Locals travel to path of totality to view 2024 eclipse
The highly anticipated 2024 total eclipse of the sun occurred Monday, April 8, across North America, and several groups of Rock County residents traveled to experience the once-in-a-lifetime ev
Student perform 'Legally Blonde The Musical'
When the LHS production of “Legally Blonde, the Musical” opens next week for six evening performances, audiences will be surprised at what they see.
Roeman retires from 38-plus years with county FSA
Stacey Roemen celebrated her retirement from 38 years with the Rock County Farm Service Agency Saturday night at Take 16, which was crowded with family, friends and well-wishers.
Thone wins spelling bee C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S-H-I-P
Twenty-three of the best spellers in southwest Minnesota participated Saturday morning in the 2024 SW MN Spelling Bee hosted at the Luverne Middle School.
History Center to host April 18 celebration
The Rock County History Center’s construction project is complete, and staff and volunteers are hosting a celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18.
Palisade Lutheran Church celebrates 150 years of worship
Palisade Lutheran Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary Sunday, April 14, at the corner of Minnesota Highway 23 and 121st Street (County Road 5).
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- By Mavis FodnessJune 02, 2020Overnight camping resumed Monday north of Luverne at Blue Mounds State Park, with officials following coronavirus guidelines outlined by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “All of our (72 main campground spots) met space requirements … so we were able to open them all up,” said park manager Chris Ingebretsen. “Anyone with reservations on June 1 or later will be honored.” Signs around…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 02, 2020H-BC staff repeatedly used the words “above and beyond” to describe the 2020 Hills-Beaver Creek School District Teacher of the Year and Friend of Education. Teacher Megan Klumper and paraprofessional Lexi Moore were recently honored during Teacher Appreciation Day last month. They were recognized again May 22 at the H-BC outdoor commencement, which they did not attend, due to the pandemic social…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 02, 2020Area churches opened the doors to in-person services Sunday, with one church, St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne, saying goodbye to its pastor. Pastor Gary Klatt delivered his last sermon May 31 to a socially spaced congregation of 75 people, about a quarter of normal church capacity. Klatt retires after 35 years serving in the ministry, 18 years in Luverne. Parishioners worked to develop a plan…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 02, 2020Anticipating lower revenues this fall, the Luverne School Board encouraged staff to curb spending as the district prepares for the 2020-21 school year. Board members encouraged administrators at the Thursday night, May 28, meeting to look at absorbing a recent teacher opening instead of immediately hiring a replacement. Board member Colleen Deutsch suggested the conservative approach due to the…
- June 02, 2020An emergency grant from the Minnesota Housing Partnership will help families in Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles, Rock, Murray and Pipestone counties keep their homes. The $50,000 grant, secured by MHP from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), will go toward emergency rental assistance support for families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic who have lost income, or…
- June 02, 2020Rock County Commissioners met Tuesday morning in a face-to-face meeting for the first time since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tables were spaced six feet apart and the number of people in the county meeting room was limited to 10. The public is encouraged to view the meeting from the Zoom link on the county website. The agenda included a closed session about the county’s court summons…
- June 02, 2020To the Editor: When I heard Premium Pork was coming to Luverne, I was excited. I thought I heard $20 plus per hour – good deal! Someone finally to take the place of Mid-Pack and IBP in the early days. Then, in the ’80s we had a union-busting president, poor farming economy, and social justice went down the drain. Now fast-forward -- $13 an hour. Come on, guys, how low can you go? I don’t know…
- June 02, 2020Hills-Beaver Creek families and students bid farewell to H-BC Elementary staff Thursday night, May 28, by driving around the elementary school in Beaver Creek where teachers were standing on the west lawn. They gave special attention to fifth-grade teacher Jason Blosmo and paraprofessional Ashley Syndergaard, who are leaving the district. Participants stayed in their vehicles, some of them…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 02, 2020Luverne High School speech coach Gavin Folkestad was selected by his peers as the 2020 Section Speech Coach of the Year. This is the first time the 10-year veteran coach has received the honor. “I was surprised when I heard I got the award,” Folkestad said. “We have a large number of great veteran coaches in our section who all would be well-deserving of being Section 3A Speech Coach of the Year…
- June 02, 2020Two adult trikes will join the fleet of free bicycles available through the borrow-a-bike program operated by the local Roll On Luverne Program Two more will be given to residents at The Oaks and Poplar Creek senior housing as part of Minnesota’s Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP). The agency informed the Luverne Chamber on May 6 that the community had been awarded a $2,200 grant to…
- June 02, 2020The Rock and Pipestone County offices for USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) are currently open to phone and virtual appointments only but can still work with producers on timely filing crop acreage reports. FSA staff can provide assistance over the phone, by email and through virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams. The acreage reporting deadline for most crops in Rock and Pipestone counties…
- By Lori SorensonMay 26, 2020The Luverne High School Class of 2020 wrapped up the school year with a virtual commencement and spectacular community parade Sunday afternoon. After a long spring of missed events and landmark senior moments, the parade — with fire truck escorts and enthusiastic community support — was a welcome opportunity to celebrate with a little human interaction. The parade — about 100 units long — started…
- By Lori SorensonMay 26, 2020Codie Deutsch of 75 Diner and Felicia Hanson of Sincerely Yours listened intently to Gov. Tim Walz’s online press conference on May 20. As they hoped, he announced another round of loosening restrictions on restaurants, salons and other businesses that were closed on March 18 to slow the coronavirus spread. Deutsch learned Wednesday that her restaurant could serve patrons for outdoor dining. “I…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 26, 2020For an hour on Thursday, May 21, students and parents created a bumper-to-bumper procession through the Luverne Public School parking lots. They waved, greeted, smiled and celebrated “We Did It!” with pre-K through senior high teachers and staff who stood on the sidelines waiting. The event was a farewell to the 2019-20 school year and Distance Learning that had students learning from home…
- May 26, 2020The Luverne City Council met at the wastewater treatment plant Tuesday, May 19, to tour construction on the $14 million improvement project. The general contractor, Gridor Construction, Buffalo, has taken advantage of cooperative weather to make progress on Luverne’s wastewater treatment facility improvements. The new sludge storage tank walls are in place, and the crews have turned attention to…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 26, 2020In 55 years as a combined school district, Hills-Beaver Creek High School conducted its first parking lot commencement Friday. The 17 seniors received their diplomas as they social distanced inside their vehicles and listened to commencement speakers. Each vehicle drove by the front of the school where School Board Chairman Arlyn Gehrke handed students their diplomas through open windows.…
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