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 FodnessJune 01, 2021Friday’s lifting of all coronavirus-related capacity limits in Minnesota meant high school graduations could have in-person ceremonies. A collective sigh was audible as Hills-Beaver Creek High School honored 32 seniors Friday night. “Ahhh — it is good to be together,” said Superintendent Todd Holthaus. Last year the H-BC Class of 2020 commencement was conducted in the school’s parking lot. The…
- June 01, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek Education Association named special education teacher Jill Stiefvater the 2020-21 H-BC Teacher of the Year Friday night. The announcement was a part of the H-BC commencement exercises at the secondary school in Hills. Emily Opheim was named the 2020-21 H-BC Friend of Education. Both work at the elementary school in Beaver Creek.
- June 01, 2021The Rock County Library is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. For additional questions, contact library personnel at 507-449-5040 or rocklibrarystaff@gmail.com. Monthly trivia nights resume beginning Thursday, June 3, at Take 16 on East Main Street in Luverne. The event is open the public for teams of one or more individuals. No…
- June 01, 2021This year’s senior class at Luverne High School were bid goodbye and good luck Friday morning by kindergarten through 11th-grade students lining the parking lots at the school campus in Luverne. The 87 graduates finished commencement practice at the elementary and were given a sendoff from school by the younger classmen. The congratulatory sendoff of the seniors began as an annual tradition…
- June 01, 2021During Mother’s Day Week the Luverne Lions Club was at Little Lambs Preschool and Luverne Elementary School testing children for eye diseases through “Lions KidSight USA Foundation,” which works to test children’s eyes early to preclude major disease later in life. Pictured are (from left) Bill Martin, Gordon Mulder, Larry Harms, Glenda Schomacker and Lois Mulder. Using special camera that…
- June 01, 2021A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota will present its third one-act play about memory loss in the educational online series titled “Fortune Cookies,” by Bonnie Dudovitz. In this production a vibrant octogenarian is determined to be the first to know if her recall is slipping beyond what is considered normal, age-related memory loss. An unexpected visit from her son, David, reveals that she has cooked…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 01, 2021Southwest Crisis Center is offering free trauma-informed yoga sessions to the public through July 13. They’ll be from noon to 12:45 p.m. Tuesdays, June 8, 15, 22, 29, and July 6 and 13 at the Luverne City Park. Rock County Advocate Jennifer Lindsey has led the regular yoga support group for three years and decided to open the sessions to the community for the summer. “Although the trauma I work…
- June 01, 2021Luverne Elementary Principal Stacy Gillette gives students a thumbs up Friday morning as she and several staff members wave good-bye to students as they leave on buses for the last time during the 2020-21 school year. For the first time in about 170 days, students were able to see Gillette and staff members without masks. Restrictions on outside use of masks in public places were lifted recently…
- June 01, 2021The Luverne Education Association hosted its first Future Educators reception before school on May 25. The event recognized ten Luverne High School seniors who have declared their intention to major in education and become teachers in the future. LEA members encouraged the future educators with warm wishes, some advice and gifts including the book “What Teachers Make.” Future educators pictured…
- June 01, 2021The Chamber is working with the Plaza Committee from LIFT to host some free community events for the public. The following are the announcements about the events: Night at the Zoo, Thursday, June 10, 3:30 until 7 p.m., Luverne City Park Free activities for children including Great Plains Zoomobile, fantasy face painting, Tracy Area Animal Rescue, kids activities and prizes. Brown Bag Concert,…
- By Brennen RuppMay 25, 2021The Luverne track team hosted Jackson County Central, New Ulm and Blue Earth on Thursday, May 20, at Cardinal Field. The LHS girls’ track team placed first overall and the boys’ team placed second behind JCC. Gracie Zewiske took home first place in the 100 meter with a time of 13 seconds and nine milliseconds. Zewiske also placed first in the 200 with a time of 27.49. Christina Wagner finished…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 25, 2021A twist to this year’s fifth-grade lesson on creating businesses meant each of Dylan Gehrke’s 23 students went through a “Shark Tank-like” experience. “We want our students to know what it is like to create a product or service and have customers to sell it to,” Gehrke said. “We also want them to understand the logistics and all the numbers behind creating a business and how that works.” Based on…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 25, 2021After an 18-month hiatus, Luverne High School drama students will perform “Grease” to a live audience starting June 3. Director Shawn Kinsinger chose this spring’s production from student feedback. “Last summer, the students asked me if the next musical could be ‘Grease,’” he said. “They really enjoyed producing ‘Footloose’ in the fall of 2019 and wanted a similar experience.” However, the…
- By Lori SorensonMay 25, 2021By 9:30 Monday night, the Rock County Veterans Memorial at the courthouse will be aglow with hundreds of red solo cups with small American flags and battery-operated candle votives. According to Luverne Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere, a Monday evening service at the Courthouse Square will replace the usual Sunday candlelight vigil on the evening before Memorial Day. “With Sunday being…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 25, 2021The annual elementary school Respect Lunch became a Respect Picnic Monday when the event moved outdoors. Traditionally Respect Lunch happens in the elementary commons where tablecloths are used and food is passed “family style” around the table. Students speak quietly and politely saying “please” and “thank you,” and live piano music is played. This year students took their corn dogs, french…
- By Lori SorensonMay 25, 2021Luverne City Council members met in closed session Tuesday, May 18, to consider purchasing property at 102 S. Kniss in Luverne. The property on the southwest corner of Main Street and Highway 75 is owned by members of the Dennis and Norma Remme family. It was the location of Remedez Hair Salon, started in 2007, and the business office for Remme Construction. It closed in January and the 7,348-…
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