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 Lori SorensonNovember 15, 2023Miniature war games returned to the History Center Saturday with a small group of players and periodic Veterans Day audiences. The games use miniature soldiers (about the size of a thumb), artillery and vehicles on a tabletop battlefield. War game enthusiast Mike Westerbur and his son, Dylan, debuted their World War II battlefield at the History Center for Veterans Day in 2019. “I’ve been…
By Lori SorensonNovember 08, 2023The city of Luverne has hired a finance director, and the Luverne School District is now advertising to fill its business manager position. Tyler Reisch will start Nov. 27 as Luverne’s finance director. He leaves his position as business manager with the school on Nov. 22 after giving notice on Friday, Nov. 3. “We are all very excited to have him join our team,” City Administrator Jill Wolf…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 08, 2023The Green Earth Players are set to perform “Knickers: A Brief Comedy” beginning Friday at the Palace Theatre in Luverne. The curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 11, and Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 16-18. Shows on Sundays, Nov. 12 and 19, begin at 2 p.m. The comedy is about three ladies who are members of the local weight watchers club, whose members do more…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 08, 2023Rev. Steve Voris and his wife, Becky, want Christmas to be a happy time for everyone, and they’re hosting a retreat to show how that’s possible. “So many people have sadness around Christmas because they have a fixed idea of what that tradition is and if they can’t do their normal tradition,” said Voris, interim pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. “This leads to guilt and sadness…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 08, 2023Four retired and current educators at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne want children to find love in reading. The four — Sandy Klosterbuer, Jill Wagner, Lisa Lundgren and Kristi Groth — coordinate the church’s newest outreach program called Grace Reading Buddies. “We felt it would be a wonderful way to build community outside of school and promote reading and learning, and at the same time…- By Jason BerghorstNovember 08, 2023“We help people who have a desire to make an impact.” That's how Ron Honken, treasurer of the Luverne Area Community Foundation, sums up the LACF’s mission. “We give a financial foundation and additional access to opportunities for people to invest in their communities,” Honken said. LACF leaders are currently promoting a “Max Your Community” fund drive. The campaign is intended to educate…
By Lori SorensonNovember 08, 2023A Magnolia couple lost their home, all their personal belongings and their pets in a housefire Monday morning. Firefighters from three communities were on the scene at the intersection of Garfield and Luverne streets in Magnolia for several hours, but the house was a total loss. The homeowners, Lucas and Gladys Dohlmann, were at work when the fire started. It was reportedly called in by a…
By Lori SorensonNovember 08, 2023A two-person acting team from the Twin Cities’ CLIMB Theatre spent most of last week in Luverne Elementary School teaching students how to talk about brain health. CLIMB (Creative Learning Ideas for the Mind and Body) has a long history in Luverne and districts statewide teaching life skills, such as empathy, resiliency, advocacy and more. Actors and actresses were among the first in Luverne…
By Lori SorensonNovember 08, 2023Rehabilitation of the historic Spring Brook Bridge began last week in Beaver Creek, and the gravel road east of town will be closed for several weeks until work is complete. The bridge had been showing signs of wear — cracking, pitting and some erosion underneath — and the Rock County Highway Department received grant funding to repair the historic structure. Prahm Construction, Slayton,…- November 08, 2023The Southwest Minnesota CEO program earned recognition last week at the fourth annual MNwest CEO Forum and Entrepreneur Summit in Moorhead. CEO, which stands for Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities, prepares young people to be responsible, enterprising individuals who become entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial thinkers and contribute to economic development and sustainable communities. At the…
November 08, 2023The Rock County DFL completed an Adopt a Highway service project on I-90 Wednesday, Oct. 25. Pictured are (from left) Carol McDonald, Lona Klosterbuer, Suanne Ohme, Rhonna Jarchow, Rich Morgan, Shirley Klosterbuer, Carol Morgan, Connie Connell, Larry Nelson, Carol Serie, Dave Svingen, and Keith Erickson. Not pictured is Carol Svingen.
ByNovember 08, 2023The Luverne Area Chamber annual Trunk ’n Treat moved indoors to the hallways of Luverne Middle School-High School on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Nearly 50 Trunk ’n Treat displays by businesses and organizations lined the hallways while more than 1,000 costumed trick-or-treaters visited each one to exchange greetings and collect candy. “With the number of parents and grandparents and others involved, I am…
November 08, 2023Hartquist Funeral Home, Luverne, recently donated 259 eyeglasses and eight hearing aids to the Luverne Lions Club. “Hartquist Funeral Home is honored to help families find ways to help repurpose loved ones’ used glasses and hearing aids,” Jeff Hartquist said. The Luverne Lions Club is part of Lions Club International, which began in 1917 as a vehicle for members to donate time to better their…
November 01, 2023Students at Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary celebrate the more winter-like temperatures outside with inside activities in the school gymnasium Friday afternoon. The elementary and secondary student councils hosted the annual Fall Festival, two hours of fun where students collect candy, tattoos and prizes. The various grade levels rotated through eight fall festival stations including an obstacle…
By Mavis FodnessNovember 01, 2023Again this year, nine Luverne High School seniors are building a house through the school’s Today and Tomorrow’s Tradesmen program. This year’s house, a two-bedroom, two-bath ranch-style home, is located on North Spring Street. Unlike last year’s home remodel, this year’s project is a new build, with students constructing the entire single-story home with an attached two-stall garage. The…
November 01, 2023A team of Rock County hikers traveled the Grand Canyon from the north rim to the south rim in a single day Oct. 20 to raise money for local brain health. Dave Duffy, Luverne, has hiked the canyon nearly a dozen times and offered to lead a group for Carson’s Cause. “It’s all about challenging yourself for a great cause and a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” he said in January. “This is a pretty…
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