Kindergarten Round-Up March 6

The addition of 10 students to the Hills-Beaver Creek School District since September improved the district’s general fund by $100,000 in state aid.

However, the increase was quickly negated by increased expenditures.

The district’s enrollment is now 350 K-12 students.

The Luverne American Indian Parent Advisory Committee (AIPAC) delivered a “vote of nonconcurrence” to Luverne School Board members at their Feb. 27 meeting.

Nonconcurrence, by definition, means “refusal or failure to concur.”

The former Vinnie’s property on South Highway 75 in Luverne will soon be demolished.

The property owner, Peter Dikun, applied for a $5,000 commercial demolition grant through the Luverne Economic Development Authority, which approved the request at its Feb. 10 meeting.

Thirty girls in preschool through second grade attended the FCCLA’s fourth-annual “Princess Gala” Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 25, in the Luverne Elementary commons.

Luverne City Council members took action at their Feb. 25 meeting related to the 2026 Highway 75 road construction in Luverne.

Federal budget cuts through the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), are hitting home, especially in Rock County agriculture offices.

“It’s been chaos,” said Doug Bos, assistant director of the Rock County Land Management.