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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- September 26, 2017The Luverne High School student body selected eight seniors as their 2017 Homecoming candidates. Vying for king and queen crowns are (front row, from left) Rachel Oftedahl, Sierra Schmuck, Gracie Bosch, Anika Gust, (back) Derek Fodness, Jaxon Nelson, Tyler Reisdorfer and Mark Robinson. Coronation takes place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, in the Luverne Elementary School gymnasium. Luverne will…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 19, 2017Twenty years ago The Oaks celebrated its grand opening in Luverne as the first of its kind congregate care facility in the community. Since then, the 28 apartment units have remained at full capacity with waiting lists to get in — proving indeed the need for such housing in Luverne. The residents, staff and their families celebrated The Oaks 20th anniversary with cupcakes and coffee in the dining…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 19, 2017Luverne City Council members took action at their Sept. 12 meeting to change the zoning designation along Roundwind Road. The property is currently zoned “Business Park,” which allows for various business uses. The zoning change is R-1, which would allow for various residential uses. A public hearing on July 13 allowed for comment by residents in the area, who mostly said they would prefer to…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 19, 2017Glen Gust retired from 40 years in the grocery business nine months ago, but he returned to Luverne Monday night to accept an award from local business leaders who named him Outstanding Chamber Member of the Year. “Thank you all … I’m very humbled,” he said in the crowded Sterling’s Café and Grille. “Thank you all for giving me a great chapter in my life. I loved it.” He also thanked his family…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 19, 2017A portion of a planned rezoning request was granted Tuesday, Sept. 5, in action taken by the Rock County Commissioners. In a unanimous roll call vote, commissioners supported keeping about 28 acres in Luverne Township Section 15 zoned for general agriculture use. Commissioners originally requested the entire 108-acre parcel located south of Luverne rezoned to general industry. However, property…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 19, 2017Hardwick’s first woman council member and later mayor died Tuesday, Sept. 19, from health complications at the age of 74. Janyce Baustian was first elected to the Hardwick City Council in 1983 and became mayor four years later. She returned to the position in 2016 to fill the previous mayor’s unexpired term and was elected to the position last fall. In a Jan. 14, 2016, interview with the Rock…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 19, 2017Eight members of the 2017 Rock County 4-H Horse Show qualifying team were named top herdsman at the recent Minnesota State 4-H Horse Show in St. Paul. Adam Fodness, McKenna Westphal, Joni Vander Beek, Lizzie Chapa, Kallie Chapa, Ayden Bonnett, Kellie VanDerBrink and Kennedy Safar earned the top honors in the large county division Sept. 15-18. Each county was judged twice daily during the event on…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 19, 2017A grassroots committee in support of the Luverne School Board’s plan to expand and upgrade its aging school facilities is currently organizing. Local attorney Ben Vander Kooi updated board members about the committee’s intentions during their meeting Thursday evening, Sept. 14. He said a volunteer steering committee has met twice and will launch a six-week “Vote Yes” campaign after Labor Day. The…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 19, 2017The tax levy in Luverne is set to increase by 5.73 percent, according to action at the Luverne City Council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 12. As required by law, the city set it’s proposed 2017 tax levy — payable in 2018. It can be lowered at a later date, but not increased. The City Council reviewed the five-year capital improvement plan at the July 13 meeting and the proposed 2018 operating budget at…
- By Glenda McGaffeeSeptember 19, 2017Trenton Bass, a senior at Hills-Beaver Creek, remains hospitalized from a serious neck injury he suffered Friday night Sept. 8 during a high school football game in Mountain Lake. Supporters around the region are following his recovery, and his mother, Missy Bass, shared a Facebook update Sunday, Sept. 17. “We ask that you pray Trenton’s blood pressure stays up so they can take him off the meds…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 19, 2017Groundbreaking was Monday, Sept. 18, for the Balaton Bay Reef Training and Engineering Center, the largest land-based shrimp facility in the Upper Midwest. The 12,000-square-foot, 40-foot-tall facility will house a reef of eight 150-foot-long, stacked Tidal Basins. It will serve as a training and engineering facility to prepare employees for work at the Luverne Bay Harbor shrimp production…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 19, 2017The new State Patrol canine recently helped Rock County Deputies seize 4.6 pounds of marijuana and 34 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Three suspects from Michigan are now facing felony drug charges after they were arrested Sept. 9 at the Quality Inn on South Highway 75 in Luverne. According to the criminal complaints filed last week in Rock County District Court, deputies were called to the…
- September 19, 2017Adrian High School candidates for Homecoming royalty are (front, from left) Rylie Hokeness, Hannah Bullerman, Paige Tweet, Alexia Kemper, Paige Bullerman, (back) Nick Harder, Ryan Wieneke, Landon Rogers, Brady Henning and Bradden Kunkel. Coronation activities are set for Monday, Sept. 25, kicking off a week of Homecoming festivities.
- September 19, 2017The Hills-Beaver Creek 2017 Homecoming court includes front (from left) freshmen attendant Abby Knobloch, sophomore attendant Sadie Fuerstenberg, junior attendant Amber Bos, mistress of ceremonies Grace Holthaus, Queen Megan Gehrke, queen candidates Olivia Richards, Halle Hoekstra and Paige Tilstra, (back) king candidates Dustin Teune, Preston Maassen and Dean Fuerstenberg, master of ceremonies…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 19, 2017Luverne Public Schools students are raising money to support americacares.org, a non-profit disaster relief organization helping hurricane victims in the South. Each homeroom has a jar to collect donations, as do the school offices. High school students Jadyn Anderson and Anika Gust are spearheading the effort. “We are Minnesotans; we are pretty much as far as it gets from ever experiencing a…
- September 19, 2017The Luverne Optimist Club 2017 Fishing Derby attracted more than 60 children and 100 participants Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Veterans Home Pond in Luverne. Young Keegen Hess (right) snagged a 20-inch catfish for the first catch of the day, and it ended up earning him a third-place win. Mallachi Domagala (left) reeled in a 24-inch carp in the final seconds of the derby to claim first place.…
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