February 2024
- February 07, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, Feb. 12: Rice and beef hotdish, carrots, dinner roll, cinnamon apples. Tuesday, Feb. 13: Baked chicken, diced potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat dinner roll, fruit crisp. Wednesday, Feb. 14: Salisbury steak, peppers and gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, wheat dinner roll, pears. Half-Price Day sponsored by Security Savings Bank. Thursday, Feb. 15:…
- February 07, 2024University of Minnesota Rochester releases chancellor’s list Leif Tollefson, Luverne, was named to the Fall 2023 chancellor’s list at University of Minnesota Rochester. To be listed, a student must have earned a 3.666 GPA or higher and completed a minimum of 12 credits graded A-F. Gustavus Adolphus College releases dean’s list Isaiah Bartels, Luverne, was named to the Fall 2023 dean’s list…
- February 07, 202410 years ago (2014) •“Take 16” is the official name of Luverne’s craft brewery opening soon on East Main Street. The business name was unveiled just as truckloads of brewing equipment were delivered to the former Connell Car Care and Sturdevant’s buildings Tuesday and Wednesday. According to Luverne Brew Partners president Kirk Bloemendaal, Take 16 is named partly for Old Highway 16, now known…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 31, 2024Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members conducted two special meetings in the past week to reduce construction costs of the new elementary school and improvements at the secondary school. They learned at the Jan. 23 special meeting that bids opened Dec. 19 tallied $4.8 million over the $25 million budget. On Jan. 29 they approved $3.6 million in cost reductions, and another $1.2 million will be…- January 31, 2024Meetings Green Earth Players annual meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, at the Green Earth Players building on Main Street in Luverne. A Generations organization meeting will be at 12:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, at the Generations building. Please bring your friends along. Nutrition for seniors Feb. 1 Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors 60 & older, sponsored by A.C.E. of SW MN, will…
- January 31, 2024Murphy: Mail delivery issue To the Editor: We have an apparent issue with mail delivery in Rock County. The USPS is very short-staffed at our Luverne office; however, they do not advertise locally for help. We have numerous businesses that advertise in our Luverne Announcer and Rock County Star Herald assuming their purchased advertising reaches a certain number in circulation. That is not…
- January 31, 2024Christina Wagner and Elizabeth Wagner, Luverne, were named to the Fall 2023 high honors dean’s list at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. To be named to the high honors list, students must earn a 4.0 GPA with a minimum of 12 graded credits.
- January 31, 202410 years ago (2014) •The propane shortage that threatened grain drying last fall is now affecting heating bills for area residents and livestock producers. As January temperatures continue to fall below zero, propane costs continue to rise — more than doubling over the last two months. “Right now supply and price are both big issues in our trade area, but for our business, price is a. larger…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 24, 2024Commissioners scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday, Feb. 6, to consider possible changes to the county’s tobacco sales and use ordinance. The hearing begins at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’ room at the Rock County Courthouse. A committee appointed by commissioners at their Jan. 2 meeting recommended four changes to the current ordinance and presented them at the Jan. 16 County Board meeting…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 17, 2024Luverne High School ag instructor Matt Fodness is offering a basic welding class through Luverne Community Education for ages 14 and older. The four-session class is offered on Tuesdays beginning Feb. 6. Fodness said he’s returning the favor for skills he learned over the years. “I am ever grateful for the people that have been willing to share these things with me,” said Fodness, now in his…
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