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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- May 26, 2020Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. The application and a payment calculator are now available online, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) staff members are available via phone, fax and online tools to help producers complete applications. The agency set up…
- May 19, 2020Workers with Gil Haugan Construction of Sioux Falls begin setting the steel beams Tuesday for the new Luverne Middle-High School commons that will bridge the school with the elementary building. As part of the commons construction is the new performing arts center on the north side of the commons. It is expected to be last project to be completed in the school’s $31 million improvement project by…
- By Lori SorensonMay 19, 2020Nearly 90 Luverne High School seniors and their families took turns on the stage in the gym over the past week to record their individual graduation moments on camera. Seniors donned their caps and gowns and crossed the stage as their parents announced their names into a microphone and handed over their diplomas. After embracing and shaking their parents’ hands, the graduates stopped at center…
- May 19, 2020Teachers with Discovery Time Preschool presented certificates to 60 of their 3- to 5-year-old students in the Luverne Elementary School parking lot Thursday, May 14. Parents drove their preschoolers into the parking lot in one or two sessions — morning or late afternoon. In addition to certificates, teachers Angie Janiszeski, Becky Runnoe (pictured above, left to right) and Deb Mitchell presented…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 19, 2020After 41 years in education, Luverne Community Education Director Karen Willers decided this spring that her next lifelong learning activity is retirement. “I made it public on Leap Day,” Willers said. “Right before all this COVID-19 stuff started.” The coronavirus canceled all spring youth and adult enrichment activities and forced Early Childhood Family Education and Discovery Preschool classes…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 19, 2020If success is measured in numbers, Sue Hup’s 40 years with students earns the Luverne Elementary teacher a gold star for achievement. At the end of the 2019-20 school year, she is looking for success in retirement. Hup is leaving students this week in a way she couldn’t imagine when she started her teaching career in 1980. Since mid-March, Hup and her co-workers have approached education in a…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 19, 2020Regan Feit, a junior at Luverne High School, earned $250 last week when she placed third in the first CEO National Pitch Competition. Bryn Mongeau, a Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior, was named to the Top 18 and earned $50. The two students are part of the Southwest Minnesota Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities program along with 13 other high school students from Pipestone, Edgerton and…
- By Lori SorensonMay 19, 2020Saturday’s radiothon to support local businesses sold out of gift cards in only four hours — not the two-day effort originally planned. “Talk about this community being rock solid,” Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere emailed after the event. “Thanks for Sharing the Luv.” Nearly 170 Rock County businesses participated in the promotion that encourages customers to buy gift cards now to use any…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 19, 2020Rock County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution urging Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to allow all Rock County businesses to reopen. At their Tuesday morning Zoom meeting, commissioners indicated in the resolution the “inequity in the closure of some businesses and the reduction in operations of others has created much economic hardship across Rock County and throughout Minnesota.” Local…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 19, 2020To celebrate the second to the last day of school for the 2019-20 school year, the public is invited to a “drive-by” good-bye from Luverne Public School teachers and staff from 5 to 6 p.m. today (May 21). Teachers and staff will stand along the front of the middle-high school and the south parking lots as families drive by and wave hello (and goodbye). Participants are asked to stay in their…
- May 19, 2020Two C-130s out of St. Paul flew over the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne and several additional southwest Minnesota communities Wednesday, May 13, in a training exercise called Operation American Resolve. The statewide flyovers, which involved the Minnesota Air National Guard 133rd Air Wing and the Air Force Reserve 934th Air Wing, recognized workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus…
- May 19, 2020Physicians at Sanford Luverne and Adrian clinics are encouraging parents to continue with well-child visits and immunization schedules, particularly for children ages 2 and under. “I’ve heard some hesitancy from parents about bringing their children in to the doctor right now. It’s very important for young children to stick to planned well-child visits and vaccination schedules,” said Dr. Zach…
- By Lori SorensonMay 19, 2020Amid coronavirus concerns, people still get sick and suffer injuries, and they still need preventative care. Sanford Luverne has been open for these services, and CEO Tammy Loosbrock is reminding community members to take care of themselves, even under the threat of a pandemic. “I think the biggest message is that it’s important to continue to receive care — for preventative visits, immunizations…
- By Lori SorensonMay 19, 2020Vendors and patrons of Luverne’s Farmers Market will meet for their weekly produce and home goods sales this year, but they’ll follow a long list of social distancing guidelines. In a message to vendors, local market organizers shared details. “The health and safety of our vendors, customers and staff is the market's top concern,” they wrote. “Luverne Farmers Market will act as a food store…
- By Lori SorensonMay 19, 2020Fey Industries, Edgerton, is on a mission to distribute personal protective equipment to everyone who needs it on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to filling orders for customers nationwide, the company is donating protective face shields to communities where Fey Industry workers live. The plan is to donate a box of 50 face shields per community for a total of 1,250. The…
- May 19, 2020Minnesotans will once again be able to access the majority of driver and vehicle services starting May 19, butoffice visits will look different with changes made to protect the health and safety of customers and staff in light of theCOVID-19 pandemic. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division (DPS-DVS) is implementing a plan toefficiently and…
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