Luverne celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
Dozens of people joined Monday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Luverne on Main Street where crowds also wore green to enjoy the festive parade entries.
Church gets downtown storefront
The Blue Mounds Baptist Church will lease space in the former Dragonfly building on East Main Street starting April 1.
Hills man seeks local support for cannabis business
Hills cabinet shop owner Dennis Hartman and his son, Tim Hartman, want to operate a cannabis retail business in southwestern Rock County.
Wind tax revenue exceeds $1 million in Rock County for 2025
For the second year in a row, wind energy production taxes will exceed $1 million in Rock County.
The five wind production farms will pay $1.062 million in 2025, about a $1,000 less than last year.
Courthouse remodel continues
Remodeling at the Rock County Courthouse moved into new phases as work on previous floors has come to a standstill.
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By Lori SorensonFebruary 05, 2025Rock Veterinary Clinic has another veterinarian on staff after Dr. Jaden Austin recently started in the Luverne clinic. She joins existing staff veterinarians Dr. Erin deKoning, Dr. Jason Johnson, Dr. Michelle Engen and part-time small animal vet Dr. Logan Harris. Austin earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, Ames, in May following an undergraduate degree in biology…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 05, 2025Luverne High School seniors Sage Viessman and Maria Rops were crowned Monday afternoon as the school’s Snow Week 2025 king and queen respectively. Viessman is the son of Tricia and Scott Viessman. Rops is the daughter of Jodi Rops and Tom and Teri Rops. Ten seniors were chosen as this year’s Snow Week royalty. Anna Banck emceed the event with Ella Schmuck. “During today’s coronation, we…- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 05, 2025The Luverne speech team competed in their first meet of the 2025 season Saturday in Worthington, placing fifth out of 14 teams. “We were only four points away from taking fourth place as a team,” said assistant coach Morgan Van Holland. Nine LHS students placed at Saturday’s Worthington Invitational Speech Tournament. Results according to category include: •Great speeches, first, Xavier…
- February 05, 2025Quarter 2 Luverne A Honor Roll Seniors: Keaton Ahrendt, Jaelyn Arp, Payton Behr, Zachary Brown, Jaycee Chapa, Kaitlin Conger, Jack Gangestad, Brianna Kinsinger, Linkon Knorr, Nora Louwagie, Xavier McKenzie, Regan Mehlhaff, Emma Nath, Janica Oechsle, Corynn Oye, Lilian Palmquist, Katherine Pizel, Ella Reisdorfer, Layne Sasker, Hannah Sneller, Kylie Vander Lugt, Sage Viessman, Elijah Woodley,…
- February 05, 2025Semester 1 H-BC A Honor Roll Seniors: Cameron Allen, Beau Bakken, Sawyer Bosch, Isabella DeBoer, Gracie Fagerness, Lukas Hubbard, Michael Martinyuk, Harli Rozeboom, Kadence Rozeboom, Johnathan Tiesler, Amber Wiersema, Gracie Wilhelmi. Juniors: Micah Bush, Mya Erickson, Claire Knobloch, Jamin Metzger, Abigayl Olson, Austyn Pap, Sarah Prohl, Ella Sammons. Sophomores: Brynn Bakken, Katelyn…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 29, 2025The Luverne Music Boosters hosted their 43rd annual Winter Carnival Saturday night in the Luverne High School Gym, featuring carnival games, prizes, bingo, raffles, face painting, cotton candy, a cake walk, food and more. According to organizers, attendance was up this year compared to previous years with over 300 families participating, and the event dispersed over $7,000 in raffle prizes and…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 29, 2025Feb. 5 is the sign-up deadline for naloxone training sessions on Thursday Feb. 13. Naloxone, also known by its brand name Narcan, is an opioid overdose reversal medication that blocks the effects of opioids in a person's system, helping to restore breathing. Sanford Luverne and the Luverne Area Chamber will host two training sessions on Feb. 13 at the trailhead building on the corner of East…- By Lori SorensonJanuary 29, 2025Local law enforcement officials have taken into custody a suspect believed to have been involved with a vandalism spree that occurred earlier this month. According to information from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, there were 12 cases of vandalism reported, and 10 of them were called in Saturday morning, Jan. 18. The reports were similar in that they involved spray painting on buildings and…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 29, 2025The Luverne City Council is working toward a cannabis ordinance that may or may not include a municipal dispensary. During their Jan. 21 meeting, they reviewed information from a cannabis business study and heard comments from residents. Tyler Klimas with Leaf Street Strategies in Nevada presented a feasibility study via zoom outlining potential customers, roadblocks and timelines. “The goal…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 29, 2025Apple presses and fermentation tanks were installed last week at the Cidery at Blackshire Farms in Beaver Creek, and the public is invited to a Feb. 1 “sneak peek” event. Owner Sean McFarland described the event as a “sneak peek” to show off the renovations in the former Springbrooke clubhouse. “We owe so much to our friends, family, and community,” McFarland said. “And we are beyond excited…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 29, 2025Luverne High School will send 29 students to the state Business Professionals of America spring leadership conference in Minneapolis. The March 6-8 event provides students with opportunities for skill development along with the development of connections for leadership growth. In BPA, students choose to participate in one or more of the nine leadership tracks within a competitive environment.…
January 29, 2025Heather Johnson (right) takes the oath to begin her duties on the Luverne School Board Thursday night, Jan. 23. Outgoing board president Tim Jarchow administered the oath for Johnson to serve a four-year term. Johnson was assigned to the board committees of community education, alternative school, elementary counselor and Luverne Economic Development Authority. For 2025, Eric Hartman will serve…
January 29, 2025Gov. Tim Walz on Friday announced the appointments of Kayla Johnson and Paul Gunderson as District Court Judges in Minnesota's Fifth Judicial District. The Fifth Judicial District consists of 15 counties in southwest Minnesota: Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock and Watonwan. Johnson will replace the…- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 29, 2025With the first speech tournament set for Saturday, Luverne High School speech team adviser Gavin Folkestad said he is excited for the upcoming season. “We have a lot of new seventh- and eighth-graders joining who have a lot of potential,” he said. “I look forward to seeing how they grow and progress throughout their season as well as their speech career in future years.” In total, there are 40…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 29, 2025Luverne firefighters spent nearly a week battling a Jan. 20 hog barn fire that rekindled several times. The fire was called into the Rock County Law Enforcement Center at 8:11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20. An alarm to a cell phone alerted barn owner Dale Reverts of a potential problem at one of the facilities on Country Road 9, three miles east of Luverne in Section 18 of Magnolia Township. Smoke was…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 29, 2025More than a dozen quilters at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne are making sure people have a warm place to sleep at night. Grace Quilters recently sent 36 quilts to California residents who lost their homes and personal belongings to recent wildfires. Three “scrappy” quilts, as the group calls them, were included in the bunch. The tops are pieced together from scraps of traditional quilt…
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