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 SorensonMarch 26, 2019The Green Earth Players community theater group will open their spring production, “Drinking Habits,” next weekend in the Historic Palace Theatre. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7. The following week follows the same schedule, with 7:30 p.m. performances Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, and a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, April 14. The…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 26, 2019Luverne’s third annual Love the Ladies Expo is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 30, in Grand Prairie Events. Now in its third year, Love the Ladies Expo features a variety of vendors and seminars designed to educate, entertain and pamper participants. “Love the Ladies Expo is the equivalent of spring break for women,” said Luverne Area Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere. “It’s an…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 26, 2019Murray County Commissioners joined Rock County in opposing the distribution of $3 million in Southern Prairie Community Care (SPCC) assets to a private health care insurance provider. Both counties are members of SPCC, an integrated health partnership that sought for seven years to improve health care delivery services to income-eligible residents. Last year projected financial shortfalls forced…
- March 26, 2019
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 26, 2019The Luverne Mock Trial team finished 10th at the state tournament Feb. 28 through March 1 in Duluth, according to results released last week by program organizers, the Minnesota Bar. Apple Valley claimed first place out of the 16-team field. Last year, the first year with the 16-team format, Luverne placed 11th. The local students faced teams from Buffalo, Rochester Century and Eastview high…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 26, 2019A small group of girls made a large delivery to the Luverne Fire Department Monday night at the fire hall. As part of their “Donation of Caring” project this year, the Girl Scouts in kindergarten through first grade accepted cookie donations — 37 boxes in all — from their customers for “local heroes.” They delivered Girl Scout cookies in all eight flavors to the Luverne Fire Department and also…
- March 26, 2019Luverne Community Education annual summer recreation fundraiser recently received a $250 check from the Shopko Hometown Foundation. Luverne Shopko Hometown store manager Teresa Kinsinger (front, left) presented community education director Karen Willers with the check. Also pictured are employees (back) Jen Mulder, Noah Meyer, Bev Hoogland, DJ Luethje and LaNore Severtson. Shopko also presented $…
- March 26, 2019At this time of year livestock producers may be looking at full manure storage and want to get an early jump on application for the coming growing season. Patience can pay off in the form of manure nutrient conservation. After all, the goal of manure application is to place valuable nutrients on the soil where they are needed and to keep them there. A large part of this equation is timing. The…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 19, 2019Raging floodwaters that closed roads and damaged property last week quieted down over the weekend, and several dry days and freezing overnights have slowed the spring thaw. But area residents and emergency officials are bracing for the next round with a warmer forecast and hydrology warnings for the Rock River and Split Rock Creek in Rock County. As of Tuesday morning, the National Weather…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 19, 2019Business partners and friends Vicki Altena and Manda Steensma have poured their hearts into WildFlowers Coffee Boutique in downtown Luverne. “Between remodeling the building, working as baristas and managing part-time employees, it has been a joyful adventure,” Altena said. They announced last week that they’re selling the business, but will remain open as usual until the right buyer is found.…
- March 19, 2019
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 19, 2019Rock County residents need to wait an extra month for their annual property evaluation and classification notices to arrive in the mail. “It’s a combination of a perfect storm,” said Land Records Director Tom Houselog. A March 6 letter to township and city officials explained the reasons for the delay and to reschedule the individual Board of Appeal and Equalization meetings. Instead of April,…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 19, 2019For Luverne High School spring play director Shawn Kinsinger, the choice for this year’s production is a compromise between students. “Last fall I asked the kids what they wanted to do; half the kids wanted to do a musical and half wanted to do something different, but well-known,” he said. “Larceny and Old Lace,” by Van Vandagriff is a spoof of the well-known theater production, “Arsenic and Old…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 19, 2019Three Luverne High School seniors continue to shine the spotlight on local poverty issues. Mikayla Wiederhoeft, Courtney Wendland and Adriana Gonzalez are collecting good clean socks for distribution locally. “Socks for Souls” aims to collect 100 pairs. “We found out that socks are the most demanded thing for the homeless,” Gonzalez said. “Even if the people who need socks aren’t homeless, we are…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 19, 2019Shopko Hometown in Luverne will close its doors by June. Local store employees were informed Monday of the closure affecting all Shopko stores nationwide. “This is not the outcome we had hoped for when we started our restructuring efforts,” said CEO Russ Steinhorst, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Hometown Shopko retail stores were owned by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners. Financial struggles prompted…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 19, 2019Weather in 2018 adversely affected productivity from Rock County’s four wind farms. Based on production tax numbers released in late February, Rock County will collect $754,440 in production tax revenue, the lowest amount collected since 2012. Last year, the county received $825,431 from 2017 production numbers. The highest amount collected, $896,429, came from 2014 production. Wind farms in Rock…
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