May 2022
Hardwick’s sanitary sewer lagoons received long-overdue maintenance last week, thanks to a combination of funding resources to pay the $68,000 bill.
Workers with Reker Construction and Aggregate of Adrian spent last week adding riprap on the north and east dikes, primarily on the second of two...
Friends and family of Sewing Basket employees made quick work of the store’s half-block move on Monday, May 30. They used a straight truck for large items or simply grabbed armfuls of smaller merchandise for the move down the block to the Mall on Main on east Main Street in Luverne. At one point...
Dispatch report
May 20
•Complainant reported theft of his dog.
•Complainant on N. Jackson Street reported suspicious activity at location.
•Complainant on E. Brown Street reported duct cleaning at location.
•Deputy reported road and driving laws violation.
•Subject was arrested on Rock County...
The Luverne Redbirds amateur baseball team moved to 5-1 on the season with two shutout, seven-inning victories this week.
The Redbirds defeated the Hadley Buttermakers 11-0 on Wednesday, May 25, and the Jackson Bulls 20-0 on Friday, both at Redbird Field.
Luverne was scheduled to play in...
The Worthington Trojan Relays took place Tuesday afternoon at Worthington High School. Sixteen teams attended the meet, and they were split into two classes based on school size.
The Patriot girls finished fourth in Class A (smaller schools) with 202.5 points while the boys were able to come away...
The H-BC track and field teams traveled to Mountain Lake Thursday to compete in the Red Rock Conference track meet.
The girls placed third in the conference while the boys placed fourth.
“We had a lot of individual success today,” said coach Rex Metzger.
“As a team, our goal was to finish in the...
Luverne City Council members took a field trip Tuesday night to tour the power plant where electric utility supervisor Brian Remme updated them on the $11 million generation upgrades.
They include modernized east substation and associated switchgear, a new control building, two new 3-megawatt...
Luverne Thirty dedication May 28
The Rock County History Center will host an open house dedication for the Luverne “Thirty” automobile from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 28, to recognize the history of the car and show appreciation to those who helped to bring it back to Luverne. Many of the Leicher...
Memorial Day will be celebrated Monday, May 30, 2022. It is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday in May and commemorates the men and women who died while in military service.
Memorial Day began after the Civil War with both formal and informal ceremonies at graves and ceremonies for the...
Mundt: 'Happy Pride Month!'
To the Editor:
First and foremost, Happy Pride Month! June is a month that marks an important opportunity to honor the resilience of LGBTQ families. Sadly,progression is going backward in this country regarding equality, inclusion and women’s rights.
Instead of being...