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 Lori SorensonMarch 09, 2021St. Patrick’s Day parades aren’t typically a big deal in Luverne, but this year it will mark a turning point in a pandemic that’s canceled most forms of community celebration. “The last parade in Rock County was for the Band Festival in 2019 so we have had a long dry spell,” said Luverne Area Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere. To entice more parade entrants, the Chamber is offering a gold…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 09, 2021The Luverne Economic Development Authority approved a $25,000 gap loan for Schomacker Properties to help with a $153,000 construction project between their two stores on Main Street. Randy, Sharon, Anthony and Joe Schomacker own and operate Schomacker's Home Galleries located at 202 E. Main Street. They started with a cleaning business, then added flooring and appliance and then mattresses…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 09, 2021Luverne Counseling’s façade improvement is a perfect example of the how the program works, according LEDA director Holly Sammons. She updated the Luverne Economic Development Authority Monday on the recent Main Street project and on the city’s façade improvement program to date. In 2016 and 2017 Sammons worked with the business to create a first design proposal and worked through color revisions…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 09, 2021Gevo Inc. is seeking to hire 20 employees for a May 1 reopening, according to Agri-Energy plant manager Phil Cherry. “We are excited to get things back to ‘normal’,” he said March 3. “Whatever that is — so we must put quotes around normal.” In March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic forced Agri-Energy to stop producing isobutanol, a jet fuel made from corn. On March 27, 2020, plant officials laid…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 09, 2021An off-road, multi-use path along County Road 4 from the Luverne City Park east to County Road 9 is no longer viable due to cost and unavailable ground. Instead, county commissioners approved a plan at their March 2 meeting to pave the existing 8-foot gravel shoulders along that route as part of the Ashby Memorial Path. It can be done as part of the scheduled improvements to the highway from…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 09, 2021For the past two weeks, the Perseverance rover has been sending data from Mars about its geology and its potential for supporting past life. And since its Feb. 18 landing on Mars, Luverne graduate Tony Nelson has been remotely operating “SuperCam,” sending commands to and analyzing data from the instrument. “We’re trying to understand the geology on Mars — how those rocks formed, because they…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 09, 2021Miki Loosbrock, Scoutmaster of Troop 32, had six boys in her troop, and four of the six earned Eagle Scout Rank, which is no small task in the world of scouting. Her troop members and their parents recently recognized her contributions with a glass plaque and personal thank-you letters at a Pizza Ranch gathering Sunday. “Miki encouraged each scout to work toward their Eagle Scout rank through the…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 09, 2021Luverne High School mock trial students made history last week when they competed in the state mock trial tournament from their homes in front of their computers Dyan Ebert, current president of the Minnesota State Bar Association, who organizes the mock trial program, noted the historical significance of this year’s tournament. “You will forever hold a very unique honor of having participated in…
- March 09, 2021Bill Stegemann (left) hands a $300 Give Grant check to Blue Mound Area Theater president Deb Aanenson recently. The Give Grant, through CenterPoint Energy, recognizes current and former employees’ volunteer service. Stegemann, a retired CenterPoint Energy employee, logged at least 40 volunteer hours including donating time at the Palace Theatre and with BMAT.
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 09, 2021Hills-Beaver Creek sixth- through eighth-graders will focus on learning rather than winning at their first LEGO robotics competition Saturday. The new team is called HELP, which is an acronym for Healthy Electronic Learning Playmate. Heroes makes its debut after five months of organization, recruiting, building and practicing. Lexi Moore, district media paraprofessional, is the team’s first coach…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 02, 2021Local artist McKenzie Wieneke led a group of aspiring young painters through a step-by-step process of creating a winter scene on canvas Tuesday night, Feb. 23 Working in a semi-circle of tables in the lower level of Lord Grizzly Art Gallery on Luverne’s Main Street, the students participated in the Community Education Class, “Paint a Winter Wonderland.” They started by reading a wordless book…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 02, 2021Total Card Inc. employees learned Monday that the Luverne office will close March 31 and all customer service representatives will be laid off. The company, including its Sioux Falls headquarters, was sold late last year to San Diego-based Vervent, which offers loan servicing, call center support, credit card servicing and other financial services. In November 2020, Vervent purchased the Total…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 02, 2021Classes for the 2021-22 school year at Luverne Public Schools will begin Tuesday, Sept. 7, according to action at the Feb. 25 School Board meeting. The beginning of the new school year will also signal the end of construction at the Luverne Middle-High School, with students and staff having full access to a new commons, media center and performing arts center. Construction began in March 2019 and…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 02, 2021Local public health officials hosted their second vaccine clinic in Luverne Wednesday at Grand Prairie Events in Luverne. The clinic provided seconded doses for the nearly 300 people who were vaccinated in the event center Feb. 3. The group included those who were 75 years and older. Wednesday’s clinic offered these people their second dose, and it also provided 150 doses of vaccine for K-12…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 02, 2021Dr. Tanner Brolsma has taken over the Luverne Family Dental practice since Dr. Rebecca Vis relocated to northern Minnesota. Brolsma has been working in Luverne for just over a month and said he’s enjoyed meeting patients in the community. “I’ve been extremely happy during these first six weeks,” he said. “The staff has been extremely helpful and the patients have been welcoming.” He said he’s…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 02, 2021Construction of the first commercial solar farm in Rock County won’t start until next year. Letters were sent to landowners in Vienna Township indicating National Grid Renewables won’t start construction on the 80-megawatt solar energy facility on 720 acres north of Magnolia in 2021 as planned. Lindsay Smith is a spokesperson for National Grid Renewables, which acquired Geronimo Energy,…
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