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).
Students visit Child's Remembrance Garden
The Child’s Remembrance Garden in Luverne was established in 2022 to comfort families grieving the death of a child.
Historic Palace Theatre gets safer entry
Workers with G&D Viking Glass, Sioux Falls, showed up Tuesday morning at the historic Palace Theatre in Luverne to install a new street level entry.
FEMA starts updates on flood maps for Luverne, Rock County
City of Luverne and Rock County officials met March 27 with state and federal officials to restart the flood plain mapping process.
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- By Mavis FodnessNovember 12, 2019A different renewable energy company will develop the Walleye Wind project in western Rock County after the original developer sold the wind rights this summer. NextEra Energy Resources acquired the rights from Renewable Energy Systems (RES) along with the seven existing wind turbines in Beaver Creek Township. NextEra plans to decommission the existing turbines and erect 36 new ones to produce…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 12, 2019students are seeking help from the community for an upcoming class about the effects of global tariffs on local economies. “I like to look at local issues as a way to cover the content,” said government teacher David Rysdam, who is in his fourth year of teaching in Luverne. “The trade war has been much talked about locally and nationally, and given our ag-based economy I am having the students…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 12, 2019Medical errors are estimated to be the third leading cause of death in the United States, and local health care professionals are working to improve those outcomes. A health care safety class, “You Are Your Own Best Medicine,” on Nov. 21 in Luverne illustrates that patient involvement in their care goes a long way toward reducing medical errors. ”So many people assume they’re safe when they go to…
- November 12, 2019Meetings A Medicare information meeting will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Blessing House at 108 W. Crawford Street, Luverne. Call Barb Daly at 507-360-6820. MS Support Group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Luverne Pizza Ranch. All persons with MS, family and friends are invited. Call 283-2069 with questions. Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at 1 p.m.…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 12, 2019Ellsworth School District residents again supported a tax increase to keep the doors of their school open. They overwhelmingly approved a request for a new 10-year $1,779.50 per pupil operating levy. Of 259 ballots cast, 83 percent (216) were yes votes and 17 percent (43) were against the referendum. “The Ellsworth School Board, administration and staff are very proud of how the Ellsworth…
- November 12, 2019More than 100 visitors from the area toured Midwest Fire in Luverne Oct. 4 for Manufacturing Day, which highlights manufacturing careers for schools, students and community members. This is the third time Midwest Manufacturing has participated in the national observance, and this had its biggest group ever, according to CEO Sarah Atchison. “We hope by educating the community on what we do, it…
- November 12, 2019FSA offers direct farm ownership and direct farm operating loans to producers who want to establish, maintain or strengthen their farm or ranch. FSA loan officers process, approve and service direct loans. Direct farm operating loans can be used to purchase livestock and feed, farm equipment, fuel, farm chemicals, insurance and other costs including family living expenses. Operating loans can…
- November 05, 2019The Luverne girls' cross country team made Luverne High School history by turning in a second-place performance as a team during the Minnesota State Class A Cross Country Championships Saturday, Nov. 2, in Northfield.
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- By Lori SorensonNovember 05, 2019There are more than 40,000 veterans living in the tri-state area, but the nearest veterans cemeteries are in Sturgis, South Dakota, or Fort Snelling in St. Paul. “This makes it very difficult and expensive for those living in this region to have a military burial,” said Vietnam veteran Buck Underwood, Luverne. That’s why he and other local veterans are pleased by a current construction project…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 05, 2019The Green Earth Players’ fall production of “The Beverly Hillbillies” will bring a popular television show to the stage Nov. 15-17 and Nov. 21-24 at the Palace Theatre in Luverne. “It’s a very iconic show,” said director Jacqueline Pierce-Humke. “There are not many people who haven’t seen or heard (of the TV show.)” The television show aired from 1962 to 1971 and can still be seen on the small…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 05, 2019Research shows that many Rock County seniors are food insecure, but many don’t seek affordable meals at the senior meal site in Luverne because they don’t see themselves as old or as needy. Statistics also show that one in every 12 retirement-aged adults is food insecure, and most of them are not receiving home-delivered meals or participating in congregate meals. This alone shows the need to…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 05, 2019Generations president George Bonnema cheered out loud after organization members voted unanimously to purchase the next-door lot for their new building construction. “Wow! I get to stay on as president!” he exclaimed from the front of a crowded senior dining room Monday afternoon. “I was going to resign if you said no.” Bonnema and a handful of other volunteers have been working tirelessly over…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 05, 2019Luverne Elementary fifth-graders kicked off a new art education program with last week’s artist-led projects. Mary Petersen of Luverne, who recently retired from teaching in the Hills-Beaver Creek School District, spent three 45-minute sessions introducing the 79 fifth-graders to watercolor painting. The project took place over three days within the four classrooms’ regular schedules. Principal…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 05, 2019Surrounded by mounds of coats, some in bags and some on racks, Destiny Ripka marvels at the generosity of strangers in Rock County. She volunteers for SHARE — Sharing Hearts Are Reaching Everyone — the local organization that helps families stretch their resources through the holidays. Part of that effort includes the One Warm Coat project, which has been collecting donated coats over the past…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 05, 2019When Kyler Hartz was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, he spent time at the Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls and noticed kids without hair due to cancer treatments. “He asked us about them and later decided he would grow his own hair and donate it,” said Kyler’s dad, Paul Hartz, rural Luverne. That was a year ago, and Kyler’s hair was already shoulder length, but since then it grew past his…
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