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July 10, 2024Through the Luverne Area Chamber LIFT design committee, 82 new banners were designed and will be displayed for the rest of the summer. This is the second year for the veterans banner program. Each banner depicts a veteran, lists his/her name, military rank and years of service. A waiting list is currently being assembled for a possible third year. Contact the Luverne Area Chamber, 507-283-4067,…
By Lori SorensonMay 01, 2024Minnesota Department of Transportation personnel were in Luverne Tuesday, April 23, to discuss the 2026 Highway 75 construction project. The $9.3 million project will improve the road surface and pedestrian safety from Main Street to Veterans Drive. The work includes: •Reconstructing the road and finishing with concrete pavement with the three-lane configuration and bike lanes remaining in…
By Lori SorensonDecember 13, 2023Luverne’s newest downtown business, Functional Nutrition, opened Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting celebration and open house. Tyler de Cesare describes his business as a one-stop shop for sports nutrition products, vitamins, supplements, soft serve FroYo protein shakes, smoothie bowls and more. The store also offers fresh and frozen and fully cooked, prepackaged meals and snacks. A microwave is…
September 13, 2023Lush green grass suddenly appeared on the boulevard of the parking lot on West Main Street near the library last week. The installation of sod, Sioux quartzite boulders and landscape vegetation is part of the city’s overall aesthetic improvements of downtown corners and streetscapes. The new greenspace also houses one of six artist-created 7-foot-tall nutcrackers in downtown Luverne. This one was…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 01, 2023The parking lot on the corner of Main and Estey streets will gain green space after a city project is complete along the Main Street sidewalk. City workers this week removed a 10-foot strip of asphalt and concrete along the north end of the lot to make space for soil that will be planted with grass, shrubs and trees. The city owns the property and will pay for the nearly $8,000 landscaping…
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