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.
For the love of running: Locals excel in marathons
Blake Ziegler, a 2014 Luverne High School grad, ran the prestigious Boston Marathon on April 15, finishing in 2:43:47.
4-Her's try to pick up where volunteer George Bonnema left off
Members of the Magnolia Juniors 4-H Club spent time Thursday night, April 18, raking leaves, picking up branches and remembering community volunteer George Bonnema.
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
Students 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.
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- By Mavis Fodness, reporterOctober 08, 2019Thirty years ago I was a junior reporter at the Worthington Daily Globe. I remember well the changing demographics of the then community of almost 10,000 residents. There was considerable skepticism and unfriendly bias toward the darker-skinned immigrants wanting to call Worthington home. The state provided grants to the community intended to bring new and old residents together. It appears the…
- October 08, 2019A new bituminous surface will be in place in the visitor and employee parking lots in the front and back of the Minnesota Veterans Home on North Highway 75 Luverne in the near future. On Friday, workers with Musch Construction of Pipestone poured concrete next to the rear employee parking lot. Musch also made necessary curb and gutter repairs. According to administrator Luke Schryvers, the…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2019Luverne Student Council members served about 190 people for an all-you-can-eat pancake supper Saturday night featuring Chris Cakes Pancakes Catering from Sioux Falls. Pancake chef Tim Cook entertained diners and those waiting in line by flipping pancakes from the griddle high into the air and onto paper plates of those waiting for their food. Most of them hit their targets; some did not. Those…
- October 08, 2019Five Rock County 4-H’ers competed in the Minnesota State 4-H Western Heritage contest this summer in Pipestone. The 4-H’ers competed in several events. The results included: •Senior pen to pen, Joni Vander Beek and Kennedy Safer, seventh out of 25 teams. •Intermediate pen to pen, Gavin Johnson and Cash Bonnett, fourth out of 13 teams. •Senior round pen roping, Safer third out of eight. •Senior…
- October 08, 2019The Luverne High School Class of 1959 gathered for a 50th reunion Sept. 14 in The Bluestem restaurant, Luverne. Pictured are (front, from left) Pat Phillips, Carol Wulf, Sandra Winter, Sharon Mulvihill, Judy Smeins, (second row) Curt Dooyema, Steve Hoiland, Fred Cook, Bill Mulligan, Eleanor Van Guilder, Jim Rolfs, Fred Steins, Dave Connell, (back) Rich Cronberg, Jerry Britt, Jim Ahrendt, Everett…
- October 08, 2019Nora Wysong and Stephanie Page participated in the Ninth Annual “Party in Pink” vendor event to benefit breast cancer Saturday, Oct. 5, at the home of Lila and Rick Tatge in Beaver Creek. “This year’s event is special and a very tough one,” said Lila Tatge. “I started this in honor of my mom, Leah Doorneweerd, who was first diagnosed and had a mastectomy in 1996, again in 2000, and then in 2009…
- October 08, 2019Hills-Beaver Creek students (from left) Britton McKenzie, Eli Taubert, Leif Tollefson, Elliot Morris and Wyett Shimp participated in the third annual VikeSing Men’s Festival Choir at Augustana University in Sioux Falls Tuesday, Oct. 1. In the afternoon, the ninth- through 12th-grade and sixth- through eighth-grade men’s choir rehearsed and performed an exchange concert with the Augustana Choir.…
- October 08, 2019The U.S. Census only happens once each decade, with the goal of conducting a complete and accurate count of the country's entire population. With that, unfortunately, comes a basketfull of opportunities for scammers to try and get your personal information. That's why BBB is teaming up with the MN Census to make sure you have all the information you need to not get scammed. What you…
- By Kent Thiesse, Farm Management AnalystOctober 08, 2019Continued wet, rainy weather has slowed harvest progress in many areas of the Upper Midwest. Harvest progress across the region varies considerably, depending on the amount of rainfall received during September and early October, and the level of soil saturation that existed in given locations. Generally, soybean harvest has barely started in most areas of the Upper Midwest, and virtually no corn…
- By Lori Sorenson, editorOctober 08, 2019The big push started yesterday for the local soybean harvest, with machinery, trucks and wagons kicking up dust in nearly every part of the county. Jerry and Brad Schneekloth joined the game in their fields west of Luverne where this photo was taken Tuesday evening. With the late planting and wet growing season, yields were predicted at roughly 20 percent down from average years (Rock County…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 01, 2019Rain predictions didn’t materialize Saturday for the 69th Annual Tri-State Band Festival as the daylong competitive event was completed under dry and partly sunny skies. “The Friday before, we were crossing our fingers it wouldn’t rain,” said Katie Oksness with the Luverne Area Chamber. “We were pretty fortunate on that one.” The 9:30 a.m. parade on Main Street began in low 40-degree temperatures…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 01, 2019On the same site where 10 months ago Ellsworth City Hall once stood, city officials and dignitaries ceremoniously broke ground for a new Ellsworth City Hall Tuesday morning. Actual construction begins Monday by Swift Construction Inc. of Sioux Falls. The 3,583-square foot city hall and community room is expected to take 270 days to complete. At a pre-construction meeting prior to the…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 01, 2019Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School is the first Rock County school to be selected as a National Blue Ribbon School. H-BC Superintendent Todd Holthaus broke the news to elementary staff and students Thursday during a group assembly. Holthaus was notified about the honor earlier in the week before the districtwide announcement. “I believe our staff, students and parents are of very high quality…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 01, 2019Rock County officials experienced a feeling of déjà vu when tallying public infrastructure damage from the Sept. 11 flood event. The total was $283,000. A similar flood event on June 20 caused an estimated $280,000 in damages across the county. Commissioners signed a resolution declaring a state of emergency for the Sept. 11 event at their Sept. 24 meeting. The declaration allows the county to…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 01, 2019Almost seven years after opening The Bluestem at I-90 and Highway 75, chef Skyler Hoiland is adding lunch to the schedule, thanks to a new general manager on staff. Ken Dixon of Luverne took over the business side of the restaurant July 2 after several decades in the restaurant industry. He most recently served as general manager of Chuck E. Cheese in Sioux Falls. Bluestem will begin the 11 a.m.…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 01, 2019Gridor Construction, Buffalo, is working on a $14 million upgrade and rebuild of Luverne’s 60-year-old wastewater treatment system. The wastewater plant is being rebuilt, and major components — some that are original to the 1956 plant — are being replaced. The work is divided into two major parts. The first part — to be finished by June 2020, will be primarily utilized by Premium Iowa Pork, which…
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