Blue Mounds State Park hosts First Day Hike
More than 50 people spent the first day of their new year outdoors Wednesday, Jan.
Students build third house through TNT class
A third house is under construction in a city-school partnership called Today and Tomorrow’s Tradesmen that began in 2021.
GAP fund serves first clients
Rock County residents can now sign up for affordable counseling sessions with the new Grant Assistance Program (GAP) through Luv1LuvAll.
Commissioners take oaths of office
Re-elected Rock County Commissioners Jody Reisch and Gary Overgaard were sworn into office by Rock County court administrator Natalie Reisch prior to the Board of
'You can go anywhere from here'
A series of inspirational speeches began Monday as Hills-Beaver Creek Schools launched the inaugural Blue Ribbon Alumni Talks Monday in the secondary gymnasium in Hills.
City of Beaver Creek blow blades painted, ready for snow
For the third straight year, the fifth-graders at Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary assisted the city of Beaver Creek in painting messages in the front of the snow-mov
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- By Lori Sorenson, editorDecember 16, 2015Eighty acres of land near Steen sold for $19,000 per acre Thursday morning, topping Rock County’s previous land sale record of $16,200 in November 2012. “It just blew me out of the water,” said Tom Houselog of the Rock County Land Records Office. “The bidding started at $12,000 and went to $19,000 in a matter of a few minutes.” The successful bidder was Steen farmer Matt Boeve, who lives directly…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 14, 2015Jason Fick considers himself a conscientious farmer who takes care of his land. That’s why he was so disappointed when last year’s flooding washed topsoil from his fields into the ditch. Fick said he knew some of his land was vulnerable to erosion, so he’d done some tiling and left some of the flood-prone areas untilled. But those measures were no match for the June 2014 flooding. The same…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 14, 2015The city of Luverne conducted its annual truth in taxation hearing Dec. 8 prior to the City Council meeting in Luverne City Hall. At the hearing, which no one from the public attended, City Administrator John Call presented information on the city’s $5.4 million budget. “I will tell you it's a balanced budget,” he said. “We have adequate reserves, we’re on firm financial footing, we have a…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 14, 2015Main Street Financial Services has become an example of what Luverne’s Historic Façade Improvement program can do for businesses and the overall look of the community. “We have a vision to restore the historical charm of buildings and structures on Main Street,” said Holly Sammons, Luverne Economic Development Authority Director. At the Dec. 7 EDA meeting, she updated the board on the progress of…
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 14, 2015Approval of a recent Early Learning Scholarship will expand and improve early childhood learning opportunities in the Luverne School District. The $37,500 scholarship through the Minnesota Department of Education expands the School Readiness and Discovery Time programs. Some of the new services will begin as early as next month and others will be implemented for Fall 2016 classes. “It is really…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 14, 2015Local fans of the late Luverne author Fred Manfred may want to take note of Hollywood’s Jan. 8 release of “The Revenant.” The film depicts the tale of legendary fur trapper and frontiersman Hugh Glass (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) who survived being mauled by a bear in 1823 in South Dakota. His companions, who promised to stay with him, ultimately left him for dead, and the storyline follows…
- December 14, 2015
- December 14, 2015Local emergency personnel responded to a one-vehicle crash on County Road 4 Monday morning 1 1/2 miles west of Luverne. According to the report from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Bradley Sowles, Luverne, suffered non-life threatening injuries when he lost control of his 2006 Chevy Impala at 9:50 a.m. The report states that he was traveling west on County Road 4 when he may have…
- By By Lori SorensonDecember 14, 2015Luverne Middle and High School students presented their combined Winter Concert Friday night in the Luverne High School gym. Seana Graber is the choral director for the students in grades 6-12, and the concert was accompanied by Dolly Taubert, Janine Papik and Emma Verbrugge. The final number of the evening involved all four choirs, holding battery-operated candles, surrounded a darken gym with…
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 14, 2015A trip to Washington, D.C., for last summer’s national Family, Career and Community Leaders of America conference inspired Jenna Schelhaas, a current senior at Luverne High School, to start a project that would make a positive impact on someone’s life. What the 18-year-old didn’t know was how developing the Senior Book Club would affect her. For the past three months, Schelhaas spends her Sunday…
- December 14, 2015Project disk awards were also presented to individual 4-H members at the annual Rock County 4-H Achievement and Recognition program Nov. 7. These disks are given in each of the project areas based on the project records that the youth complete and submit for judging. A group of adult and youth leaders gathered in October to select the top records in each project area. Those top record winners are…
- December 14, 2015“Oh! The places you’ll go in 4-H!” was the theme of the 2015 Awards and Recognition Night for Rock County 4-H Nov. 7 at the Luverne Elementary School commons. About 165 members, parents, leaders and sponsors were on hand to congratulate the recipients. The Rock County 4-H Ambassadors were the hosts of the program and were recognized for being “on call” for the county office and for providing…
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 14, 2015For decades, Dec. 19 had special significance to the late Howard Iveland. Ruth Brown, one of eight Iveland children, recalls her dad waking up each Dec. 19 and raising the American flag in front of their Luverne home. He would then recite the number of years since he was in a World War II German prison camp. Daughter Mary Jo Graphenteen added, “He was captured on Dec. 19, 1943 or ‘44 but that was…
- December 14, 2015Thrivent Financial celebrated a ribbon-cutting event Monday afternoon, Dec. 2, in its new office location at 311 West Gabrielson Road. Pictured are (from left) Holly Sammons (Luverne EDA director), Roger and Vicky Henderson (Thrivent members), Allison Bolger (Thrivent Agent), Sully Bolger (Thrivent member), Robert Bolger (Thrivent Agent), Adele Oien (Thrivent member), Flo and Bill Kannenberg (…
- December 07, 2015The latest general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is underway and will end on Feb. 26, 2016. As such, producers with expiring contracts and producers with environmentally sensitive land are encouraged to evaluate their options under this program. Over the past 30 years, farmers, ranchers, conservationists, hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts have made…
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 07, 2015Rock County landowners saw their topsoil wash into ditches with recent flooding, and those who want their dirt back will have to pay to have it moved, according to discussion at the Rock County Board meeting Dec. 1. That’s what commissioners told Henry Petersen of rural Hardwick after he addressed the board. Heavy rains and subsequent flooding events in June 2014 and again this spring eroded an…
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