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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- November 02, 2021Members of the Mankato Elks traveled to Luverne recently to deliver wind pants to the veterans at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Pictured at right are Mankato Elk representatives Larry Achterhoff and Ron Sik with Luverne veterans home representative Duane Mabon (far right). Sik and Mabon each hold a pair of the donated wind pants.
- October 26, 2021City leaders, private investors and local developers celebrated the groundbreaking of two new apartment buildings Wednesday, Oct. 20, on Hatting Street near the Highway 75 intersection. The apartments will be known as PrairiE Loft 1 and PrairiE Loft 2, with the capital E representing “environmental sustainability and smart building practices” in the design and construction Construction will use “…
- October 26, 2021Volunteers spent several hours earlier this month collecting wildflower seeds at Touch the Sky Prairie northwest of Luverne. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Kim Emerson supervised the harvest, which yielded nearly 25 pounds of seed from nearly a dozen different species. Wildflower seeds are expensive to buy in seed mixes, and native seeds have a better survival rate. The seeds will be…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 26, 2021A study recently identified 25 potential industrial sites along the Buffalo Ridge Regional Railroad with the best transportation connection to the railway. Three of the top four properties along the 41-mile railway in Nobles and Rock counties are in Rock County. Two are located near Luverne and two are located near Magnolia (one on the county line). “They are ideal from a layout and topography…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 26, 2021A college professor’s two-day stop in Luverne in 2018 resulted in Rock County taking centerstage in his book, “Farm Fresh Broadband: Rural Interventions in Communications Policy.” Christopher Ali, a media studies professor at the University of Virginia, includes the story of Rock County being an unserved internet area that becomes a leader in the state in fiber-to-the-home connectivity. “The…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 26, 2021Five years ago Barbara Weber Friese sold the building that housed her wellness salon and clothing boutique in downtown Pipestone and retired. Earlier this year she bought the brick Victorian-style home south of Luverne. The move centrally located her near to her four adult children and 10 grandchildren, and it also brought Friese out of retirement and back into business this month. “Retirement…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 26, 2021The Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne managed to stay Covid-free during the height of the pandemic, but now an outbreak in the local facility is prompting state attention. According to the latest information as of noon Tuesday, there are 36 positive cases among residents and staff, and the state is sending back-up nurses and assistance to help. Luverne administrator Scott Buchanan wasn’t able to…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 26, 2021Luverne’s popular Trunk ’N Treat returns to Main Street for 2021 after the 2020 pandemic drive-through “Street of Treats” at the school campus. Because Halloween falls on a Sunday this year, the event will be on Monday, Nov. 1, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Main Street. The event typically draws hundreds of costumed children and parents downtown where businesses and organizations set up elaborate…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 26, 2021Council chambers in Luverne City Hall were filled Oct. 20 with Minnesota House legislators who serve on the House Capital Bonding committee. The House Capital Investment Committee was in town to gather information about Luverne’s $1.5 million House bonding request and about Luverne’s proposed second LCRWS connection this morning in city council chambers. If it is included in the 2022 Senate,…
- October 26, 2021Minnesota farmers who want to improve safety on their farms can now apply for funding through two programs from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) that help with the cost of buying, shipping and installing eligible safety equipment. “There’s very little that can comfort a family who has lost someone due to a preventable accident on the farm,” Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 26, 2021Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary is among the Top 50 elementary schools in Minnesota. The U.S. News and World Report recently released its annual education report, ranking schools on their performance on state-required tests and how well they prepare their students for high school. The report used public assessment data from the 2018-19 school year. “Each state gives standardized tests measuring…
- October 26, 2021Minnesota farmers who want to improve safety on their farms can now apply for funding through two programs from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) that help with the cost of buying, shipping and installing eligible safety equipment. “There’s very little that can comfort a family who has lost someone due to a preventable accident on the farm,” Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said…
- October 26, 2021Nearly half a million firearms deer hunters are preparing for the firearms deer season that opens Saturday, Nov. 6, and offers opportunity to spend time outdoors with friends and family, find adventure outdoors and put venison in the freezer. Hunters help keep deer numbers in line with population goals across the state, and deer hunting is the primary tool used to manage deer populations.…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 19, 2021“I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13 was the Bible verse of the day for young flag football players who gathered after their recent Saturday morning games. Every Saturday morning since Sept. 11, the west edge of Luverne would come alive with hundreds of elementary-age flag football players in jerseys touting team names like Broncos, Vikings, Falcons and…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 19, 2021Rock Ranch, located west of Hills, recently expanded its equine-assisted psychotherapy services (EAP) and joined the nationwide organization Arenas for Change. The therapeutic process uses horses as tools for improving mental health. Rock Ranch founder Marie LaRock said Arenas for Change is a promising new resource to support and expand the Ranch’s EAP services. “Therapy in this program is for…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 19, 2021Retired Luverne Building Center owner Sam Berghorst and retired Sewing Basket owner Barb Bork were named “Outstanding Chamber Members” for 2019 and 2020. They were recognized Monday night at Sterling’s restaurant in Luverne where they were presented with Sioux quartzite stones etched with words recognizing their honors. Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere joked that people were getting a “two…
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