Little Cardinals take to the gym
Luverne High School varsity gymnastics coach Phoebe Flom, along with current and former high school gymnasts, opened a four-day fall gymnastics camp Monday through Luverne Community Education.
Kwik Trip under construction, opening planned for January 2024
Construction is underway on the Kwik Trip building on South Highway 75 in Luverne.
Nearly 400 walk for suicide prevention Saturday
Nearly 400 people circled the Luverne City Park Saturday morning for the third annual Out of the Darkness Suicide Walk.
News
- By Lori SorensonJune 20, 2023The Rock County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Land Management Office have for decades been working with farmers to protect drinking water. Today those efforts are making a difference, according to Doug Bos with the Land Management Office. “The work we have done and the changes the farmers have made in the Rock County Rural Water wellhead area have stabilized the nitrogen peaks in…
- By Lori SorensonJune 20, 2023For 25 years Jim and Sherri Ladd grew corn and soybeans south of Luverne along County Road 9. The 110 acres of row crops grew atop three wells supplying the Rock County Rural Water System, and modern-day farming practices were affecting the water. Specifically, nitrogen runoff ended up in the county’s water supply. During the growing season, nitrogen levels in the wells under the Ladd farm spiked…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 20, 2023For only the third time in 25 years, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office will have a new investigator beginning July 1. Investigator Sgt. Jeff Wieneke will retire at the end of the month, having served 20 years in the position. Current deputy Chad Kempema will take his place as investigator and will be promoted to sergeant. Kempema has been in law enforcement for 22 years and with Rock County since…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 20, 2023Members of the Denver Go-Getters 4-H Club spend late Friday afternoon painting the town’s first Little Free Library and talking about books. By Sunday the Little Free Library was in place and readied for use. “We really wanted to encourage reading in Hardwick as all the kids are home for the summer,” said club leader Theresa Raak. “And we get a lot of visitors at the campground.” Members painted…
- By Lori SorensonJune 20, 2023Luverne City Council members approved a new ordinance at their June 13 meeting that regulates “pollinator” and “natural” lawns that are gaining popularity. They include grasses and flowering plants that are allowed to bloom and seed out for pollinators, and they require less water and fertilizer than traditional lawns, which require chemicals that pollute groundwater and harm wildlife. Done right…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 20, 2023Premium Iowa Pork’s bid to purchase the closed HyLife pork facility in Windom was officially accepted June 13. The purchase price was $14 million. HyLife Foods placed the facility up for sale in April and weeks later filed for bankruptcy. Premium Iowa Pork (PIP) officials submitted a bid for the plant that processes 1.2 million hogs per year with more than 1,000 employees, and the bid was…
- June 20, 2023The Hills Community Fund Committee recently awarded its annual giving grant dollars of $220 each to Rock Ranch and Tuff Memorial Home, both in Hills. Community funds are part of the Luverne Area Community Foundation and gifts are awarded each year for projects in or around Hills.
- By Lori SorensonJune 20, 2023Henning Construction, Adrian, was the low bidder on the trail spur connecting the Luverne Loop trail to the Sybesma housing subdivision on the west side of town. The 10-foot-wide concrete trail will connect the neighborhood to the Luverne Loop. It will connect on the south side of Warren Street between Pine and Main Street (County Road 4) where a cross walk will be painted. During a June 6 bid…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 20, 2023“Hometown Heroes” is the parade theme for the Jubilee Days parade Saturday night in Hardwick. While the theme highlights the volunteer firefighters, rescue squad and American Legion members within the community, there are many heroes helping to keep the small town in northern Rock County vibrant. A dedication ceremony Friday night at the Milford Remme Memorial Park celebrates the improvements…
- June 20, 2023Crews with Pointer Roofing, Sioux Falls, made quick work of their shingling job at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne Thursday, June 15. They’re among many workers with outdoor jobs this summer who have had to adjust their pace for warmer summer weather by taking breaks and hydrating frequently. Temperatures climbed to near 90 degrees on Wednesday.
- June 20, 2023Open House A 90th birthday open house for Carolyn Krapf will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 24, in the community room in the lower level of the Jasper Memorial Hall. Greetings can be sent to 6th St. West No. 115, Jasper, Minnesota 56144.
- June 20, 2023Former Jasper resident shares grief through published book The book, “An Obesity of Grief: A Journey from Traumatic Loss to Undying Love,” details the story by Jasper native Lynn Haraldson on the loss of her husband, Bruce Bouwman, near their Jasper home 40 years ago. In the years that followed, Haraldson clung to the myth that time would heal her grief, but unacknowledged trauma formed many of…
- June 20, 2023Photographer Jason Schutz hosted a “Cell Phone Nature Photography Class” Saturday at Touch the Sky Prairie to illustrate how best to use a cell phone to take captivating nature photographs. A light drizzle that morning may have deterred potential students, but it didn’t stop Marcia Ossenfort from showing up to learn. The teacher and student trekked across the prairie to the waterfall and back,…
- June 20, 2023The Hills-Beaver Creek High School Class of 1971 recently gathered for their 52nd class reunion. Pictured are (front row, from left) Allen Kuehl, Yvonne Severtson Hoffman, Rick Tatge, Linda Rens Aukes, Karen Van Wyhe Ackerman, Roxie Rauk, (back) Eugene “Pucky” Sandager, Clair Crawford, Barb Rozeboom Sandbulte, Linda Hoeck, Mark Sandager, Jim Sammons and Dan Sells. Not pictured are Dennis Olson…
- June 20, 2023Members of the Luverne High School Class of 1973 gathered on June 3 for a 50th class reunion during Buffalo Days in Luverne. Pictured are (front row, from left) Deb (Bruynes) Fick, Julie (Mann) Vogel, Jolene (DeBoer) VanDenBrink, Gloria (Schneekloth) Evans, Diane (Loger) Korthals, Barb (Kafka) Kruger, Julie (Arends) Burmeister, Arla (McClure) Cousins, Pat (Rockman) Sprock, Sally Ripley, Barb (…
- June 20, 2023With herbicide resistance increasing, a diversified management strategy is needed to control problematic weeds. Using cover crops to manage waterhemp is one strategy that researchers at both the University of Minnesota and North Dakota State University are evaluating. For several years, Midwestern states have been struggling with herbicide-resistant weeds. A recent Minnesota survey found that…