Tuff Home residents experience 'A Night on Mount Olympus'
The day after Hills-Beaver Creek High School hosted a junior-senior prom for students, residents from Tuff Memorial Home donned dresses and suits Saturday afternoon for their first
State offers info on 2026 Hwy 75 work
Minnesota Department of Transportation personnel were in Luverne Tuesday, April 23, to discuss the 2026 Highway 75 construction project.
'Marlene and Darlene without George'
“Marlene and Darlene” will return to the stage next week for another comedy performance to raise money for Generations.
Emerald ash borer officially reported in Rock County
Infestations of the destructive emerald ash borer have been spreading across Minnesota over the past 15 years, and on Monday the Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirmed the first sighting
LHS competes in world robotics
The Luverne High School robotics team earned a Judges Choice Award at last week’s FIRST Robotic Competition World.
Sled hockey comes to Blue Mound Ice Arena
The Siouxland Sled Hockey Association brought on-ice practice to the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne for the first time April 7 in honor of their newest member.
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- By Lori SorensonMay 25, 2021Luverne City Council members met in closed session Tuesday, May 18, to consider purchasing property at 102 S. Kniss in Luverne. The property on the southwest corner of Main Street and Highway 75 is owned by members of the Dennis and Norma Remme family. It was the location of Remedez Hair Salon, started in 2007, and the business office for Remme Construction. It closed in January and the 7,348-…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 25, 2021Last year the Luverne High School Class of 2020 jumped into vehicles after commencement exercises and followed a fire truck through Luverne. On Sunday the LHS Class of 2021 will celebrate in similar style. “Last year was a big hit with many loving it, so the seniors asked to have it again,” said high school principal Ryan Johnson. “It was fun for the community to support them — waving at them and…
- By Lori SorensonMay 25, 2021The Rock County Historical Society Board announced Tuesday that Wendel Buys, Luverne, has been hired as executive director, a new full-time paid position with the organization. “We’ve never had an executive director,” said Historical Society President Betty Mann. “I’m very, very excited.” She said Buys will oversee operations of the History Center and the four historical buildings in the…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 25, 2021Officials with the Hills-Beaver Creek School District are seeking seven teachers before the start of the 2021-22 school year on Sept. 7. As of Monday night, two of the six positions are filled. The H-BC board approved the hiring of Danielle Kneip and Lydia Hildebrandt as elementary teachers for the 2021-22 school year. At their May 10 meeting, board members accepted the resignations of two…
- By Lori SorensonMay 25, 2021The First Assembly of God church west of Luverne has a new name and a new face behind the pulpit. In March Bob and Annette Junak took over as pastors of the church, now known as Rock River Community Church. They moved to Luverne from Minneapolis where Bob pastored a church and Annette worked in the Assemblies of God district office, which oversees the 250-some churches in Minnesota. When Pastor…
- May 25, 2021The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has so far collected water samples from 57 wells in Rock County for use in the county’s groundwater atlas. An additional 33 samples are still needed to complete the groundwater sampling plan, with sampling proposed in May and June of 2021. Property owners will be contacted by mail or phone for permission to sample their wells. The process involves…
- May 25, 2021The 14 students from five school districts participating in the 2020-21 Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities program debuted their individual businesses in a special CEO Tradeshow Wednesday evening, May 19. More than 300 people met, talked and purchased merchandize or services from the participating students from high schools in Luverne, Hills, Pipestone, Adrian and Edgerton.
- By Mavis FodnessMay 25, 2021The Luverne-Adrian FFA Chapter conducted its annual awards night April 26 at the Luverne Elementary Commons. Members earned pins and plaques and star chapter awards, and 2021-22 officers were installed. Chapter awards Four top awards are given each year to members who excel in one of four areas. This year’s awards and recipients were: Star farmer: Shelby Kracht. Star in ag placement: Leah Wynia…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 25, 2021Hills-Beaver Creek High School FFA Chapter members gathered for the 2020-21 banquet May 19 at the Reformed Church of Steen. The current year’s officer team conducted the banquet that honored members for their 2020-21 accomplishments as directed by adviser Cloey Anderson. Incoming officer team Eight FFA’ers will lead the FFA chapter next year. President will be Donavon Leenderts, vice president…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 18, 2021Saturday’s bike rodeo at the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne brought remembrances of Keith Aanenson and the safety focus he emphasized to the Luverne Optimist Club-sponsored event. Aanenson, a former peace officer and chief of the Luverne City Police Department, began the bike rodeo through the Optimist Club more than 30 years ago. Aanenson would instruct bike safety to third-graders at Luverne…
- By Brennen RuppMay 18, 2021The game of baseball is one of America’s favorite pastimes. For Mike Wenninger and his two sons, Skyler and Cade, baseball is a way of life. “We learned a lot of life lessons. We made friends. What life teaches you, we’ve learned through baseball,” Skyler Wenninger said. “How you handle success, how you handle failure – all those things we’ve learned through baseball. … We learned from our…
- By Lori SorensonMay 18, 2021Shelley and Jason Wicks, Luverne, have been working on home improvement projects at their house on Estey and Brown for several years. When Jason deployed for military service last August, Shelley and their five children have been trying to continue with painting and repair work. Then a friend of theirs put in a call to the U.S. Military Vets Motorcycle Club, which is comprised of veterans who…
- By Lori SorensonMay 18, 2021More than 60 long-distance runners from all over the tri-state region pounded the trails of the Blue Mounds State Park Saturday during a multi-distance cross-country race. The “Pound the Mound” event was originally for spring of 2020 but was postponed to May 15, 2021, due to the pandemic. Runners competed in 10-mile, 20-mile and 30-mile distances, and signups were limited to 25 runners per race,…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 18, 2021The monetary value of time donated by volunteers in Rock County exceeds $5 million. Topping the 2020 list in hours were the Grace Quilters, whose 20 volunteers logged 3,821 hours. The group formally meets Thursday mornings in the church Fellowship Hall. However, several volunteers sew at home or come to the church along Highway 75 in Luverne outside the regular meeting time. “We are doing…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 18, 2021Hills City Council members unanimously voted May 11 to vacate a portion of West 5th Street. No one from the public provided input or attended the Tuesday night public hearing, which was open for 50 minutes before the vote took place. Council members Vickie Busswitz, Stacen Burgers and Alan Leenderts agreed to vacate the estimated half block of the platted, but not developed, section of West 5th…
- By Lori SorensonMay 18, 2021Hills-Beaver Creek High School students and families enjoyed their 2021 prom under blue skies and mild temperatures Saturday night at SpringBrooke Events, Golf & Grill in Beaver Creek Parent organizers took over prom planning this spring in order to allow an in-person event in a setting large enough to allow for a pandemic-safe gathering. “It is not that we didn’t want to have it at school,…
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