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- January 14, 202010 years ago (2010) •Luverne native Amber Top has been closely watching the news about the Jan. 12 earthquake devastation in Haiti. Top, now of Brandon, traveled here in February 2009 for a two-week mission trip that she now describes as a life-changing experience. During her mission work, Top said she made lasting human connections with Haitian residents whose lives are now in danger. “Knowing…
- January 07, 202010 years ago (2010) •The Magnolia Steak House’s service has been staked on family ownership for 71 years. Now called the Magnolia Restaurant and Bar, the dining facility will continue in the tradition with a new family. Tim and Dawn Rohrbach purchased Magnolia Steak House from Brad and Amy VerSteeg on Friday, Nov. 13. The VerSteegs previously took over the business from Amy’s parents, Tim and Sue…
- January 01, 202010 years ago (2010) •On Wednesday, Dec. 30, postal carrier Dennis Brady completed his 10-mile drive and 10.5-mile walk for the last time. For 32 years Brady has spent 6 1/2 hours per day en route. “The street is my office,” he said. At that average rate, if Brady had worn a pedometer, he would have clocked 96,768 miles in his career; each year he walked the distance from the East Coast to the…
- December 22, 201910 years ago (2009) •One approach to cleaning the Rock River focuses on livestock manure, and now there’s grant money for greener manure management. The Rock County Land Management Office has been approved for a grant through the EPA Section 310 from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The 319 Grant, as it’s called, will provide nearly $150,000 for the “Rock River Watershed Management Project…
- December 17, 201910 years ago (2009) •A going-out-of-business sign went up on the front of Gabe’s Clothing and Shoes store Sunday afternoon. The sign tells the same story that was mailed to Gabe’s customers and that was advertised on the front page of the Luverne Announcer this week. After seven years in business, owner Kathy Jarchow is closing the doors. “This is by far the hardest message that I have ever had…
- December 10, 201910 years ago (2009) •Last week’s dusting of snow was only a precursor to the winter storm that came through the region Tuesday. Snow started falling Tuesday morning and continued through the day, prompting cancellation of high school sporting events and community activities across the area. School late starts were announced Tuesday night, only to result in closings the following day as subzero…
- December 03, 201910 years ago (2009) •A report of early morning deer shining and shooting from the road resulted in a citation Sunday, Nov. 29. According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Department, an individual had called to report someone shining deer and shooting along a roadside in the area northeast of the Blue Mounds State Park lower dam. The incident was reported just after 6:30 a.m. Statute prohibits…
- November 25, 201910 years ago (2009) •Starting Dec. 1, Luverne residents can bring their old light bulbs to Luverne City Hall and exchange them for new battery-efficient bulbs. The light bulb exchange is part of the city’s goal to reduce residential energy consumption through the state’s Conservation Incentive Program. Switching to compact fluorescent light (CFL) saves energy and money. According to Luverne…
- November 19, 201910 years ago (2009) •Yields are good, but test weights are down. That’s the report so far on the 2009 corn harvest, at least from one part of the county. According to Brad Berkhof, western area manager for New Vision Coop, Hills, the local corn harvest was about 35 percent complete as of Monday. In a normal year Rock County’s harvest season is wrapping up by now. “The corn didn’t mature in the…
- November 12, 201910 years ago (2009) •The man found guilty last summer of murdering Luverne’s Carrie Nelson is appealing his conviction. Randy Swaney, now 38, is serving a life sentence in prison for the May 20, 2001, murder of 20-year-old Nelson in the Blue Mounds State Park. In August last year, a jury found Swaney guilty of all seven murder charges, and he was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of…
- November 05, 201910 years ago (2009) •The H1N1 flu virus continues to make its rounds through local families, and the numbers of affected victims are reflected in student attendance records. In Luverne Public Schools, absenteeism due to illness has remained high over the past couple of weeks. “Last week was really awful,” said school nurse Deb Vander Kooi. All last week we were over 110 (absent) in K-12.” She…
- October 29, 201910 years ago (2009) •Heartland Express drivers, administration and buses moved into their new building near the Highway Department Monday. The 5,300-square-foot building includes about 1,700 square feet of office space, and the remainder is garage space. Heartland Express has four buses, but the new building has room for eight. This would accommodate growth and plans for an indoor wash bay, if…
- October 22, 201910 years ago (2009) •Eastern Farmers Cooperative is moving dirt and pouring cement for a new 10,000-ton dry fertilizer storage facility west of Magnolia. Eastern Farmers purchased 15 acres of land from John Bowron and his sister, Judy Bowron, for the purpose of consolidating its agronomy operations on the site. Plans are to centralize crop nutrient, crop protection products and seed business that…
- October 15, 201910 years ago (2009) •There was a lot more than frost on the pumpkins over the weekend and into Monday. With winter weather Friday night into Saturday, and Sunday night into Monday, several inches of snow had accumulated on lawns, trees, shrubs, patio decks and, yes, on the pumpkins. After an unseasonably warm September, area residents wondered if they’d slept right through fall after Friday night…
- October 08, 201910 years ago (2009) •The Rock County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a trio of break-ins that occurred last week in Luverne churches. According to Sheriff Even Verbrugge, break-ins were reported on Thursday, Oct. 1, by the American Reformed Church and Grace Lutheran Church. … On Friday, Oct. 2, First Baptist Church on Jackson Street in Luverne reported a similar break-in. At Grace Lutheran…
- October 01, 201910 years ago (2009) •The Rock County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a string of mailbox vandalisms in the Kenneth, Luverne and Magnolia areas. Damage reports came in from Wednesday, Sept. 16, to Friday, Sept. 18, and during those three days, 16 mailboxes were vandalized. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, seven mailboxes were vandalized: four in Luverne, two in Magnolia and one in Kenneth. Thursday,…
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