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  • By Mavis Fodness
    June 16, 2020
    Eight concrete beams were lifted into place Thursday, June 11, for the new County 52 bridge over the railroad tracks west of Beaver Creek. A crane operator from the Barnhart crane division and crews from Prahm Construction of Slayton worked between train passings to set the beams into place in one day. Four 106-foot-long concrete beams weighing 93,000 pounds each were lifted into place above the…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    June 16, 2020
    Premium Minnesota Pork will begin processing hogs Monday, June 22, starting at half capacity and ramping up to 2,500 head per day within six weeks. President Dan Paquin said Thursday that the management team has been hired, and plant employment is at more than 150 of the anticipated full employment of 250. “Hiring is going well,” he said. “We had a good turnout of applicants and we have a real…
  • By Jason Berghorst
    June 16, 2020
    “I really miss seeing those people.”  That’s how Luverne’s Dolly Talbert described being away from her volunteer work at the Sanford Luverne Clinic since March.   “I really enjoy working at the front desk, greeting all the people who come in,” Talbert says. “It’s fun to see so many people, sometimes people I haven’t seen in years come in.”  Talbert is one of many local retired residents who…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    June 16, 2020
    The former Casey’s convenience store on East Main Street in Luverne is the new trailhead building for the Blue Mound Trail and Rock River water recreation. Luverne contractor Tom Nergaard recently completed the $125,000 project, which also includes handicap-accessible public restrooms that are now open for use. Exterior siding was removed and interior walls were gutted. A new entrance was built…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    June 16, 2020
    Popkes Car Care, Rock Rapids, Iowa, will store and distribute liquid propane on a small piece of ground near the car wash and Bomgaars building south of I-90. At their Tuesday, June 9, meeting, Luverne City Council members approved a conditional use permit for Greg Popkes to build four commercial bulk tanks (how many gallons each) for retail distribution of liquid petroleum. The property is zoned…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    June 16, 2020
    An Adrian High School graduate was one of 50 entrants in the national Scout of the Year competition after he was selected as Minnesota VFW Scout of the Year earlier this year. Blake Madison, son of Dawn Anderson, Adrian, and Les Madison, Wilmont, was also the Eagle Scout of the Year for the American Legion Department of Minnesota. “To be a double state winner is pretty incredible,” said Terrie…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    June 16, 2020
    Geronimo Energy (Geronimo), a National Grid company, has donated $5,500 to the Luverne Area Community Foundation (LACF), pushing LACF over its fundraising goal of $50,000.        LACF’s fundraising efforts are focused on its Community Crisis Fund, which was established to help non-profit organizations in Rock County with funding to offset the stresses or demands of COVID-19.        Geronimo is a…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    June 16, 2020
    When SpaceX launched its Demo-2 manned spacecraft on May 30, people around the world held their collective breath. It was the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since the final Space Shuttle mission in 2011. But few were watching more intently than Magnolia native Blair Knutson, who has worked for SpaceX for the past 8 years. He was on the team that designed and…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    June 16, 2020
    Hills-Beaver Creek School officials expect another year of deficit spending according to a preliminary 2020-21 budget approved by board members June 8. H-BC expects revenues of $4.615 million with expenses of $4.721 million, or a shortage of about $136,000. Expenses include $209,753 in capital outlay projects and $264,122 for transportation. Revenues were primarily based on upcoming enrollment…
  • June 16, 2020
    Agriculture producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 must do so by June 30.        Although program elections for the 2020 crop year remain the same as elections made for 2019, all producers need to contact their local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) office to sign a 2020 enrollment contract.        “The Agriculture…
  • June 16, 2020
    Prairie Rose Minnesota Community Fund grants and scholarships of more than $39,000 were awarded from 2020 disbursements. The community board of directors met recently to conduct the annual disbursement of student scholarships and organization grants. Eight scholarships totaling $6,250 were awarded to high school seniors and current college students. Recipients include Carson Ehde, Mallory Thorson…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    June 16, 2020
    The Hills-Beaver Creek FFA Chapter completed a virtual 2020 banquet last month, honoring members for a year of work in various areas. Adviser Katie Rogers presented the awards. Five students earned the chapter’s top awards. These students included: •Star Farmer Whitney Elbers. •Star Ag Placement Hannah Fick. •Star Greenhand Cody Moser. •Creed Speaker Tyrae Goodface. •Top Freshman Fruit Salesman…
  • June 16, 2020
    Three months after the scheduled move into the former Shopko Hometown building, Bomgaars employees were busy Tuesday morning loading trucks and moving merchandise from the store’s Hatting Street location to the new location on South Highway 75 in Luverne. The move was originally scheduled for late March, but the coronavirus pandemic canceled plans. On Monday 75 to 80 employees from the various…
  • By Jason Berghorst
    June 16, 2020
    The Luverne amateur baseball team played two games in Castlewood, South Dakota, Saturday and won both contests. The Redbirds defeated the Castlewood Monarchs 9-5 before coming out on top of the Castlewood Ravens 9-0. The local team has played its first three games in South Dakota because coronavirus-related restrictions on baseball games being played had not yet been lifted in Minnesota. The…
  • June 09, 2020
    Luverne’s annual Buffalo Days celebration was canceled due to social distancing requirements of coronavirus, but the Friday Night Cruise-In organizers decided last week to show off their classic wheels anyway — with an informal “cruising” Friday Night Cruise-In. Dozens of classic cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors looped around town from 6 to 8 p.m. while residents and visitors enjoyed…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    June 09, 2020
    When protests turned violent in Minneapolis and St. Paul on May 27, troopers from around the state were dispatched with the Minnesota State Patrol to support Twin Cities law enforcement. In the days following George Floyd’s May 25 death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, dozens of southwest Minnesota personnel in uniform were called to help. Austin Christensen, Luverne, was among six…
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