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 Lori SorensonJuly 16, 2019Dirt work started Monday on the west edge of town to develop the Uithoven Addition into Luverne’s newest residential neighborhood. At their July 9 meeting, City Council members completed zoning and platting requirements for the new housing subdivision addition along West Dodge Street. The plat map approved at Tuesday’s meeting shows the area divided into 15 lots to be served by city streets and…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 16, 2019Archie Bonnett received a tribute fitting a horseman Monday morning when his son, Marty, led a four-horse procession to Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. The riderless horse was Archie’s 22-year-old Appaloosa mare, Hannah, which he raised from a foal. On her back was Archie’s saddle and she led the funeral procession from the United Methodist Church on Main Street Luverne to Maplewood Cemetery on…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 16, 2019“My favorite part was seeing all the different memorials representing so many major events in our history.” That’s how Luverne High School student Brooklynn Ver Steeg summarized her recent trip to Washington, D.C., July 5 – 9. “Being able to stand in front of these structures and listen to our guide helped me retain more information than just reading from a history book,” she added. Ver Steeg, an…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 16, 2019Hot Dog Night crowds enjoyed a bonus art exhibit Thursday night at Coffey Contemporary Arts when its new display, “Expression is Elementary,” opened to the public. This spring the gallery teamed up with the Luverne Elementary School and the PPIE booster club to create the exhibit and generate support for the Cardinal Dash fundraiser. Students in grades K-5 drew pictures based on different books,…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 16, 2019A splash pad may be coming to Beaver Creek if plans go as expected. At their July 10 meeting, council members agreed to go forward with the possibility of building a public splash pad near the baseball fields. They capped the project scope at $100,000. “We’ll see where that money brings us,” said Mayor Josh Teune. Resident Jason Rauk brought the idea to the council last fall. At Wednesday’s…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 16, 2019With two-thirds of the Luverne Loop finished, city leaders are making plans for the third and final phase of the trail that will close the loop where it connects with the Blue Mound Trail on East Main Street. Funding is coming together with a recent grant approval of $150,000 from the Minnesota DNR to cover a third of the projected $485,000 Phase 3 cost. The Trail Connections grant is awarded to…
- July 16, 2019The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline to file crop acreage reports for agricultural producers in Minnesota impacted by flooding and heavy moisture. The new July 22 deadline applies to reporting spring-seeded crops to USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices and federal crop insurance agents. “Agriculture operations throughout the state have been hit hard by…
- July 16, 2019Farmers and ranchers with expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts may now re-enroll in certain CRP continuous signup practices or, if eligible, select a one-year contract extension. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is also accepting offers from landowners who want to enroll for the first time in one of the country’s largest conservation programs. FSA’s 52nd signup for CRP runs…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 16, 2019The first round of 2019 Prairie Photo Contest judging is complete, and the Luverne Area Chamber announced winners Friday. “I can honestly tell you that they had a very hard time,” Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere said about judges for the May-June contest. Winners in the Animals category are Kelly Doyle with “Bison Stroll,” Jason Schutz with “Resting Place” and Steve Bloemendaal with “New…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 16, 2019The Rock County History Center on East Main Street continues to draw visitors to Luverne, and given the comments from tourists, many are drawn to the room-sized nutcracker collection. “I dusted them all recently, and it took me almost two weeks — and I had help,” said Historical Society President Betty Mann, who donated the collection that first started in her home. She addressed a gathering of…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 16, 2019Pete Hoff, Hills, is recovering from injuries he sustained July 3 when the golf cart he was driving was rear-ended by a distracted driver. Hoff, 82, said he’d been on his golf cart in front of Orv’s Station near the curb on Highway 270 in Hills when he noticed in his mirror that a vehicle was quickly approaching from behind. “I could see he was coming at me,” Hoff said. “He plowed right into the…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 09, 2019An estimated 2,000 people celebrated the Fourth of July at The Lake in Luverne Thursday. The event — the fifth in a row — was marked by sunshine, blue skies and busy shorelines and lake water. “There were tons of kids and adults in the water throughout the day,” said Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere. “All the kayaks were out all the time.” Luverne residents Mike and Traci Davis, Curt and…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 09, 2019The Rock County Board of Adjustment granted two property line setback easements to Gevo Inc. of Luverne for its wind fuel project after a July 1 public hearing. The project involves construction of two 2.4-megawatt wind turbines about 2 1/2 miles west of the Luverne renewable energy production plant. Twenty people attended the hearing where project partner Juhl Energy Development of Chanhassen…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 09, 2019Rock County Library officials are promoting reading outdoors in a series of events called “Peaceful Park Summer Book Club.” The one-hour events take place at 10 a.m. each Wednesday through the month of July at five different Luverne parks. The first of five Peaceful Park events was at the Luverne City Park July 3. “The idea behind this event is to use reading as a chance to get out and enjoy our…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 09, 2019Another downtown Luverne business will be updated through the Historic Facade Improvement Program, according to action at a recent Luverne Economic Development Authority meeting. The LEDA board approved a façade improvement application by David and Stacy Riphagen for their Firefly business at 210 E. Main Street. It operates as a sister business to their Dragonfly Boutique business downtown. The…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 09, 2019WildFlowers owners Vicki Altena and Manda Steensma have been prayerfully seeking new owners for their downtown Luverne coffee boutique. When they announced in March the business was for sale, they said they’d be patient in finding someone to continue their mission. “I call this community ministry,” Altena said when the business opened in January 2018. “We wanted a place for people to sit and…
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