Hills 1921 time capsule contents revealed Saturday
Various handwritten documents and a half dozen newspapers were among the items extracted from the 1921 Hills High School time capsule Saturday morning.
Four fire departments compete in Hills Friendship Days Water Wars
The Hills Area Fire Department repeated as Water Wars champions Saturday afternoon, defeating five other volunteer firefighter teams for the title.
Students looked up to Hansen, who retires from teaching after 35 years
At 6 feet, 5 inches, Gordie Hansen was a center on the Luverne High School basketball team, an experience that brought the 1984 graduate back to his alma mater to teach for 35 years
Teaching provides purpose, support during Christensen's 25 years in classroom
Lots of tears were shed on the last day of the 2024-25 school year in third-grade teacher Pam Christensen’s classroom.
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By Lori SorensonApril 09, 2025Luverne’s Braydon Ripka, 21, is working this week in Window Rock, Arizona, with a team of volunteers for the 2025 Light Up the Navajo Nation initiative. Ripka, a 2022 Luverne High School graduate, works for Luverne’s electric utility, which is a member of Missouri River Energy Services (MRES). Light Up Navajo is an initiative of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, in coordination with the…
April 02, 2025More than 300 people attended the 2025 Tack Swap and Vendor Fair Saturday at Rock Ranch near Hills. The four-hour event featured 27 vendors and three guest speakers sharing information about horse care and horseback riding. The event raised $2,400 for the Rock Ranch equine-assisted therapy program and is slated to take place again next year. Speakers included Jerry Jones from Garretson showing…- By Mavis FodnessApril 02, 2025Five full-time teachers and four full-time support staff members will lose their jobs at Luverne Public Schools at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. The decision was reached in a regular meeting of the school board March 25 and will be further discussed at the special school board meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10. Administrators will present a list of names to the board to include three…
By Lori SorensonApril 02, 2025Homicide charges have been filed in the case of the fatal crash on Highway 23 in western Rock County March 27. According to the criminal complaint filed Tuesday morning, 21-year-old Jayson Delfs, Hardwick, faces felony charges of criminal vehicular homicide. He's accused of operating a vehicle with negligence — under the influence of alcohol, resulting in the death of a 47-year-old rural Jasper…- By Mavis FodnessApril 02, 2025Property owners can question assessed market values during annual Board of Appeal and Equalization (BOAE) meetings beginning next week. (A list of the scheduled meetings is printed on page 7. Most cities conduct BOAE meetings during their regular monthly meeting times.) Property owners have one last appeal meeting when Rock County Commissioners conduct their BOAE at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18…
By Lori SorensonApril 02, 2025Stan and Tracy Wieneke, Adrian, are the new owners of the Luverne Taco John’s franchise, which has been part of the community for over 30 years. They purchased Wildflowers Coffee Boutique in downtown Luverne in July 2019 and will continue to own and operate both the coffee shop and Taco John’s in Luverne. “Nothing is changing at Wildflowers. We have very capable people there,” Tracy said. “They…
By Lori SorensonApril 02, 2025ATLAS of Rock County hosted an open house Wednesday, March 26, to celebrate 10 years as an independent ministry. The organization now boasts dozens of volunteers and several paid staff to operate five ministries that are housed under one roof in downtown Luverne. Pastor Michael Blank said the past 10 years of growth are worth celebrating, but at its core, ATLAS still has the same mission: “…
By Mavis FodnessApril 02, 2025In Disney’s “Toy Story 3” animated film, Andy gives his cherished childhood toys to a little girl named Bonnie when he leaves home to attend college. Priscilla Nath of Luverne, is organizing a “Toy Swap” and is now collecting gently used toys to pass on to the next generation. “Give these toys their ‘Bonnie,’” she said. Anyone can drop off toys, games and/or stuffed animals at the Luverne…
By Lori SorensonApril 02, 2025A Luverne man is facing felony charges after being arrested over the weekend for domestic assault. According to the complaint filed Monday in Rock County District Court, 31-year-old Justin Voorhees was arrested Sunday after law enforcement was called to his girlfriend’s home. She had called around 2 a.m. Sunday to report Voorhees had beat and strangled her. Law enforcement arrived at her home…- April 02, 2025The Minnesota Department of Transportation will conduct aerial mapping along Interstate 90 in southwest Minnesota this spring. The mapping will create a record of existing infrastructure and landscape along and adjacent to MnDOT right of way for transportation planning and operations. This work must be conducted before the trees leaf out. Work was scheduled to begin in late March and will…
April 02, 2025Longtime friends (from left) Marlene Erickson, Marshall, Kristi Franken, Luverne, Roxanne Westover, Garretson, Pam Luettel, Adrian, and Barb Wiebel, Slayton, have been gathering regularly for 50 years and have supported each other through personal losses. In March they gathered at Franken’s home in Luverne to toast their friend, the late JoAnne Lynch. They drank homemade Irish cream in…
By Mavis FodnessApril 02, 2025A box of Girl Scout cookies awaits students at Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School, a gift from an alumnus. Marla Meyer, H-BC Class of 1988, will dole out 200 boxes during the last week of school in May. Meyer is the chief executive officer for Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons district, which encompasses Rock County. She’s the third H-BC alumnus to speak to students in celebrating the school’s 2024…
By Mavis FodnessApril 02, 2025A new van now carries requested materials to Rock County Library users in style. Plum Creek Library System (PCLS) recently upgraded to a 2025 Ford cargo van. The van is wrapped with graphic designs promoting PCLS member libraries. “One of our goals with this project was to use the van to advertise libraries in our nine-county region, which is why we wanted a great-looking wrap on it”, said…- By Mavis FodnessApril 02, 2025The Luverne speech team traveled to the RTR Knights Duel of the Fates tournament Saturday in Tyler. The event was rescheduled from March 15 due to weather. Luverne fielded nine students to the team event with four students reaching the final rounds in the Star Wars-themed tournament. The team placed sixth out of 15 schools. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton won the event with 75 points. Luverne students…
By Lori SorensonApril 01, 2025Homicide charges have been filed in the case of the fatal crash on Highway 23 in western Rock County March 27. According to the criminal complaint filed Tuesday morning, 21-year-old Jayson Delfs, Hardwick, faces felony charges of criminal vehicular homicide. He's accused of operating a vehicle with negligence — under the influence of alcohol, resulting in the death of a 47-year-old rural Jasper…
March 26, 2025A rabbit, two goats and a Silkie chicken visited the Rock County Library basement Friday morning where patrons could see, touch and ask questions about the common farm animals. The special guests concluded the library’s Farm Week, which featured information sharing, story times with a farmer, and crafts during the five days of activities celebrating National Ag Week.
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