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Parents weigh in on elementary recess time

A 10-minute reduction in recess time at Luverne Elementary prompted almost a dozen parents to question the change during the community input session prior to the Aug. 28 school board meeting.

State shares updates on Highway 75 construction

Minnesota Department of Transportation personnel were in Luverne Thursday, Aug. 28, to share information about the 2026 Highway 75 construction project.

Blue Mound Trail opens after resurfacing

Construction barriers were removed last week on Blue Mound Trail between Luverne and the Blue Mounds State Park.

County at a Glance Sept. 4, 2025

Meetings

Rose Dell Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, in the township hall.

Bos turns over reins to Gehrke

Dozens of colleagues, friends and family members gathered Thursday afternoon at a celebration for Doug Bos, who is retiring from the Rock County Land Management Office.

Community leaders tour Lewis and Clark

Luverne Mayor and Lewis and Clark Board Director Pat Baustian and Luverne City Council member Mert Kracht toured Lewis and Clark’s water treatment plant near Vermillion, South Dakota, on Aug. 18.

Wrigg appointed to Luverne School Board

David Wrigg rejoined the Luverne School Board Aug. 28 after officially accepting the appointment by board members Aug. 28.

Plea not yet entered in vehicular homicide case

Jayson Delfs, Hardwick, appeared in Rock County District Court last week on charges of third-degree murder and vehicular homicide related to a March 27 fatal crash northwest of Beaver Creek.

Sanford Health to acquire Lewis Drug throughout region

Sanford Health announced last week that it’s buying Lewis Drug, the largest family-owned pharmacy chain in the region.

Labor Day weekend in DC

Recently friends from across the country and the world expressed concern about what life is like in the District of Columbia, which is occupied by out-of-state soldiers.

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