Editor's note: Story has been revised to correct Kate DeBoer's first name and the name of her business.

The Rock County’s 2026 precinct caucuses will be Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Luverne. Registration is at 6:30 p.m. and caucuses start at 7.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and the local non-profit Luv1LuvAll is offering its well-timed cookie fundraiser just ahead of the holiday.

Community members are encouraged to order their large heart-shaped cookies for $5 apiece no later than Friday, Feb. 6 

After decades of serving crisis survivors in Rock County, the Luverne office of the Southwest Crisis Center will close its doors.

That’s according to an announcement by the organization last week that it was adopting a regional model to “support long-term sustainability.”

The Rock County DFL hosted a vigil on Highway 75 in Luverne at noon Friday in minus 10-degree weather to protest the presence of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in Minnesota communities and to stand with immigrant families.

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A winter-time tradition at Luverne High School celebrates its 10th year as Snow Week kicks off on Monday, Feb. 2.

The Snow Week king and queen will be crowned at 1:50 p.m. Monday, which is also the first of five school-wide dress-up days.

Luverne City Council members took action at their Jan. 20 meeting to finance the upcoming $2,425,000 Highway 75 underground infrastructure project.

Sanford Luverne delivered its first baby of the year Jan. 2. Natalie Elizabeth DeBates was born at 8:39 p.m. weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. Parents are Kandi Karlson and William DeBates. Shared image