Restored D-Day military jeep debuts in Luverne Saturday
A restored World War II military jeep will be celebrated Saturday during “Operation Homecoming.”
Nearly 80 tractors tally 60 miles for eighth annual cross-county ride
Nearly 80 tractors of all makes, models and ages made their way across Rock County Friday morning for the eighth annual Rock County Tractor Ride.
Boots on the ground
The Walgrave family announced last week that there were “boots on the ground” when a flatbed trailer delivered the first pieces of “the world’s tallest nutcracker” in Luverne.
Pancakes, airplanes and automobiles ...
It was a great day for pancakes, airplanes and automobiles Saturday morning at the Luverne Municipal Airport.
H-BC Elementary construction takes shape
Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members toured the new elementary school site in Monday night in Beaver Creek where 15 percent of the precast concrete wall panels are in place.
Luverne School District welcomes 11 new teachers
Luverne Public Schools will have 11 new teachers on staff when school opens Sept. 3.
News
- By Mavis FodnessApril 28, 2015Thanks to a local woman, a New York dad is able to raise twin sons as his own, a life event he didn’t even think was possible until only a few years ago. Michael Melcher compares life before his children’s births to that of the main character in “The Wizard of Oz” movie. “Dorothy said the first part of her life is black and white,” he said. “Then she wakes up in Oz and it’s all in color.” On…
- By Lori SorensonApril 23, 2015It was a record-breaking night for volunteers and fundraising coordinators at Sanford Luverne Hospice Saturday, April 11. The Blue Mound Banquet Center in Luverne accommodated a packed house of 400 people for the Annual Hospice Charity Dinner and Auction fundraiser, which featured a New Orleans and Mardi Gras theme. According to Sanford Luverne Hospice volunteer coordinator Helen Saum, a gross…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 21, 2015High school speech is the competitive public speaking activity offered through the Minnesota High School League (MHSL). There are 13 speech categories with each falling into a genre of informing, influencing or entertaining audiences. Luverne High School senior Spencer Schacht has been a speech team participant for the past six years and is a three-time state speech qualifier in storytelling, one…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 21, 2015Improvements to the Rock County Community Library were unanimously supported by the Rock County Board of Commissioners and were added into the county’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for completion this year. Prior to Tuesday’s meeting, the board toured the current library facility with library director Clint Wolthuizen who laid out the proposed $175,000 in facility improvements. Wolthuizen…
- By Reporter's NameSeptember 30, 2014Visitors to Holton’s Town Square on Saturday, Oct. 11, will have the opportunity to view the process of turning alpaca fiber into an article of clothing — or from “Sheep to Shawl,” as the process is known. Sarah DeVader of Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage on the west side of the Square is putting the “Sheep to Shawl” demonstration together for the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce’s Fall…
- December 30, 1969The Luverne High School gymnastics team hosted a “Day of Fun” for 50 participants Dec. 29 in the school’s small gyms. The youngsters were divided into eight groups where they learned maneuvers from the team’s gymnasts in the sport’s four events — floor exercise, uneven bars, vault and beam — along with dance lessons. The first-time fundraiser event was overseen by team coaches Phoebe Flom, Kari…
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