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 SorensonOctober 31, 2016Luverne’s fourth annual Trunk ‘N Treat was all it promised to be Monday night for Halloween trick-or-treaters who circled downtown Luverne where participating businesses offered candy from decorated trunks.
- By Lori SorensonOctober 31, 2016Rock County Red Arrow recently wrapped up its 2016 fund drive with a $74,000 tally — which is $14,000 over their goal. “The people of Rock County are generous,” said Dianne Ossenfort, chairwoman of the 2016 Red Arrow fund drive. “It is just that simple.” Red Arrow was founded more than 50 years ago in 1965 on the premise that it would simplify giving for area residents by coordinating one major…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 31, 2016In addition to choosing the next president of the United States, local voters are tasked with important choices for city, county, school and township leadership. Rock County Board Mike Davis, rural Luverne, and Gary Overgaard, rural Magnolia, are on the ballot for the District 1 County Board seat currently held by Ken Hoime, who decided to retire. Candidates Don Bryan, Hardwick, and Kyle Hemme…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 31, 2016Minnesotans are voting on whether to remove state lawmakers' authority to set their own salaries and transfer the power instead to an independent citizen board. If passed, it would be a dramatic change in how lawmaker pay is set, but hasn’t received much campaign attention from either party. The question asks, "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to remove state lawmakers'…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 31, 2016Luverne students will soon carry polished stones in their pockets as reminders to make good decisions on social media and the Internet. The stones are part of the Polished Stone Project to be introduced to Luverne fourth- through eighth-grade students. Four local seniors have been selected to assist with various aspects of the project. Coordinator Philip Olson of Sioux Falls leads assemblies to…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 31, 2016A missing turkey, a family of nine children and an ornery grandpa come together next week for Luverne High School’s annual fall play performance. Curtains open for “The Case of the Missing Gobbler” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, in the high school auditorium. Sharon Boltjes returns as fall play director with 24 students who have been busy for the past month preparing for the…
- October 31, 2016Austin Sargent and Kaitlin Moore, Actor/Educators from CLIMB theatre, Minneapolis, visited Luverne Elementary School Oct. 24-28 to illustrate the importance of character in school and in relationships. The subject matter focused on respect, cliques and exclusion and social skills. Pictured above, Moore works with kindergarten students Nolin Shelton (left) and Henry Donth about proper…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 31, 2016Twin brothers Knox and Sawyer came into the world the usual way — as “usual” as twin births can be. They spent a few extra weeks in the hospital after their Sept. 23 birthday, but today they’re perfectly healthy baby boys. It was the journey leading up to their arrival that was unusual — and some might say miraculous. At the very least, they tested the outer limits of what modern medicine can do…
- October 31, 2016Emergency crews responded to a fiery crash on Highway 23 around midnight Saturday in western Rock County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Michael J. Buchert, 49, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suffered non-life threatening injuries after his car left the roadway and hit a sign. His 1999 Ford rolled over into the west ditch near the intersection of Highway 23 and County Road 20 and burst…
- October 31, 2016Motorists on Interstate 90 east of Luverne are advised that lane restrictions are expected to be in place on or before Nov. 7 for about one month as crews work on bridges in the area. Traffic will be restricted with inside lane closures, and motorists are advised to watch for trucks entering the work zone. I-90 eastbound and westbound bridges over the Rock River have been monitored for erosion…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 31, 2016United Methodist Church volunteers will serve their annual soup supper in uniquely painted, handmade pottery bowls Friday. “Bowls for a Cause” is an effort of the local arts community and creative members of the church to support the local emergency food shelf and the arts, according to Cindy Reverts of the Rock County Fine Arts Association. She said the project started this summer when artists…
- October 31, 2016Luverne Street Music students performed their first “Live at the Carnegie” event titled “Thrilling Thursday” Oct. 27 in the Carnegie Cultural Center. Performers wore Halloween costumes as they performed in the upstairs Tocatta room. Pictured are (front, from left) Marcus Papik, Sophia Remme, Ella Schmuck, Zander Carbonneau, (second row) Camden Hoven, Lilly Lanoue, Ella Lanoue, Rayann Remme, Maria…
- October 31, 2016Mike and Wanda Jarchow celebrated a ribbon-cutting and public tours of their new business, Grand Prairie Events, Thursday, Oct. 27, in their location just south of Main Street on Estey Street. The Jarchow family is pictured in front to the right of the two boys, Jeremiah Shelton and Tayviauhn Hipkins. Their family includes (from left) Wanda, Lydia, Anja, Mela, Katia, Elise, Griffen and Mike. Also…
- October 31, 2016The Plum Creek Library System presented a first-person interactive historical program featuring Melanie Stringer as Laura Ingalls Wilder Thursday night, Oct. 27, at the Rock County Library. Stringer has been visiting libraries throughout the nine-county Plum Creek Library system, relating stories of Wilder’s experiences on the prairie in 1896 as told from Laura’s perspective. The program included…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 24, 2016Donna Landsman’s life has always involved pheasants and feathers. On Oct. 6, during a class on making feather art, the 82-year-old shared 60 years of experience as she showed others how a little glue and some feathers can come together as works of art. Landsman moved to Luverne almost three years ago to be near her husband in the Veterans Home. During her class (offered through Luverne Community…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 24, 2016When Rock County’s construction and demolition debris landfill was established 21 years ago, it was expected to reach full capacity in 35 years. However, it appears the landfill will be full before then, according to discussion at the Oct. 18 County Board meeting. “We’re sitting with probably 10 years of expected life in the landfill,” said Land Management Office Director Eric Hartman. “If we…
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