Luverne celebrates Buffalo Days weekend
Luverne’s legendary Buffalo Days weekend unfolded June 4-7, ushering in the official start of summer. Lori Sorenson photos.
Filing period closes for city, county elections
Now that the filing period for county and large city elections has closed as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, local races have started to take shape.
Luverne group petitions to put charter amendment on ballot
A group of Luverne residents is petitioning for a city charter amendment to form a “municipal services commission” that would operate the city’s public utilities.
Al Hartz retires from Rock County Highway Department after 43-year career
When Al Hartz first applied for a job with the Rock County Highway Department in 1983, he could have hardly imagined it would be his career for more than 40 years.
Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper closes
It’s difficult to name the value of a church. Is it the number of baptisms, marriages and funerals it holds?
Cowbells opens at Highway 75 and Main
Cowbells Quality Meats & Treats opened in Luverne this week at the corner of Main Street and Highway 75 in the building formerly occupied by Fareway Meat Market.
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- By Mavis FodnessMay 14, 2019Luverne School Board members unanimously approved adding two key positions in the district during a special meeting May 9. A middle school principal and an elementary “behavior intervention support” teacher will be among the new hires for the 2019-20 school year. After a 25-minute discussion, the board decided the additional staff was well researched and deemed necessary. “Yes, it is a big…
- May 14, 2019USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers to report prevented planting and failed acres in order to establish or retain FSA program eligibility for some programs. Producers should report crop acreage they intended to plant, but due to natural disaster, were prevented from planting. Prevented planting acreage must be reported on form CCC-576, Notice of Loss, no later than 15 calendar days…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 14, 2019After two years of organization, the 14-member Missouri River Watershed Partnership is almost ready to accept funding to address soil and water conservation in Rock County. However, Rock County Commissioners won’t sign a joint powers agreement unless the proposed agreement is changed. “The consensus is that this board finds — the way it is (now) — totally unacceptable … and we won’t sign it,”…
- By Kent Thiesse, Farm Management AnalystMay 14, 2019For the third year in a row, spring fieldwork has been slow to begin in most areas of the Upper Midwest in 2019. Frequent rainfall events during the last ten days of April and the first week of May across large areas of the region have resulted in field conditions that are too wet for corn planting, In addition, very cool temperatures have also existed across the region during late April and…
- May 14, 2019The Rock County Corn and Soybean Growers Association presented a check of $4,400 to the Backpack program to support their summer program efforts. The money was raised during the Farm to Pint event at Take 16 Brewing in Luverne on April 12. A freewill offering for a meal of hamburgers donated and cooked by the Rock Nobles Cattlemen’s Association and rib ticklers, donated and cooked by the Rock…
- May 14, 2019FFA’ers qualify for state competition at regionals April 5 Members of the Luverne-Adrian FFA Chapter competed at the Region 6 general livestock, dairy evaluation and dairy handling contests April 5 at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Hannah Kruse and Tanner Henrichs placed third and fourth respectively in the dairy handlers contest. Both qualified for the state FFA contest in St. Paul…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 07, 2019Luverne Elementary students gathered in the school gymnasium Wednesday afternoon, May 1, to hear if they would be duct-taping their principal to the wall. They would not, because they fell short of the Parents Partner in Education (PPIE) 2019 goal of $13,000. The K-5 students raised $10,900. “And that is very impressive,” said PPIE President and Dash organizer Anne Shelton. “We still did an…
- By Lori SorensonMay 07, 2019Luverne manufacturing engineer Tyler LeBrun comes from a long line of firefighters — his grandfather, his father and two of his brothers all were or are firemen. He said this proud history is what inspired the name of his new business, Backdraft Manufacturing, which opened earlier this year in Luverne’s industrial park. The business specializes in custom engineering and fabrication. “We deal in…
- By Lori SorensonMay 07, 2019Residents and visitors are encouraged to bike, walk and ride the Luverne Loop Path on Thursday, May 16, to highlight the route and the Roll On Luverne bike loan program. “We want to celebrate the great job the city has done with the Loop and show residents what their tax dollars are being used for,” said Luverne Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere. The event will be staged at The Lake from 5…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 07, 2019The Hardwick City Council unanimously agreed to move forward in establishing Rock County’s first Rural Service District. Attorney Don Klosterbuer is working with the council to adopt an ordinance creating dual tax rates — one for urban and one for rural properties — within the city limits of Hardwick. The move would result in fairer taxes for property owners whose ag land falls within city limits…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 07, 2019A year after debuting Trivia Night at Take 16 Brewing in Luverne, Rock County Library director Calla Jarvie isn’t surprised at the event’s success. “But I am so pleased,” she said. “This outreach has done wonders for patronage.” Jarvie took over as director in February 2018 after working with the Siouxland Libraries in Sioux Falls. While there, the library partnered with community organizations…
- May 07, 2019Ten local Spotlight Dance groups attended the Triple S Dance Competition in Sioux Falls on March 10, and some of the same dancers also attended the DX Amaze Competition in Minneapolis on March 23. In Sioux Falls the dancers competed in categories such as jazz, lyrical, ballet, musical theatre, open and tap and received first place in their categories. In addition to being category winners, two…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 07, 2019The Luverne School Board will meet in special session Thursday, May 9, to discuss adding an elementary teacher and a middle school-high school administrator. Elementary principal Stacy Gillette and middle-high school principal Ryan Johnson outlined their requests at the April 25 school board meeting. At the March 28 meeting, Gillette first proposed adding a student support and behavior…
- By Lori SorensonMay 07, 2019There is movement afoot to pair Luverne with an international “sister city,” and now organizers are seeking local input to choose a global partner. “We’re reaching out to the community if you have a relationship with a city or an interest in a location,” said Luverne Area Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere. “Maybe someone has a cousin overseas who is a mayor in a small town, or maybe someone…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 07, 2019The public is invited to the first Southwest MN CEO Trade Show May 15 at Grand Prairie Events in Luverne. The event begins with a 5 p.m. social hour followed by the trade show from 6 to 8 p.m. The tradeshow features 16 students from Luverne, Hills-Beaver Creek, Pipestone, Adrian, Southwestern Minnesota Christian and Edgerton Public. H-BC students are Josie Scholten, Madison Spath and Klara Honken…
- By Lori SorensonMay 07, 2019Luverne’s Complete Count Committee members have been meeting monthly to support local efforts toward a complete count in the 2020 census. The city of Luverne established a Complete Count Committee (CCC) earlier this year to make sure all of the city’s residents are counted. Mayor Pat Baustian serves on the committee, which includes a cross section of local community leaders. “We are extremely…
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