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 SorensonAugust 27, 2019About 400 people attended the fly-in and drive-in pancake breakfast Saturday morning at Quentin Aanenson Field Luverne Municipal Airport. Jerry Aanenson traveled to Luverne from Maryland to take in the event and to honor his dad, the late Quentin Aanenson, a World War II fighter pilot and Luverne legendary war hero. “I’m here to honor my father,” he said, wearing his dad’s aviation jacket. “This…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 27, 2019Classes for Luverne Public Schools are a few weeks away, and school officials have developed contingency plans as if none of the new classrooms are ready. School begins Sept. 16. Currently the remodeling of the seven classrooms on the second floor of the west wing remains unfinished along with the new band and choir suites in the former middle-high school theater. Some classes may meet in other…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 27, 2019Eight months after a fire destroyed the city hall in Ellsworth, the city is set to rebuild. A call for bids was announced last week and a bid opening date is set for Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. City council members will meet in special session tonight (Aug. 29) to discuss the plans and kick off a fundraising campaign to build a recreation center next to the new city hall. The call for bids consists of two…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 27, 2019Hills School Board members took action at their Monday night meeting to save district taxpayers more than $1.5 million by refinancing the $9.9 million building bond. At Monday’s meeting, Greg Crowe with Ehlers Inc. presented information about how the bond sale will work. With 16 years remaining on the original 25-year bond, the district still owes $8.325 million, and is paying roughly $725,000…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 27, 2019Various honks, squeaks and other unique sounds emanated from Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School Wednesday night, Aug. 21. The noises were in response to band instructor Steve Olson’s invitation to incoming fifth-grade students and their parents to come and try out a few instruments before the school year begins. More than a dozen aspiring musicians and their parents expressed interest in H-BC’s…
- August 27, 2019By Glenda McGaffee Five new teachers will welcome students to their classrooms in the Hills-Beaver Creek School District for the 2019-20 school year. Caitlin Slaba, Sioux Falls, will teach seventh- and eighth-grade English Language Arts. She graduated from Canby High School in 2011 and from South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English education. Slaba previously taught…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 27, 2019The Luverne City Council is poised to spend more than $16 million in capital expenses next year, according to budget estimates from city department heads. That comes on the heels of 2018 and 2019 capital spending that exceeded $12 million and $14 million, respectively, reflecting a flurry of development that Luverne hasn’t seen in decades. The $120 million tru Shrimp project didn’t materialize,…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 27, 2019The Luverne School Board approved the last of its teacher openings at its Thursday night, Aug. 22, regular meeting. Classes for the district start Monday, Sept. 16, to accommodate the current building construction. Among the employees approved were one teacher and four long-term substitute contracts plus one multi-district partnership agreement. The multi-district partnership approved the hiring…
- August 27, 2019Luverne Fire Chief David Van Batavia (left) accepts a $2,500 check from Barry Hager of CenterPoint Energy Tuesday at the fire hall. The donation is part of CenterPoint Energy’s Community Partnership Grant Program that awards funds to local communities for safety-related equipment and projects. In Luverne the money will be used to buy portable radios for fire department emergency communication.
- August 27, 2019More than 150 children’s safari hats were distributed Thursday night, Aug. 22, during the Main Street Plaza event in Luverne. The “Night with the Zoo” scavenger hunt activity had participants search for 10 animal stickers by following painted animal tracks to the various activity stations. Those who completed the “hunt” received a free hat.
- August 27, 2019Three Luverne students (from left) Rylee Gee, Josephine Golla and Jordan Winter — pictured with Luverne choral director Seana Graber — were selected by audition to participate in the Minnesota Music Educators Association All-State Choir Camp Aug. 5-10 at St. Olaf College in Northfield. At the event Graber was recognized for three years of service as the Southwest District representative on the…
- August 27, 2019Visitors to last week’s Farmers Market near Redbird Field in Luverne learned about corn from several exhibits including a large combine parked at the end of the lot. Visitors learned about various types of corn (including popcorn), how the corn plant develops ears in the field and how some of that corn is harvested.
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 20, 2019Two dozen participants of the end poverty group called #Luv1LuvAll gathered Thursday, Aug. 15, to celebrate their successes during the past year, say goodbye to one workgroup and recharge their energies for another year full of activities. All five of #Luv1LuvAll task forces met at the American Reformed Church in Luverne for the recharge retreat. Ed Zabinski and Mary Jo Wimmer, both of Grand…
- August 20, 2019A bearded dragon named “Laverne” visits the Rock County Library in Luverne Friday morning with her reptile sister “Shirley” as part of a Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment program. Rachael Kroog from Bloomington (pictured in front with hat) led the interactive music and educational animal show in the library basement to 67 children and 22 adults who attended the special program. Kroog’s…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 20, 2019Beaver Creek City Council members discussed the finer points of splash pad entertainment at their Wednesday, Aug. 14, meeting. In July the council agreed to explore options for a splash pad in the city park near the ball diamond on the southeast side of town, and last week they studied possible plans and costs. Rough drawings call for a 20-by-40-foot oval splash pad surrounded by an 8-foot-wide…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 20, 2019A Luverne woman is en route from Mexico to Canada on a 2,700-mile hike via the Continental Divide Trail through the Rocky Mountains. Berty (Elizabeth) Stearns embarked on the journey April 3 with her dog, Toolik, a 50-pound blue heeler mix. They set out from the southern tip of New Mexico and plan to reach the northern border early in September, if all goes as planned. And plan she did. “I’ve…
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