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 SorensonFebruary 16, 2021Plans are in place for a new arrival and departure building at the Luverne municipal airport after the current structure was damaged in a fire last fall. At their Feb. 9 meeting, Luverne City Council members approved plans and specification for the project and set a bid letting date of March 11. Structural engineers determined that the building could be rebuilt using most of the steel girders of…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 16, 2021Luverne’s sixth annual Get Hooked Ice Fishing Derby is from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at The Lake in Luverne with over $6,000 worth of prizes on deck for winners. According to Luverne Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere, the 2020 tournament drew 161 adults and 129 youth who caught over 185 pounds of fish. Registrations last year represented 36 zip codes from the tri-state area. With so…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 16, 2021For the past month, Hills-Beaver Creek High School art students have been talking about “hope” as they complete an art mosaic with second-year instructor Tyler Johnson. “This is my first year that I decided to have the kids make one,” he said “Last year I had considered it for the spring but then COVID hit. I wanted to make sure we got the project done and on the wall while students were still in…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 16, 2021The city of Luverne is selling the former Lynn Lopau house to Greg and Janet Burger, according to action at the Feb. 9 council meeting. Last fall the city purchased 10 acres of land from Lopau for $661,500 to develop for future housing. The city paid $475,000 for the house, garage and two acres, and $186,500 for the rest of the eight acres, including two outbuildings. However, since last fall the…
- February 16, 2021Meetings SW MN Compassionate Friends meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month in the Luverne Area Community Foundation office, next to the Palace Theatre in Luverne. The group provides support, understanding and hope to grieving parents and grandparents after a child dies — of any age and any cause. Call 605-254-2072 or email pat.saum@gmail.com. Monthly food giveaway New Life…
- February 16, 2021Stop by the Luverne Area Chamber at 213 E. Luverne St. to pick up one or more Take and Make bird treat kids. Kits are free, but a $5 to $10 donation is welcome to benefit Project Food Forest in Rock County. (or donate online at https://donorbox.org/support-pff)
- February 16, 2021Days of below-normal temperatures are forecast to end this week with temperatures getting back to the normal highs in the 30s and normal lows in the teens. Tuesday morning continued to have lows in the negative double digits with the negative lows stretching from Minnesota down to south Texas, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. Sunday’s Valentine’s Day became the coldest on record…
- February 16, 2021With winter’s coldest temperatures arriving, the Minnesota Department of Commerce reminds Minnesotans to apply to the state’s Energy Assistance Program for help paying their heating bills. For those who have not already applied for help this heating season, there is still time. Households with young children, people with disabilities, veterans, seniors and those experiencing unemployment or…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 16, 2021Dogs, cats, horses and humans were all under the same roof Saturday morning when Tracy Area Animal Rescue hosted a “meet and greet” at Rock Ranch in Hills. Visitors met adoptable pets from the animal rescue organization as well as the horses of Rock Ranch. Also, several families who adopted through TAAR were there with their “alumni” pets. Among them was Baxter, the mid-size dog of Rock Ranch…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 16, 2021The city of Hills became the first municipality outside of Luverne to pledge support to the Rock County Food Shelf’s new location and renovation project. Hills Council members pledged $1,000 per year over the next five years at their Feb. 9 meeting. The Food Shelf capital campaign seeks to raise $225,000 to complete the project. Food shelf volunteers sent letters to each of the county’s small…
- February 16, 2021Coronavirus pandemic aid from federal, state and local sources helped Hills-Beaver Creek School District erase a portion of its deficit from seven months ago. School Board members accepted a preliminary 2020-21 budget in June 2020 that projected a general fund deficit of $105,922. At the Feb. 8 School Board meeting, Superintendent Todd Holthaus said he and business manager Amanda Rozeboom went…
- February 16, 2021March 15 is deadline for signup for 2021 Agriculture Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage programs Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2021 must do so by March 15. Producers who have not yet signed a 2021 enrollment contract or who want to make an election change should contact their local USDA Farm…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 16, 2021Three-year-old Nora Matthiesen returned home to her rural Magnolia farm Feb. 10, surprising doctors and her parents, Jed and Deann Matthiesen, at the speed of her recovery. “It is surprising on how fast she improved,” Deann said Saturday. “Her age worked in her favor — kids are so resilient.” Nora’s skull was fractured Jan. 13 in a farm accident. She was unconscious when she was airlifted to a…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 16, 2021More than 140 years of experience is housed in one Sanford Luverne office separated by two office dividers in the patient appointment center. LPN Cheryl Groen started Aug. 18, 1980, and has been with Sanford Luverne 40 years. MA Vicki Nelson started Sept. 16, 1976, and has been with Sanford Luverne 44 years. LPN Carol Wieneke started Nov. 23, 1963, and has been with Sanford Luverne 57 years. The…
- February 09, 2021Sundogs over the Luverne City Park on Friday morning, Feb. 5, were a percursur to a long stretch of bitterly cold weather across the Midwest. According to the National Weather Service, Rock County and the tri-state area can expect periodic light snow through the week along with dangerous wind chills from 15 below to 25 below zero, and potentially from 25 below to 35 below zero by the end of the…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 09, 2021Grand Prairie Events, Luverne, served as a staging area for COVID-19 response Wednesday, Feb. 3. The setup was similar to the COVID-19 testing clinic the facility hosted in October — cones and signs directed traffic, carefully placed chairs kept people six feet apart, and health professionals with medical supplies were stationed at tables around the large conference room. And everyone was wearing…
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