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.
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
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.
The Rock County Board of Adjustment granted two property line setback easements to Gevo Inc. of Luverne for its wind fuel project after a July 1 public hearing.
The project involves construction of two 2.4-megawatt wind turbines about 2 1/2 miles west of the Luverne renewable energy production plant.
Twenty people attended the hearing where project partner Juhl Energy Development of Chanhassen…
Rock County Library officials are promoting reading outdoors in a series of events called “Peaceful Park Summer Book Club.”
The one-hour events take place at 10 a.m. each Wednesday through the month of July at five different Luverne parks.
The first of five Peaceful Park events was at the Luverne City Park July 3.
“The idea behind this event is to use reading as a chance to get out and enjoy our…
Another downtown Luverne business will be updated through the Historic Facade Improvement Program, according to action at a recent Luverne Economic Development Authority meeting.
The LEDA board approved a façade improvement application by David and Stacy Riphagen for their Firefly business at 210 E. Main Street.
It operates as a sister business to their Dragonfly Boutique business downtown.
The…
WildFlowers owners Vicki Altena and Manda Steensma have been prayerfully seeking new owners for their downtown Luverne coffee boutique.
When they announced in March the business was for sale, they said they’d be patient in finding someone to continue their mission.
“I call this community ministry,” Altena said when the business opened in January 2018. “We wanted a place for people to sit and…
Sunday service at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick will be a little later than normal to accommodate the installation of a new pastor.
The special service begins at 2 p.m.
The Rev. Jesse Baker fills a two-year vacancy, created when the Rev. Mark Mumme accepted a pastor position in Riverton, Wyoming.
For the past two years, the Rev. Gary Klatt from St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne has been…
The rough driving lanes on North Highway 75 in Luverne will get emergency repairs by the end of July, according to Minnesota Department of Transportation officials who met with local leaders July 2.
They’re being called emergency repairs because they’ll carry the road surface over until it’s rebuilt in 2025.
Greg Ous, MnDOT District 7 engineer and Sam Parker, District 7 principal planner, met…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of FSA and allow grassroots input and local administration of federal farm programs.
Committees are comprised of locally elected agricultural producers responsible for the fair and equitable administration of FSA farm programs in their counties. Committee…
A Hardwick woman is accused of stealing nearly $13,000 from her former employer, Southwest Youth Services in Magnolia, where she worked as business manager.
Felony theft charges were filed against 28-year-old Amber Christine Shaw in Rock County District Court Friday, July 5, after bookkeeping discrepancies led to her termination.
According to the complaint, Southwestern Youth Services director…
Fifty-five children ages 5 to 18 are taking part in a weeklong theater camp at the Palace Theater in Luverne.
Missoula Children’s Theatre conducts the five days of auditions and rehearsals, which culminate in two public performances Friday night and Saturday morning.
This year’s performance is “Snow Queen.”
On Monday morning the two children’s theater directors led participants through a series…
A search warrant executed in a Hardwick home Sunday night yielded meth and drug paraphernalia and the arrest of a 37-year-old Hardwick woman.
According to the complaint filed Monday in Rock County District Court, Deputy Dallas Hamm had applied for a search warrant based on information that Lucas Strassburg was selling drugs at 207 East 1st Street in Hardwick.
At 9 p.m. Sunday, Hamm and several…
Performer Mike Schneider of Clinton, Wisconsin, entertains a group of children, parents and grandparents with his “Pint-Sized Polka” program July 1 in the Rock County Library basement. A downpour of rain limited attendance to 32 children and adults at the afternoon program sponsored by the local Friends of the Library group. The program was funded through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage…
Warmer temperatures in late June and early July have helped improve the crop conditions in some areas of the Midwest. Earlier planted corn has made up some lost ground as far as crop development, while later planted corn and soybeans have experienced very rapid growth.
However, many areas of southern and western Minnesota, along with adjoining areas of northern Iowa and eastern South Dakota have…
Seventy-one people paddled kayaks down 10.31 miles of the Rock River Saturday morning as part of the “I Rocked the River” event. “In spite of the extremely hot weather, you were wonderful guests on the river,” said Luverne Area Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere. All kayakers finished at the Luverne City Park and participated in activities in an “After Row Party,” a new event this year at…
“It can kill you, as much as a motorcycle can kill you,” Ray Steil said about anhydrous ammonia. “You wouldn’t get on a Harley Davidson if you don’t know how to handle it. … You have to understand the animal you’re trying to tame.”
Steil, who owns a regulatory consulting firm in Sioux City, Iowa, addressed a group of more than 30 people Thursday, June 27, at CHS Magnolia.
The safety training…
After 57 years, some things never change.
But that’s not the case with Luverne’s Hot Dog Night.
The annual mid-summer event began as a way for merchants to thank their customers with free hot dogs and juice.
While that’s still the goal today, the event has changed and grown considerably since the first hot dog night 57 years ago.
This year’s Hot Dog Night on Thursday, July 11, will be just the…
Rock County Commissioners issued a letter of support for the proposed 1,700-acre solar farm near Magnolia.
The support comes after township officials indicated they have no concerns about the project led by Geronimo Energy.
During the June 4 County Board meeting, officials with Edina-based Geronimo presented information about the Elk Creek Solar Project and construction plans to split into Elk…