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 FodnessSeptember 29, 2020For the first time in school history, Hills-Beaver Creek Public Schools will operate an English Language Learner (ELL) program. Board members approved the estimated $35,000 expenditure from the general fund at their Sept. 14 meeting. “We haven’t had any students up until this year,” said Superintendent Todd Holthaus. “It’s money well-spent by the district.” With the program’s start, H-BC will be…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 29, 2020Story updated to correct the spelling of Terry and Holly Metzler's last name. The Rock County Commissioners approved a couple’s request to repurchase their tax-forfeited property in the city of Hills. Terry and Holly Metzler submitted a written request to Ashley Kurtz at the auditor-treasurer office to repurchase the home at 125 S. Main Street in Hills. Kurtz brought the proposal to the…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 29, 2020Members of the Luverne High School Student Council were busy planning a pandemic-style Homecoming celebration when the Minnesota State High School League announced that school can conduct a modified football and volleyball season. Last week the council organized the selection of Homecoming royalty by the ninth- through 12th-graders before the return of the modified season. Homecoming Week will…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 22, 2020There was a splash of good news for high school athletes on the fall prep sports scene in Minnesota this week. On Monday, Sept. 21, the Minnesota State High School League Board of Directors approved a motion to return football and volleyball to fall activities this season. With all the states surrounding Minnesota playing prep sports, the MSHSL board responded to pressure to bring football and…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 22, 2020Much of the Luverne High School Marching Band performance schedule is canceled, including this weekend’s Tri-State Band Festival. However, festival organizers have developed a special educational clinic for the 52 local students who will take the field at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, only 250 spectators will be seated — and spaced apart — in the bleachers for the event.…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 22, 2020Two downtown Luverne buildings will be improved with help from the city’s Historic Facade Improvement Program. At their Sept. 14 meeting, members of the Luverne Economic Development Authority approved funds for John Bowron’s building on East Lincoln Street and for Luverne Counseling LLC on West Main Street. 306 E. Lincoln Street Bowron, doing business as Prairie Heights Bison, submitted an…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 22, 2020Hardwick resident Travis Schoolmeester will have a portion of a $1,000 fine reduced if he continues efforts to clean up his property at 203 East Main Street. Hardwick City Council members unanimously agreed at their Sept. 9 meeting to waive additional fines and forgive all but $600 of the fine issued in late July. They acknowledged that Schoolmeester made a significant effort to comply with the…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 22, 2020In a medical emergency where life-saving chest compressions are needed, local first responders now have help from an automated device. The Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System (LUCAS) straps around the chest of a cardiac arrest patient to deliver compressions. First responders with the volunteer fire departments in Luverne, Hills, Magnolia, Beaver Creek and Hardwick each received LUCAS…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 22, 2020After two weeks of instruction, Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek public schools will continue with their current safe learning models, even as coronavirus positive case numbers continue to rise in the county. The Minnesota Department of Health released the 14-day case rate per 10,000 residents on Sept. 17. The rate is at 18.06, up from the previous 14-day case rate of 17. Each school’s incident…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 22, 2020Luverne is among dozens of communities across the state that will host “no barrier” testing sites through the Minnesota Department of Health. The first sites are in Grand Rapids, Pine City and Waseca this week. Luverne’s round of testing is set for Oct. 13-15 at a location to be announced. Nasal swab testing will be free, available to any Minnesota residents who feel they need to be tested,…
- September 22, 2020Minnesota Department of Transportation workers spent several days last week repairing the tire impressions on both the north- and southbound lanes of South Highway 75 from Main Street to Koehn Avenue. The impressions were causing “dishing” or potentially unsafe driving conditions when it rains. Workers applied a thin layer of asphalt over the impressions on the existing asphalt and the surface…
- September 22, 2020President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced up to an additional $14 billion for agriculture producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Signup for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2) will begin Sept. 21 and run through Dec. 11, 2020. “America’s agriculture communities are resilient, but still…
- September 22, 2020Social science and foreign language classrooms and the ninth-grade science lab were ready for use late last week at Luverne Middle-High School. The classrooms on the second floor of the south wing were delayed a month, with the affected teachers and students meeting in the school gymnasium and other areas until the classrooms were ready. The south wing’s first floor, which will contain the…
- By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota Highway PatrolSeptember 22, 2020Question: My family and I have concerns about crosswalk safety due to traffic not stopping and pedestrians not knowing what to do. Can you share how best to navigate such a crosswalk for both motorists and pedestrians? •Answer: Crosswalks involve pedestrians and motor vehicles – the literal two-way street. That means everyone involved – pedestrian and driver – must share the road. So far this…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 22, 2020Christine Mann is a DFL supporter and had displayed campaign signs on her yard on West Lincoln for Joe Biden, Dan Feehan and Shawna Marshall. She went out to straighten them Monday night, and Tuesday morning they were gone. “I was so upset that someone would do that,” Mann said. She contacted law enforcement to report the incident, but her husband, Chad McClure, later found them in the gutter a…
- September 22, 2020Todd Shank with Heartland Glass Co of Sioux Falls replaces the glass Monday in the Sterling’s Café and Grill entry after two windows were shattered sometime over the weekend, apparently by BBs or pellets. The damage was discovered at 8:10 p.m. Sunday. Glass in the east door and one large picture window each had a piercing hole that shattered the entire pane. Rock County investigator Jeff Wieneke…
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