside service open to the public will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 29, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Please follow social distancing of 6 feet from those of other households and do not attend if ill. There will be a celebration of life at a later date. In…
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