The Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission last week approved a permit request by Northern Con-Agg for a gravel pit expansion near the Blue Mounds State Park. 

Misbehaving students beware — the scary substitute teacher Miss Swamp is coming to the Palace Theatre later this week. 

Luverne’s downtown was hopping with families Saturday for the Chamber’s Easter Bunny activities with 13 participating businesses.

The Luverne chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America won several awards during the State Leadership conference held in Bloomington March 27-28. 

Twenty-five Luverne students attended the event where they accepted three awards for their chapter. 

The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Feb. 9, 1942. 

Monday, April 13: Cheese omelet, turkey sausage, red diced potatoes, diced peach cup and blueberry muffin. 

Half-Priced Day sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church. 

10 years ago (2016) 

•The historic Carnegie Cultural Center was filled with resonating tones of mallets on metallic and wooden bars of new instruments that were delivered Wednesday, April 6. 

After practicing in parking lots and fields, the Hills-Beaver Creek track athletes will soon have dedicated place of their own.