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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek football programs recently announced 15 players on the 2025 All-District team. In Class AAA, the Cardinals have eight individuals on the team. All-District honors went to seniors Jaydon Johnson, Josh Hansen, Jaxon Lais and juniors Coy Thone and Darius Dolo. Honorable mention went to seniors Landyn Lais, Connor Bose and Dawson Holtz. In nine-player football, the…
By Lori SorensonDecember 09, 2025Luverne’s annual Winterfest Celebration featured all the classic holiday activities over the weekend, along with an appropriate dose of winter snowfall Saturday afternoon. “There was just a ton of stuff going on around town, and it went really well,” Chamber Director Kenzi Klein said Monday during the Chamber Annual Board meeting. The weekend kicked off Friday with the annual Story Hour at the…- By Mavis FodnessDecember 09, 2025Rock County Commissioners accepted the sale results for a 10-year $2.5 million bond conducted Tuesday, Dec. 2. TD Financial Products LLC of New York submitted the lowest bid at an interest rate of 3.074 percent. Two other bidders submitted bids at 3.103 percent and 3.131 percent. George Eilertson with Northland Securities in Minneapolis presented the bid results to commissioners Tuesday night…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 09, 2025he Luverne Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting Monday included the usual business of electing officers, approving budgets and reviewing 2025 events and activities. However, the gathering in Take 16’s event center also featured updates about key local developments. Future Leaders Network For example, Ron Honken shared information about the “Rock County Future Leaders Network,” which…
- December 09, 2025Dispatch report Nov. 26 •Complainant on N. East Park Street and Bishop Street reported an accident with property damage. •Complainant on 190th Avenue and 41st Street near Kanaranzi reported an accident with property damage. •Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue and W. Adam Street reported an accident with property damage. •Rock County Sheriff’s Department issued a weather alert. •Rock County…
December 09, 2025The Christmas Time Story Time Friday morning in the Rock County Library basement featured a special visitors for the children and adults who attended the event, which kicked off activities for Winterfest weekend in Luverne.
By Mavis FodnessDecember 09, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School students hope to leave the audience laughing with their one act play performance of “Supervillains Anonymous.” Director Amy Comp chose the 30-minute comedy by Michael Bauer for that reason. “I’ve got a great crew of students who love to laugh (and make others laugh) so I knew this one act would be perfect for our students and community,” she said. When Comp…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 03, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary students and staff attended their first official day in the newly constructed school building in Beaver Creek Monday. “Not a lot of students get to smell that new school smell,” Superintendent Todd Holthaus said during the first-Monday-of-the-month “Lift Off” assembly. He pointed to the recently painted gymnasium walls and polyurethane-coated wood floor and asked…- December 03, 2025Meetings The annual meeting of the Rock County Association of Townships will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in the downstairs meeting room at the Rock County Library. Would like to have representatives from each township attend. Generations all-members meeting — All Generations members and new members, please attend the meeting at 12:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8. Election of two new board members,…
By Lori SorensonDecember 03, 2025The Luverne Area Community Foundation hosted its sixth annual Friends of the Foundation Celebration of Philanthropy Monday night at Take 16 Brewing Company in Luverne. The event recognizes and celebrates businesses, nonprofits and individuals who benefit from and support the foundation’s mission of strengthening the community. ‘Tonight is about you,” said LACF director Emily Crabtree. “It's our…- December 03, 2025Dispatch report Nov. 19 •Rock County Sheriff’s Department assisted another department. •Rock County Sheriff’s Department assisted another department at Grand Falls Casino in Iowa. •Complainant reported a road and drive law issue at County Road 4 past 90th Avenue. •Rock County Sheriff’s Department assisted another department. •Rock County Sheriff’s Department assisted another department east…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 03, 2025Fifteen Luverne High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) during a Nov. 17 ceremony in the performing arts center. Inductees included: •Seniors Connor Bose, Jenna Bullerman, Tyler Hodge, Jaydon Johnson, Adelyn Rodriquez, Ella Schmuck, •Juniors Asher Barron, Macie Edstrom, Benjamin Hartquist, Rylee Kurtz, Olivia Lund, Lucas Madison, Charles Mostad, Kassidy…
By Lori SorensonDecember 03, 2025The Santa Train and Holiday Stroll in downtown Luverne provided a quintessential small-town Christmas experience Sunday night. “I think it went very well,” said Luverne Area Chamber Director Kenzi Klein about the first-time event. “It was fun to see everyone out and about. Even with the cold and snowy weather I think we had a great turnout.” Santa and Mrs. Claus were the highlight of the…
By Lori SorensonNovember 25, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek High School football team wrapped up a spectacular season with a resounding state championship win Saturday in Minneapolis. The Patriots, undefeated for the 2025 season, took down Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 46-22 Saturday, Nov. 22, in the U.S. Bank Stadium in the state championship game. This was the Patriots' second state championship since 1990, when H-BC defeated…
November 25, 2025A stowaway is onboard during the production of “Pirates! The Musical” by Luverne Elementary fourth-graders Friday afternoon in the performing arts center. Both the beard and no-beard pirates turn to the Queen of the Seas for advice, which was to allow the stowaway to join the pirates due to her clear and beautiful singing voice. Directing the 79 fourth-graders were music teachers Kira Degerness…- By Lori SorensonNovember 19, 2025The Rock County Rural Water Board is planning to install automatic meter readers at each of its roughly 820 connections systemwide. The digital meters will allow patrons to monitor their water use in real time (updated every four hours), and it could detect system leaks before thousands of gallons of water are wasted. The information is accessed through an app that can be downloaded on…
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