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 SorensonOctober 15, 2019Linda Wenzel accepted some much-appreciated help last week from Sanford Luverne therapists during their annual community service work for Physical Therapy Month. Wenzel is the Aging and Volunteer Services Coordinator for A.C.E. (Advocate Connect Educate) of Southwest Minnesota – Rock County, and one of her duties is to help area residents access medical equipment. On Tuesday a group of physical…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2019For a typical vision screening at Luverne Elementary School, students view a chart and read the smallest letters their eyes can focus on. For those still learning the alphabet or who have language barriers or are nervous about testing, the process can take several minutes or longer. That’s why school nurse Phil Paquette welcomed new technology last week that screened for vision deficits in a…
- October 08, 2019Discovery Time preschoolers spent Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 2, learning about turtles — what they eat, where they sleep and how they prefer to be handled. Prairie Ecology Bus naturalist Stepheney Studer from Lakefield visited the Luverne Community Education classroom with lessons that involved students coloring and assembling turtle puppets out of paper. Funding for the visit was provided by the…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2019Building on the enthusiasm of the 2018 Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener in Luverne, local planners are working on the 2019 Rock County Ringneck Reunion. The two-day celebration Oct. 25 and 26 features pheasant hunting, a Rock County Pheasants Forever Banquet, live music at Take 16 and a first-ever poker run with side-by-side all-terrain vehicles. “It’s a carry-over from last year’s…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 08, 2019Rock County Rural Water is acquiring land in its wellhead area to improve water quality and reclaim three previously contaminated wells. A pilot proposal funded by the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) offers $1.3 million to enroll 120 acres of farmland into a permanent easement. The area would be planted into native grasses to filter nitrates and other contaminants from ground…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2019Betty Mann has met her match. Her name is Arlene Wagner, and she lays claim to the world’s largest nutcracker collection, which is on display in Leavenworth, Washington. It has more than 7,000 pieces, and each is a functioning nutcracker, capable of cracking nuts. At 95, Arlene is six years Betty’s senior, and like Betty, she shows no signs of slowing down. The two women met last week when Betty…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2019It’s been nearly three years since the former Sharkee’s property was cleared to make way for the new Towne Square mixed-use development along Highway 75 and Hatting Street. At a liaison meeting last week, city and county officials discussed progress of those plans and the status of a potential groundbreaking. The conclusion is the same today as it has been for the past couple of years. “We wait…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 08, 2019Rock County Commissioners approved a preliminary levy increase of 5.41 percent or an additional $317,500 at their Sept. 24 meeting. The additional levy, for taxes payable in 2020, will provide $100,000 to the highway department for road and bridge repairs, an additional $82,600 to health and human services, and $142,200 more for the general fund, primarily for scheduled salary increases across…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 08, 2019Luverne School Board officials adopted the maximum levy increase of .75 percent at their regular meeting Sept. 26. The amount was recommended by district administration, but the percentage could change when the state issues the final levy amount by December. “It comes down to enrollment,” said business manager Marlene Mann. “This could change significantly … as an impact for the future.” At three…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2019In an agreement announced Aug. 7, Teal’s Market and its Highway 75 convenience store in Luverne have been sold to Sunshine Foods, based out of Sioux Falls. Sunshine Foods General Manager Brent Bosch said the store was closed several days during the transition but reopened Wednesday, Oct. 9, officially as Sunshine Foods. Luverne native Jason Oye is the store manager — moving here from the Sunshine…
- By Mavis Fodness, reporterOctober 08, 2019Thirty years ago I was a junior reporter at the Worthington Daily Globe. I remember well the changing demographics of the then community of almost 10,000 residents. There was considerable skepticism and unfriendly bias toward the darker-skinned immigrants wanting to call Worthington home. The state provided grants to the community intended to bring new and old residents together. It appears the…
- October 08, 2019A new bituminous surface will be in place in the visitor and employee parking lots in the front and back of the Minnesota Veterans Home on North Highway 75 Luverne in the near future. On Friday, workers with Musch Construction of Pipestone poured concrete next to the rear employee parking lot. Musch also made necessary curb and gutter repairs. According to administrator Luke Schryvers, the…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2019Luverne Student Council members served about 190 people for an all-you-can-eat pancake supper Saturday night featuring Chris Cakes Pancakes Catering from Sioux Falls. Pancake chef Tim Cook entertained diners and those waiting in line by flipping pancakes from the griddle high into the air and onto paper plates of those waiting for their food. Most of them hit their targets; some did not. Those…
- October 08, 2019Five Rock County 4-H’ers competed in the Minnesota State 4-H Western Heritage contest this summer in Pipestone. The 4-H’ers competed in several events. The results included: •Senior pen to pen, Joni Vander Beek and Kennedy Safer, seventh out of 25 teams. •Intermediate pen to pen, Gavin Johnson and Cash Bonnett, fourth out of 13 teams. •Senior round pen roping, Safer third out of eight. •Senior…
- October 08, 2019The Luverne High School Class of 1959 gathered for a 50th reunion Sept. 14 in The Bluestem restaurant, Luverne. Pictured are (front, from left) Pat Phillips, Carol Wulf, Sandra Winter, Sharon Mulvihill, Judy Smeins, (second row) Curt Dooyema, Steve Hoiland, Fred Cook, Bill Mulligan, Eleanor Van Guilder, Jim Rolfs, Fred Steins, Dave Connell, (back) Rich Cronberg, Jerry Britt, Jim Ahrendt, Everett…
- October 08, 2019Nora Wysong and Stephanie Page participated in the Ninth Annual “Party in Pink” vendor event to benefit breast cancer Saturday, Oct. 5, at the home of Lila and Rick Tatge in Beaver Creek. “This year’s event is special and a very tough one,” said Lila Tatge. “I started this in honor of my mom, Leah Doorneweerd, who was first diagnosed and had a mastectomy in 1996, again in 2000, and then in 2009…
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