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).
News
September 01, 2023The annual Fly-In or Drive-In at Luverne Municipal Airport drew visitors from the tri-state area Saturday morning when car and airplane enthusiasts shared their vehicles with the public. While clouds delayed the Young Eagles’ flights, the children and adults explored cars, trucks and planes in addition to an inflatable bouncy house.
By Lori SorensonSeptember 01, 2023Retired Jasper welder Terry Rodman is hoping to find a home in Luverne for his vintage windmill collection. He approached Luverne City Council members Tuesday night, Aug. 22, with a request to use city property south of the fairgrounds as a park to display more than 40 windmills of assorted heights and sizes. “We’d have a building with 18 or 20 in the building that are smaller, and the bigger,…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 01, 2023Superintendent Craig Oftedahl encouraged teachers and staff returning to school next week to be “M.A.D.” Make a Difference. Oftedahl presented his annual message to staff Monday morning during the first of five in-service days in Luverne. He was inspired by South Dakota State University’s retired football coach John Stiegelmeier who spoke to the Luverne community last spring. “One of the…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 01, 2023A $1 million six-unit hangar and taxilane construction project is included in next year’s airport capital improvement plan. Luverne City Council members approved the project and CIP at their Tuesday, Aug. 22, regular meeting. “This has been in the long-term plan for years, and this just follows the CIP,” said Mayor Pat Baustian. Council member Kevin Aaker serves on the airport board and said…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 01, 2023LHS sophomore Jaxon Lais returned home from football practice Wednesday morning to find smoke coming from his house on North Cedar Street in Luverne. He called 911 and then called his parents, Mark and Kari Lais. When firefighters arrived moments later, they noticed a thin curl of smoke coming from a small vent on the back side of the home. But when fire chief David Van Batavia entered the…- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 01, 2023Luverne School Board members adopted a new five-year agreement between the district and the Luverne Hockey Club to continue interscholastic ice hockey Under the new agreement approved Aug. 24, the district will allocate more financial support to the 25-year-old program for boys’ and girls’ teams at the middle and high school levels. “We took on a little more expense on the school side,” said…
September 01, 2023
By Lori SorensonSeptember 01, 2023The parking lot on the corner of Main and Estey streets will gain green space after a city project is complete along the Main Street sidewalk. City workers this week removed a 10-foot strip of asphalt and concrete along the north end of the lot to make space for soil that will be planted with grass, shrubs and trees. The city owns the property and will pay for the nearly $8,000 landscaping…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 01, 2023Luverne Public Schools welcomes five new teachers to its staff Tuesday, Sept. 5, when the 2023-24 school year begins. Three of the five teachers return to the site of their elementary and secondary years. Amy (Helle) Lysne said she “graduated as a Cardinal in 2007” before attending Minnesota State University – Mankato, where she received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 01, 2023Hills-Beaver Creek School District will have four new teachers on staff when the 2023-24 school year opens Tuesday, Sept. 5. Three of the four teachers will be familiar to students and other staff members. April Prohl will teach special education at the secondary school. She currently lives in Beaver Creek with her spouse, Troy, and daughters, Sarah (an H-BC sophomore) and Grace (a fifth-…
September 01, 2023
By Jason BerghorstAugust 25, 2023City leaders got an inside look at the new Minnesota National Guard Luverne Readiness Center on Wednesday, Aug. 16, under construction in the industrial park near I-90 west of Papik Motors. The new center includes a large assembly hall, administrative offices, work bays, classrooms, kitchen, storage areas, fitness center and locker rooms. The assembly hall is designed for community use when…
By Jason BerghorstAugust 25, 2023The historic Palace Theatre in Luverne once had exterior doors to protect the decorative tile, ticket booth and lobby entrance from the elements. A project this fall will return exterior glass and doors and recreate a vestibule in order to keep snow, ice and cold out of the current entry way. “This is a project that has been needed for a long time,” Luverne Mayor Pat Baustian said at a recent…
By Jason BerghorstAugust 25, 2023Tiny houses at the Luverne Campground are popular lodging options for travelers and locals alike. Owners-operators Mike and Traci Davis built the nine houses on their property at the east end of The Lake in southwest Luverne. “We started building them in 2019 and are just about done with them now,” Traci said. “We designed and built them ourselves, did everything except the plumbing and…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 25, 2023Sunday marked National Lemonade Day and provided the Sterling family in Hills an opportunity to advocate for their daughters. Serena and Rayna Sterling were born with a rare neurological disorder known by its genetic code, SLC6A1. On Sunday, Brian and Amanda Sterling set up a lemonade stand in front of their café and grille on Main Street Luverne to bring awareness to and raise money for…- By Mavis FodnessAugust 22, 2023On Sept. 19 Rock County Commissioners will hear public comment on the proposed ordinance for Public Use of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products in Public Places. The hearing will be part of the commissioners’ regular Tuesday meeting that begins at 9 a.m. at the courthouse in Luverne. The four-page proposed use ordinance can be viewed on the county’s website, www.co.rock.mn.us County attorney…
You must log in to continue reading. Log in or subscribe today.