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- September 26, 201710 years ago (2007) •Most businesses have responded positively to the smoking ban that takes effect across Minnesota Monday. Public Health Educator Paula Anderson said, “We believe the majority of people are going to embrace the new law, because it’s what Minnesotans wanted, it’s what local folks wanted.” Some examples of local businesses willing to change are Papik Motors declaring its entire…
- September 19, 201710 years ago (2007) •Four lots in Luverne’s Evergreen II Addition will be taken off the market due to water issues. The Luverne Economic Development Authority approved this action at their Tuesday, Sept. 11, meeting on the recommendation of city engineer Gary Kurth. Kurth, of Rock Rapids firm DGR, advised the city not to develop the lots on the northeastern corner of the addition along Blue Mound…
- September 12, 201710 years ago (2007) •Busse’s Plumbing and Heating is outgrowing its current workspace and will expand south of Luverne. Jim Remme, company president, approached the Luverne Planning Commission Monday night about building across from the Verne Drive –In Theatre along south Highway 75. The property, currently owned by Glenn Burmeister, is zoned “highway commercial,” and Busse’s Plumbing and Heating…
- August 29, 201710 years ago (2007) •All-terrain vehicle owners will be legally driving on city streets, even without the slow-moving vehicle emblems on their ATVs, as the ordinance first dictated. Those proved difficult to attach to most ATVs, so the Luverne City Council Tuesday amended the city ordinance, requiring ATVs to have a safety flag displayed at least six feet from the ground. With that minimum height…
- August 22, 201710 years ago (2007) •Although Rock County has some structurally deficient bridges and functionally obsolete bridges, a tragic collapse isn’t imminent. County Engineer Mark Sehr shared bridge information with the County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. He said he has a lot of questions since the Minneapolis Highway 35W bridge fell into the river during rush hour killing 13 people. The governor has…
- August 14, 201710 years ago (2007) •Even though prior businesses have done so, Clyde’s Wash and Detail and U-Haul business may not park on the boulevard because of a 2003 city ordinance forbidding it. Chris Johnson represented the business Tuesday at the Luverne City Council and asked for a variance to that city code. “I’m just trying to make a living,” he said. The business on the corner of Estey and Main…
- April 17, 201710 years ago (2007) •The latest Census figures show a population downslide in most of Southwest Minnesota, including Rock County. From 2000 to 2006 Rock County’s population dropped from 9,713 to 9,535. That is a 1.9-percent loss. It’s a small change, but the starting number is already one of the lowest county populations in the state. 25 years ago (1992) •Luverne residents might have to write…
- November 14, 201610 years ago (2006) •The Luverne City Council formally received word that the Minnesota Historical Society awarded a state grant of $100,000 for restoration work in the Palace Theatre. … Most of the money will go toward new seating. BMAT President Ben Vander Kooi said at the Tuesday council meeting, “We’re very excited about this project, and it will be done in time for the Ken Burns documentary…
- November 07, 201610 years ago (2006) •Evan Verbrugge won by a nose in Tuesday’s election for Rock County Sheriff. When all the precinct votes were tallied, Verbrugge had 54.54 percent of the votes and incumbent Mike Winkels had 45.17 percent in the final 2,253-1,866 tally. •The Rock County Sheriff’s Office has a small list of suspects for an early Friday morning break-in at Sharkee’s, Luverne. The sports bar and…
- October 31, 201610 years ago (2006) •In this quarter of 2006 Sheriff Mike Winkels said crime in the city has been similar to recent quarterly reports. He shared those numbers with the Luverne City Council during its regular meeting last week. … Assault – 2 in this quarter, 11 in all of 2005. Disorderly conduct – 2 in this quarter, 6 in all of 2005. Drugs and narcotics – 1 in this quarter, 19 in all of 2005.…
- October 17, 201610 years ago (2006) •For more than 20 years ice cream lovers have enjoyed Dilly Bars and specialty Blizzards at the Dairy Queen on Main Street and Highway 75. But a sign in he window now says “Closed. Thanks for your business.” Owner Marian Halverson operated the Dairy Queen for 12 years and said she’s getting out of the business for personal reasons. (The former Dairy Queen is now the home of…
- October 11, 201610 years ago (2006) •They didn’t plan the training to coincide with National Prevention Week, but members of the Luverne Fire Department handled three house fires in two days this week. They burned down a rural house Monday night as part of a training exercise, but at 1 a.m. and about 7 p.m. Tuesday they responded to fires at abandoned rural farm places. … Sheriff Mike Winkels said the fires are…
- October 03, 201610 years ago (2006) •Rock County Commissioners Tuesday approved a variation of a plan to improve the Rock County Highway Department building. Heartland Express is using a state grant to construct a new office space and garage area, or “bus barn,” next to the Highway Department. As that work was being done, the Highway Department requested a building addition and remodeling project that would cost…
- September 26, 201610 years ago (2006) •By Saturday about 150 Rock County residents will be trained to the federal standards of the National Incident Management System. If training isn’t completed and a disaster comes to the county, federal funding for mitigation might not be granted. … The federal training is supposed to unify procedures that will be used across state lines. For example, people from Minnesota…
- September 12, 201610 years ago (2006) •Earth-moving equipment has had a big presence along Highway 75 this week as the dirt work is in progress on the former Fledgling Field for a new Dingmann Funeral Home. According to Dingmann, construction is scheduled to be complete by the end of this year. Plans call for the building to be 7,130 square feet, surrounded by 45 percent green space. There will be 41 parking…
- September 05, 201610 years ago (2006) •Two building projects may be in Rock County’s future. Heartland Express and the Rock County Highway Department both fall short of what they could have for space and working environments. Heartland Express, the public busing system, received a $400,000 grant from the state with a matching $100,000 from Rock County to build a new office space and bus bay area. 25 years ago (…
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