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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- By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2019As each Memorial Day and Veterans Day approaches, local sandblaster Vance Walgrave is busy etching names onto pavers for veteran memorials throughout southwest Minnesota. In Luverne, however, the pavers are engraved on-site at the Rock County Veterans Memorial. Walgrave, owner of Those Blasted Things, brought his equipment to the courthouse grounds Thursday, May 16, to etch a paver that joins…
- By Lori SorensonMay 21, 2019There’s still no location or funding for a downtown plaza, but a final concept drawing was presented Monday night to about 50 people at Grand Prairie Events. Plaza Committee Chairman Dave Haugom called the meeting a “big reveal” of work done to this point. “This plan takes all the ideas from our previous meetings and it’s all rolled out tonight,” he said. “The three main concepts that we had…
- By Lori SorensonMay 21, 2019Sanford Luverne’s new ambulance garage is ready for use, and a Saturday morning open house gave community members a glimpse inside their local emergency services. One of the first people there was Luverne’s Gene Cragoe, who last week observed what he calls the fifth anniversary of his second birthday. “Five years ago I almost died, and these guys brought me back,” he said. Cragoe suffered a…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2019Fifteen high school students displayed the results of a new yearlong program intended to prepare enterprising young people for careers in the business community. Southwest Minnesota Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities began in the fall of 2018 as a cooperative vocational education option for up to 22 students in Luverne, Ellsworth, Edgerton, Adrian, Hills-Beaver Creek and Pipestone school…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2019After months of rain, snow and gray skies, the Luverne Area Chamber organized a “Bike, Walk, Ride” event for Thursday, May 16, on The Loop bike trail with a fundraiser pork loin sandwich meal at The Lake. The event was deemed a success when rain showers stayed away. According to chamber director Jane Lanphere, local businesses and organizations teamed up to host the fun event and fundraiser for…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2019Luverne High School band instructor Richard Owen gave his jazz band students a little extra lesson May 15. Three days before the district closed for the summer, Owen and his students set up a launch pad on the west side of the school campus. About a dozen rockets of varying sizes were constructed by the students or assembled from kits and were ready for their maiden flights. For several weeks the…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2019In the coming weeks city and township officials will decide whether or not to join the newly formed Rock County Economic Development Authority. A 14-member committee of county commissioners studied the pros and cons of forming a countywide EDA for two months before recommending the new board. Robin Weis with the Southwest Regional Development Commission outlined the committee’s findings at the…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2019Luverne Public Schools wrapped up the 2018-19 school year Friday, and by Monday teachers, paraprofessionals and custodial staff had removed classroom items from the middle-high school’s west wing, choir and band rooms. The district received permission from the state to begin classes before Labor Day last year and extend the school day an extra 30 minutes for an early dismissal this spring.…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2019Emergency repairs will be made to the bridge along County Road 1 in southeast Rock County. Ice flow this spring damaged the bridge’s wood pilings, allowing a three-inch sag to develop on the bridge deck. Repairs are estimated at $52,500. Since state officials deemed the repairs as an emergency, the county is able to tap into the Federal Highway Emergency Fund to pay for the completed work.…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2019Late fees will no longer be charged on materials turned in after the due date to the Rock County Library. Library director Calla Jarvie made the policy change announcement May 15. “As of today there will no longer be late fees for books, audiobooks and music CDs,” she said. The length of the borrowing period was also lengthened from two to three weeks. The new late fee policy doesn’t apply to old…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2019End of school year field trips allow students and teachers a break from normal classroom activities. Leaving the building for a morning field trip doesn’t mean that learning stops. On May 7 the 100 Luverne Elementary fourth-graders traveled in two groups to Rock County Opportunities. RCO serves adults with developmental and related disabilities. Last year the students helped RCO move landscape…
- By Lori SorensonMay 21, 2019The Luverne BackPack Program is in its 10th year of providing at-risk children with nutritious, pre-packaged foods for weekends until school and access to meal programs resume. This program is funded by local donations, staffed by volunteers and serves more than 200 children ages preschool to 12th grade during the school year. In its first year in 2009, 75 students in Luverne Elementary School…
- By Lori SorensonMay 21, 2019One stolen vehicle has been located and another has been reported stolen, according to information from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. A minivan was stolen May 11 from Centennial Apartments in Luverne and was recovered this past weekend in Sioux Falls. The report stated that the red 2003 Dodge Caravan had been parked at 120 N. Spring Street with the doors locked. There were no leads on…
- By Lori SorensonMay 21, 2019By Lori Sorenson In the April 30 poverty simulation at Grand Prairie Events, Luverne High School student Alyssa Nattress was assigned the role of a 9-year-old whose mother was in prison and her father wasn’t in the picture. She and her 7-year-old brother lived with their disabled grandpa and their grandma who worked full time and couldn’t tend to them much because of her work hours. Nattress…
- May 21, 2019Rock County Red Arrow recently gave a $1,000 donation to Generations (formerly known as Rock County Senior Citizens) to support the upcoming building project for a new dining and activities center. Pictured are Generations president George Bonnema (from left) and Red Arrow board members Peggy Adams, Mike Schacht and Mary McLaughlin.
- May 21, 2019The deadline for Resource Conservation Partnership Program – Conservation Stewardship Program applications to be considered for funding in fiscal year 2019 is Friday, June 21, 2019. This special RCPP-CSP sign-up is targeted for four partnership projects: •Improving Working Lands for Monarch Butterflies. •Agricultural Water Quality Certification. •Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape. •Prairie Pothole…
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