Not guilty pleas entered in lcoal case of murder, homicide
Jayson Delfs, Hardwick, appeared in Rock County District Court Monday on charges of third-degree murder and vehicular homicide related to last year’s fatal crash northwest of Beaver Creek.
North Highway 75 now closed in Luverne
Highway 75 closed this week in Luverne between Main Street and Dodge Street for the highway reconstruction project set for April through October.
Smile - you're about to graduate!
Jim Juhl (far left) of Myhre Studio photographs the Luverne High School Class of 2026 on Main Street Tuesday morning under the marquee of the Historic Palace Theatre.
Flower Shop Dispensary now open
There’s a new kind of flower shop on Kniss Avenue in Luverne, but instead of roses customers can purchase a different kind of “bud.”
FFA hosts tractor parade for elementary students
Students in Luverne’s Future Farmers of America chapter organized a tractor parade for elementary students on Friday, April 10, in front of the Luverne Elementary School to celebrate “Drive Your Tractor to School Day”
Patriot Pals Child Care sees steady growth
Now entering its fifth month of operation, the Hills-Beaver Creek childcare program is steadily growing.
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- July 17, 2018Crews wrap up work at the corner of Highway 75 and West Dodge Street Friday, July 13, after the intersection was torn up for more than a week. Workers repaired a water main and moved a fire hydrant to the west. The water main problem had been discovered during the school year, but the city decided to fix it after school was out in order to avoid traffic congestion. The hydrant was moved in…
- July 17, 2018Rock County Commissioners signed a proclamation Tuesday morning, July 10, designating Rock County as a Purple Heart County to honor local veterans who were wounded or killed while protecting the freedoms enjoyed by all Americans. “The Purple Heart is not an earned award but a reward for shedding blood,” said Ken Teunissen (right) with the Military Order of The Purple Heart Chapter 5355 in Sioux…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 17, 2018Five Luverne High School students earned national recognition at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference June 28-July 2 in Atlanta, Georgia. Zoe DeBates, Jacinda Hustoft, Lindsey Roemeling, Sage Ver Steeg and Shane Berning participated in one of 30 family and consumer science-related competitive events. They competed against more than 4,500 students in the Students Taking Action with Recognition…
- July 17, 2018Several local insurance professionals were recently recognized for excellence by the Insurance Professionals of Greater Sioux Falls. Samantha DeBates, Senior Advantage Account Underwriter of Continental Western Group of Luverne, was named Insurance Professional of the Year for excellence in the insurance industry for 10 years or more. The award considers participation in association activities,…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2018Carol Nelson’s colleagues honored her 45 years at Exchange State Bank, Luverne, on Tuesday, May 22, with a party and open house. “I never had a job interview,” Nelson said, looking back on her career. As a high school senior at Hills-Beaver Creek, then local bank owner Dennis Roning dropped by the business class and, on the spot, offered then Carol Wallenburg a job at the Exchange Bank of Hills…
- May 29, 2018
- By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2018When Luverne High School senior Katie Fick rolls across the stage to receive her high school diploma Sunday afternoon, June 3, the paper document represents an end to childhood and the beginning of adult independence. Much of Fick’s determination was fostered five years ago when she joined a wheelchair basketball team in Sioux Falls. As a youngster, Fick didn’t consider herself different from…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2018In under an hour, more than a dozen volunteers unpacked, fastened and placed 145 American flags at sunrise Monday in honor of Memorial Day. The early morning hour didn’t bother those who showed up, including the four Sasker siblings as they quickly snapped the flags onto the metal poles and placed the poles into the ground-level holders. “I don’t mind,” said Layne Sasker, the youngest of the…
- May 29, 2018Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday authorized the use of funds from the State Disaster Assistance Contingency Account for emergency relief in Nobles County, Rock County, and St. Louis County. Certain areas of each county experienced significant damage to public properties caused by a major winter storm with heavy snow and gale force winds, which resulted in subsequent flooding. The severe winter storms…
- By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2018The Luverne Optimist Club volunteers delivered sand to local backyards Monday, May 21, marking the group’s 40th year of sand deliveries. According to club member Don Amos, sand deliveries to local family sandboxes was the first community service project the Optimist Club did when the group first organized in Luverne in 1978. For last week’s deliveries, the group met at the Howling Dog before…
- By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2018Area residents gathered at the Rock County Veterans Memorial on the courthouse lawn Sunday night on the eve of Memorial Day for a candlelight vigil honoring those who served their country. Rock County Veterans Services Officer Dave Haugom led the event, which featured live music by Ron and Jane Cote and participation by veterans and other community members. A reception on the Kahler Terrace of…
- By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2018Take 16 Brewing Company investors and volunteers celebrated the opening of their new event center on East Main Street in Luverne Thursday night, May 24. Pictured are (from left) Betty Mann, Take 16 brewer Luke and Emily Rensink and their children, Mila (standing), Sampson and Charlotte; Pat and Kim Von Tersch, Chad Kucker, Tim Gust, Stan Knobloch, Kirk Bloemendaal, Curt Thorson, Sherri Thompson,…
- By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2018Does your teenager spend too much time online? How much screen time is too much? How do parents know when or if to intervene? What are reasonable boundaries or limits? Forty-five people — some parents, some students — contemplated these questions last week in the Luverne High School gymnasium where they watched the documentary, “Screenagers.” “It was well received and we had great conversation…
- By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2018Luverne City Council members took action on another step in the process of building the new $4 million electrical substation in the industrial park. After a May 17 bid letting, the council at its May 22 meeting awarded the general contractor work to Highmark Erectors from Black Hawk, South Dakota, who submitted the low bid of $1,408,216. City engineers with DGR are reportedly familiar with work…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2018The city of Hardwick conducted its annual Board of Appeals and Equalization meeting Wednesday night, May 2. No members of the public attended the meeting to discuss the 2018 valuation of properties. County Land Records Director Tom Houselog said the small cities in Rock County increased at the same 5 to 5.5 percent level based on a five-year assessment history. Acreage values also increased 5 to…
- By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2018The next show at Lord Grizzly Gallery in Luverne will feature the work of 22 high school artists from southwest Minnesota and South Dakota. The June show is entitled “Foot in the Door,” because the intent is to support new artists, according to gallery owners and curators Cody and Nicole Henrichs. “As a professional gallery, we value arts exhibition and education above all else,” Cody Henrichs…
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