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 FodnessOctober 10, 2017The Magnolia Juniors 4-H Club partnered with Shopko and the Tracy Area Animal Rescue to host “Paws to Remember Dani” Saturday morning, Oct. 7. “I really wanted to do some kind of a community pride project,” said 4-H’er Mallie Fick, a fifth-grader at Luverne Elementary. “I thought it would be kind of fun to remember Dani.” Daniella Gacke took her life at the age of 13 earlier this year. Fick and…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 10, 2017Luverne district residents will vote Nov. 7 on a $23 million bond referendum for school building upgrades and improvements. While property owners study its impact on their taxes, students are studying the referendum as a class project in their high school government class. Teacher Dave Rysdam said it’s the perfect opportunity to apply a real-world local case to a local government assignment. “It…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 10, 2017A public hearing is set for Tuesday, Oct. 17, for the county to consider adopting a local ordinance to enforce the state’s new buffer law. The hearing begins at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners Room at the Rock County Courthouse. Commissioners will take comments as well as act on the proposal outlining the implementation and enforcement of the state’s riparian protection requirements. The buffer law,…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 10, 2017Rock County Highway Engineer Mark Sehr will seek federal funds to replace the timber-pile bridge destroyed by a July fire near Beaver Creek. Commissioners originally considered using $520,000 earmarked for the weight-restricted bridge south of Magnolia to repair the burned County Road 52 bridge located over the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad in Martin Township. The cause of the blaze is…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 10, 2017Luverne Public School’s proposed facility improvement received a positive review by the state’s education commissioner. In the Oct. 3 letter to the district, Dr. Brenda Cassellius said the district met the necessary state requirements and her office reviewed the $31 million facility improvement and expansion plan. “With this positive review and comment, voter and board approval is required in…
- October 09, 2017Donations of new or clean, gently used coats of all sizes are being accepted now until the end of the month for individuals and children in Rock County for the “One Warm Coat” program. Coats and other cold weather accessories can be dropped off at the Luverne Elementary School commons or at the ATLAS office at 201 E. Main (second floor) in Luverne. ALTAS will also accept monetary donations to…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 03, 2017The Luverne Cardinal Marching Band hosted the 67th Annual Tri-State Band Festival Saturday with 26 bands participating, After competing in 90-degree, humid conditions the previous weekend, many of the bands and spectators welcomed Saturday’s breezy 60-degree day, despite a few light showers. Minnesota bands included Pipestone Area, Adrian, Tracy, Worthington, Murray County Central and…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 03, 2017Each year, schools conduct fire drills to train students and staff to exit a building quickly and safely. School fires are rare, yet fire safety practice continues. Last week Luverne Public Schools implemented a new safety training intended to protect students in school shootings. There have been 160 active shooter incidents in the United States between 2000 and 2013, according to FBI data. The…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 03, 2017Dozens of children and families hunted for pumpkins and gourds near Luverne City Park Saturday for a Pumpkin Patch event hosted by Jennica Arp’s family. As an infant Jennica was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, and her parents, Jill and Jerad Arp, have organized annual community events under the name Jennica’s Journey to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Jennica is now 7 and this…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 03, 2017Blue Mounds State Park employees spent Thursday, Sept. 28, eliminating woody growth and dead vegetation with a prescribed burn. According to assistant park manager Tom Sawtelle, burns take place each year when weather conditions permit and when personnel are available. He said the park is behind on its normal burn schedule. “Ideally we like to burn the 500-acre bison range every year,” he said.…
- October 03, 2017Luverne Community Education and the Rock County Community Library partnered to organize the Story Walk Thursday night, Sept. 28, outside at the Luverne Community Education Building. Fifteen families with children up to 5 years old strolled along the lawn reading the 25 placards featuring pages from the story “Quick as a Cricket,” by Audrey Wood. Taking the self-directed parent-child stroll…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 03, 2017An extra $15,000 is available for community enhancement in Luverne, thanks to an online voting effort in the community. Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) gave Luverne its Strong Communities Award in the rural category of a recent contest that drew 12,000 votes among four qualifying communities. FHLB member Exchange State Bank partnered with Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow (…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 03, 2017A small group of South Donaldson Street residents attended a Sept. 28 public hearing about a request to rezone a piece of land in their southwest Luverne neighborhood. Mike and Traci Davis have requested their property on the northeast corner of The Lake be changed from R-1 Single Family Residential to I-1 Limited Industrial. To address their request, the Luverne Planning and Zoning Commission…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 03, 2017The planned $8 million in health and safety improvements at Luverne Public Schools means the levy may increase by 5.92 percent for next year. Earlier this year, school board members used their levy authority to pay for necessary upgrades and improvements to the middle/high school facility, which was built in 1956. Property tax amounts are expected to stay at or lower than the current level due to…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 03, 2017Tourism expert Roger Brooks was “blown away” by Betty Mann’s 2,800-piece nutcracker collection at The History Center. “This is flat out amazing,” he said during his June 9 assessment of Luverne. “This is worth getting off the interstate for.” He showed an artist’s rendering of a possible billboard on I-90, “Luverne: Home of the largest nutcracker collection in the Midwest.” Despite all of Luverne…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 03, 2017Through persistent work by county officials and a hired hydrogeologist, Rock County received its renewed landfill permit after almost nine years of waiting. However, days after receiving notice of the permit approval earlier this month, the permit’s new testing perimeters placed the demolition landfill out of compliance with state standards. Rock County Land Management Director Eric Hartman…
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