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 FodnessSeptember 10, 2019After an eight-month delay to secure funding, a four-day design “charrette” began Monday for the new Luverne-Pipestone Minnesota National Guard Readiness Center. Construction on the $16.5 million facility in Luverne is now expected to begin in the fall of 2020 and take 18 months to complete. The predesign process began in mid-August and Monday’s meeting was the start of a four-day design…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2019A dozen new teachers will greet students Monday when Luverne Public Schools opens its doors for the 2019-20 school year. Canaan Petersen returns to Luverne Middle-High School as the new seventh-grade American history and 11th- and 12th-grade geography instructor. He is also the eighth-grade baseball coach. Petersen graduated from LHS in 2003 and went on to Augustana University in Sioux Falls,…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2019For more than a decade, one person filled the middle- and high-school principal position at Luverne Public Schools. When the district opens the doors Monday for the 2019-20 school year, the middle and high schools will each have a principal. Jason Phelps, a former teacher in the district, returned July 1 after a five-year absence to fill the role of middle school principal. He also assumes the…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 10, 2019The Luverne Area Chamber Board of Directors honored Mike Cox as the 2018 Outstanding Chamber Member during an after-hours reception Monday in Sterling’s Café & Grille. The Chamber annually selects a local individual to honor with the award, which recognizes personal and professional contributions to the community. The award was developed in 2005 to honor retired persons who have modeled…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2019Linda Dummer was an avid supporter of the local arts, and one organization received a boost last week from the late Luverne resident. Dummer’s sister, Deb Harris, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, presented the Green Earth Players a check for $5,064 at the organization’s annual meeting Sept. 3. Harris’ husband, Terry, and their daughter, Emily, presented the certificate from the The Linda Dummer…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2019Darlene Dreessen said goodbye to 38 years of teaching last month, having never graduated past the kindergarten classroom. Her years in the classroom began to take shape long before she accepted her first job with Magnolia Public Schools. “I have always known I wanted to be a teacher,” Dreessen said. “As a young girl I played school with dolls.” Dreessen (nee Vos) grew up near Kenneth. Upon…
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- By Lori SorensonSeptember 10, 2019Luverne City Council members are anticipating a 9.41-percent levy increase for taxes payable in 2019, according to action taken at their Tuesday night meeting. The $2.1 million levy is about $180,300 more than the current levy and includes $32,334 in debt financing for the $14 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade. Without that, the increase would have been 7.72 percent to cover the $1.9…
- By Brenda WinterSeptember 10, 2019Rock County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve conditional use permits for the construction of two wind towers west of Luverne over the objections of neighboring property owners. John and Cathy Jarchow live northwest from the proposed wind towers in Luverne Township. They were represented at the county board meeting by attorney Carol Ann Overland of Red Wing. According to her…
- By Jason BerghorstSeptember 10, 2019For those without the time or desire to do laundry, Rock County Opportunities (RCO) can help. The RCO Laundry Service is a partnership with the Laundry Room, where owner Mike Jarchow has a large sign referring potential customers to the RCO drop-off and pick-up service. The laundry work began about a year ago, according to RCO Executive Director Elizabeth Schear. “The goal is twofold,” Schear…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2019A bridge replacement in Martin Township will get underway this fall, two years after the wooden structure was destroyed by fire. Four bids were received Aug. 19, and county commissioners chose the low bid of $1.292 million submitted by Prahm Construction Inc. from Slayton. “He wants to get the dirt work done this fall,” said County Engineer Mark Sehr. Construction of the bridge on County Road 52…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2019A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18, to establish two separate tax districts in the city of Hardwick. The 7 p.m. hearing allows public input into the city’s phase-in plan to place 10 identified parcels now included in the city limits of Hardwick into a separate rural service district and an urban service district. The move would lower property taxes on the parcels included in…
- By Jason BerghorstSeptember 10, 2019Luverne is welcoming 70 college students to town for the fall semester. The students attending Minnesota West Community and Technical College — Luverne Center began classes Aug. 26. Jill Arp, the resource specialist at the Luverne Center, organized a “Getting Connected” week that included a vendor fair, community scavenger hunt and more. “Our goal is to help connect them to the community of…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2019Owners of new single-family homes or duplexes built after Sept. 1 are now eligible for tax abatements in Rock County. Commissioners unanimously passed the “Rock County Home Initiative” at their Sept. 3 meeting. The initiative is meant to encourage replacement of dilapidated housing structures in Rock County. The program is similar to initiatives in Pipestone and Nobles counties. Approved…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2019Marie and Dan LaRock, founders of Rock Ranch west of Hills, attended the Sept. 3 Rock County Board meeting to discuss their planned expansion and indoor arena project. Rock Ranch, which began as a non-profit organization in 2016, offers horsemanship classes to children ages 5 to 17 with various riding abilities. “This year has received remarkable interest,” Dan told commissioners. Participation…
- September 10, 2019Two Luverne residents died in a one-vehicle crash reported at 6:09 a.m. Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. Myron Waddington, 39, and Jennifer Cattnach, 41, were riding eastbound in a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu on County Road 7 two-and-one-half miles west of Hardwick near 120th Avenue when the crash occurred. According to Sheriff Evan Verbrugge, the vehicle left the…
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