Trunk 'n' Treat
Despite the cold and wet conditions, hundreds of trick-or-treaters turned out for Luverne's Annual Halloween Trunk ’n Treat event at the school parking lot Friday evening.
H-BC to construct half track in Hills
Construction will begin next year for a running track at Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School in Hills.
Local dispensary opening delayed by statewide supply shortage
On the retail counter in Terry Gray’s “High Fidelity Cannabis” shop is a tidy row of display pods for customers to select their products.
Nearly half of LHS students choose to sing
Choir has become the most popular elective class at Luverne Middle-High School.
Pajamas, popcorn and pals
Discovery Time preschooler Chandler Hamm enjoys a craft project with Dave and Brenda Hamm last week during “
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August 27, 2025Traffic on South Highway 75 in Luverne was diverted this week for utility work at the railroad crossing near the carwash and Dollar General driveways. According to Ellis and Eastern manager Eric Berning, the work involved replacing the outdated crossing arms for improved visibility and technology. “The old system no longer had parts offered,” Berning said.
By Mavis FodnessAugust 27, 2025Two new teachers will join the Luverne Elementary School staff Tuesday when the district opens for the 2025-26 school year. Two resignations late last school year prompted district officials to replace existing staff after cutting five full-time teachers for the upcoming school year due to declining enrollment. While Hanna Walters and Ali Dinger are new to the Luverne district, they are not new…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 27, 2025Four new licensed staff will be in the Hills-Beaver Creek School District when the 2025-26 school year begins on Tuesday. Starting at H-BC in their first full-time positions as educators are Justine Sandbulte, Calvin Erickson, Taryn Rauk and Court Anderson. Justine Sandbulte is the school guidance counselor and school social worker. “I am eager for this new chapter,” she said. “I am looking…
August 27, 2025Roughly 650 people attended Saturday’s Ag Appreciation Night at Take 16 Brewing Company where they were treated to a free meal of burgers and pork and a free night of entertainment. The evening included inflatables for young families and music by Hills musician Allie LaRock (pictured on stage) as well as the Shirts and Skins, a five-piece variety pop/rock band out of Minneapolis. “We do this to…- By Kent Thiesse, Farm Management AnalystAugust 27, 2025August is typically the month of the year when we get the first producer survey yield estimates from USDA, as well as yield projections from major private forms. This yield data is gathered in different formats from producer survey and crop tours. There is not necessarily a method that has proven more accurate than any other, as all methods have some strengths as well as some limitations. As…
By Lori SorensonAugust 20, 2025A group of local leaders and donors have signed a purchase agreement on the historic downtown Power Fitness building with plans to renovate it for retail space. Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow (LIFT) is buying the 7,000-square-foot building from Brian and Ginger Beuning, Alexandria, who closed their business earlier this summer. It will reopen next spring as “Smith Mercantile,” a nod to the…
By Lori SorensonAugust 20, 2025The late Jim Brandenburg and his son, Anthony Brandenburg, were remembered Saturday during a community celebration of life in Luverne. The tribute started with an 8:30 a.m. walk on the waterfall trail at Touch the Sky Prairie and ended at the Palace Theatre where friends, family and colleagues reflected on the Brandenburgs’ lives. For the world-acclaimed nature photographer who captured images…- By Lori SorensonAugust 20, 2025Motorists in Luverne have encountered periodic delays from trains blocking intersections causing traffic backups. According to Rock County Sheriff Evan Verbrugge, the trains are more of an inconvenience than a public safety concern. “They call us when they’re going to block intersections,” he said. “And we try to put it out (on social media) a little ahead of time.” He also said “perception…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 20, 2025Magnolia is the second Rock County city to establish an urban-rural service district following an Aug. 15 public hearing. Magnolia City Council members unanimously supported the measure after a public hearing that no one from the public attended. Urban-rural service districts consider properties in city limits that are not benefiting from city services. In Magnolia, seven properties totaling…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 20, 2025“Revel Kitchen and Cocktails” is one step closer to opening in the former Sterling’s building following the Aug. 12 Luverne City Council meeting. Restaurant owner Rick Thompson and restaurant manager Rich Rislov appeared in council chambers Tuesday night when the council approved the business’s liquor license. The liquor license takes effect Sept. 1 and expires Dec. 31, 2025. It will be…
By Jason BerghorstAugust 20, 2025Two young entrepreneurs have sold their local business to two even younger new owners. Marcus Vortherms and Adam Ask, both 2025 Luverne High School graduates, recently sold their Cardinal Moving business to incoming LHS juniors Coy Thone and Asher Barron. Cardinal Moving began in 2023 when Vortherms, Ask, Zach Overgaard and Marcos Diaz teamed up to begin the moving service as sophomores in…- By Mavis FodnessAugust 20, 2025The Hills City Council will appoint a council member to replace Cory Metzger, who submitted his resignation last month. At their Aug. 12 meeting, council members Vicki Busswitz, Joseph Sweeter and Dusty Seachris passed a resolution to appoint someone to fill the unexpired term at their Sept. 9 meeting. Metzger submitted his resignation July 11 due to the fact that he’s moving from Hills. “It…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 20, 2025At their August meeting members of the Luverne Economic Development Authority approved a $5,000 loan for a remodeling project at Rock River Apothecary. Business owner Jennifer Wipf opened the wellness store in March 2023 on Cedar Street across from (to the east of) Wildflowers Coffee. She’s a licensed hemp-derived products retailer, offering natural remedies, herbal tinctures and CBD-infused…
By Lori SorensonAugust 20, 2025Members of the Luverne Fire Department trained for grain bin rescues Monday night in a CHS bin in Luverne. They simulated the rescue of a person trapped in grain using specialized equipment designed for relieving the pressure of downward flowing that can suffocate a victim. Using grain bin rescue tubes, firefighters assembled panels in a circle around a “victim,” pounded them into the grain and…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 20, 2025Zander Carbonneau will spend his senior year on the other side of the world in a language program exchange with Russia. As his classmates begin classes at Luverne High School in early September, Carbonneau will be flying to Kyrgyzstan in central Asia as part of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program. For nine months he and nine other students chosen for the U.S.…
August 20, 2025The courtyard at Tuff Memorial Nursing Home was turned into a splash party Friday afternoon when the activity organizers invited the public to join residents by splashing in kiddie pools, a water table, a sprinkler in the grass and fun with chalk games. Fifteen kids ages one through seven joined residents in the annual event that began in 2022. The weather cooperated with some clouds but lots of…
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