Luverne woman earns military honors for National Guard recruitment
Gabrielle (Luethje) Bullerman took a ride of a lifetime Tuesday morning when she was picked up at the Luverne airport by a Black Hawk helicopter.
H-BC child care director hired, opens this fall
A familiar face will lead the Hills-Beaver Creek School District child care facility when it opens in September.
Solar array to power PMP plant operations
Premium Minnesota Pork is putting up solar panels for electrical generation next to its hog processing facility on the west edge of Luverne.
Mock trial team prepares for criminal case
Members of the Luverne High School mock trial team are preparing for a special season as the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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.
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December 11, 2024Seventeen children from the Luverne Spotlight Dancers joined the 35-member Youth Dance Ensemble, based in the Twin Cities, for two performances of the “Nutcracker Story” Friday and Saturday in the performing arts center in Luverne. The story is about a girl named Clara who receives a nutcracker as a Christmas gift and dreams it comes to life and battles a Mouse King, who eventually takes her on a…- By Mavis FodnessDecember 11, 2024Rock County residents seeking mental health services will have one less option beginning Jan. 1. The Southwestern Mental Health Center (SWMH) office in Luverne will close to the public. “As of Jan. 1, 2025, we will no longer have an open clinic providing services located in Rock County,” said SWMH Executive Director Luke Comeau. “But we will continue to serve the counties of Cottonwood,…
By Lori SorensonDecember 11, 2024A new child care director started Nov. 25 at Luverne’s Kids Rock! Child Care Center that will open next spring. Sara Robinson comes to Luverne from Tea, South Dakota, where she was directing a child care center she opened several years ago. “I am so very excited to be a part of opening and running a phenomenal family-oriented learning environment/home away from home for the children and staff…- By Lori SorensonDecember 11, 2024The Walgrave family provided a construction update on the “world’s tallest nutcracker” Monday during the Luverne Area Chamber annual meeting. Groundbreaking was in the fall of 2023 and an 8-foot-tall concrete pedestal was built to anchor the 65-foot-tall nutcracker that will tower 73 feet in the air. In September, the boots — each one 14 feet tall and more than 1,300 pounds, were delivered and…
By Lori SorensonDecember 11, 2024Members of the Women’s Giving Circle in Luverne handed out more than $24,000 to local charity Monday night for their 2024 “Celebration of Grants” at the Take 16 Event Center. Treasurer Emily Crabtree of the Luverne Area Community Foundation emceed the event, which she described as a celebration of the group’s first year of presenting grants. “We’re going to put $24,000 into Rock County in the…
December 11, 2024Hundreds of people celebrated the annual Winterfest weekend in Luverne Friday through Sunday. Among other events over the weekend, the annual Winterfest Expo attracted dozens of vendors with unique items and foods for sale, and Santa and Mrs. Claus greeted families for photographs and to hear Christmas wish lists.
By Mavis FodnessDecember 11, 2024Nine years after it was purchased at a local car auction, the former Hardwick American Legion Post 478 limousine has found another home. Since its sale in June 2015, the 1938 Buick has been stored at the Okoboji Classic Cars warehouse in Iowa. Business owner Toby Shine purchased the converted former hearse for $4,000. At that time Shine intended to restore the car, but he never got around to…
December 11, 2024Lots of holiday excitement was generated Friday morning during the annual puppet show presented by Rock County Library staff as part of Winter Fest weekend in Luverne. “Mysterious Christmas” is another locally written production by former library staffers Glenda Bremer and Barb Verhey. The story featured returning puppet show favorites Mrs. Butler the Librarian, the three little pigs and Santa…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 11, 2024For their performance at the First Tech Challenge in Prior Lake, Minnesota, Nov. 23, members representing the Luverne High School robotics team earned the “motivate” award. Team members include Zander Carbonneau, Janica Oechsle, Elizabeth Mulder, Xavier McKenzie, Will Hoffman, Chase Matthiesen and Owen Stephenson. Overall, the team finished the playoffs as the fourth-team overall. The motivate…
December 11, 2024The Wilmont VFW and VFW Auxiliary recently announced Luverne High School winners of the VFW Scholarship contest “Voice of Democracy: Is America Today Our Forefathers’ Vision?” for grades nine through 12. Winners are Madison Schepel, Asher Barron and Autumn Bailey. Promoted and sponsored at the local Wilmont VFW and Auxiliary, all three students received certificates and cash prizes. First-…
December 04, 2024Hundreds of people attended Sunday night's "Light the Night" events in Luverne to kick off the holiday season ahead of this weekend's annual Winterfest celebration.- By Lori SorensonDecember 04, 2024This weekend is Luverne’s annual Winterfest Celebration, and the 2024 weekend will include new activities and events for residents, families and visitors to the community. “We just encourage everyone to come out and take part of all of the wonderful things going on in the community,” said Luverne Chamber Director Kenzi Klein. “There are tons of things going on this weekend, and we hope that…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 04, 2024A streaming service joins the list of items that can be borrowed from the Rock County Library in Luverne. The option began Sunday through an app called “Kanapy.” “It’s a streaming service that is only available for libraries,” said library director Calla Jarvie. “We are really fortunate to be able to get this kind of service because it’s usually really, really expensive to be able to have…
By Lori SorensonDecember 04, 2024Luverne Spotlight Dancers will join 35 Twin Cities dancers with Youth Dance Ensemble to perform “The Nutcracker Story” this weekend. The performance, an abridged version of the classic ballet, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Both performances will be in the school performing arts center. The event is free and open to the public, thanks to a grant from the…- By Mavis FodnessDecember 04, 2024A recently completed audit shows Rock County’s financial reserves exceeding the state’s recommended amount. The Minneapolis-based firm CLA LLP completed the annual audit showing Rock County with 6.32 months in financial reserves. The state recommends five months in reserves in order for a county to be in good financial health. County auditor-treasurer Ashley Kurtz talked with commissioners…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 04, 2024Luverne City Council members approved a $1 million payment to Knutson Construction for work on the Kids Rock! Child Care Center in Luverne. It was the seventh payment toward the $7.2 million contract with Knutson for construction on the facility that is roughly 85 percent complete. During their Tuesday, Nov. 26, meeting, council members approved the $1 million payment which covers construction…
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