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.
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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- September 26, 2016Meetings Blue Mound Quilters will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, in the Rock County Public Library basement. The workshop is on making baby quilts. Bring your own supplies and completed Hospice quilt blocks. Rock County DFL Chuckwagon Feed will be Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the Luverne Pizza Ranch. Serving will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. through the regular buffet. Pink Ladies will meet at 1:30 p.m.…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 26, 2016A Main Street business in Luverne will close its doors by the end of the year. Loopy’s Dollar Store manager Amy Krueger said Tuesday that owners Gary and Tom Ploeger of Pipestone recently announced the local store’s closure. Sales on existing merchandise have already begun. “It’s been a shock to everyone coming into the store,” said Krueger, who has managed the Luverne store for 16 years. Luverne…
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- By Lori SorensonSeptember 26, 2016Cloverton, a contemporary Christian and worship band from Manhattan, Kansas, will perform in Luverne Sunday, Oct. 2. Luverne area churches will sponsor the free event at 6:30 p.m. in the Grand Prairie Events Center on South Estey Street. According to the Cloverton website, the band’s trademark is parting from the patterns and behaviors of the world. “None of us are into compromising or settling…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 26, 2016Christmas is more than 12 weeks away, but local planners are working on a project they hope will make Luverne a holiday destination. The Luverne Area Chamber, Rock County Historical Society, Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow Design Committee and the city of Luverne are partnering in promoting Luverne as “The Nutcracker Capital of the Midwest.” In an email to Chamber members, Chamber Director Jane…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 26, 2016Todd Oliver and his talking dog, Irving, have performed in New York City, Hollywood, Branson and other major venues, but he’s looking forward to the Palace Theatre this weekend in small-town Luverne. “I can clearly remember the Palace Theatre in Luverne — I was completely charmed,” Oliver said of his Luverne visit 30 years ago. “It was one of my favorite shows in my entire career.” His show, “…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 26, 2016When a livestock carrier is involved in an accident, cattle and pigs are often among the victims — and they can also cause additional crashes if they wander from the scene. Emergency responders are trained to help humans at a crash scene, and there’s often confusion about how to handle the affected livestock. A Bovine Emergency Response Plan and Training in Luverne Wednesday, Oct. 5, will offer…
- September 26, 2016Dave Niessink and his crew remove shakes and faux brink at the Quality Printing building on West Main Street Thursday, Oct. 22. The work is part of Luverne's Historic Facade Improvement Program, which provides grants and loans to downtown businesses to improve their store fronts in a uniform fashion. Workers had to remove the old store front in order to wee which products to order.
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 26, 2016Nine Rock County 4-H’ers qualified for the Minnesota State 4-H Horse Show Sept. 16-19 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. They were among 725 4-H’ers at 82 county fairs to earn state trips to compete in performance and game riding classes along with the events of horse judging, speech, demonstration, hippology, speech, horseless horse and horse-related events. Seven of the local 4-H’…
- September 26, 2016Luverne High School Homecoming king and queen candidates for 2016 are (front, from left) Layne Curtis, Logan Stratton, Soloman Nielsen, Chris Jelken, Dylan Thorson, (back) Itzel Soto Guerrero, Ashton Krueger, Bergin Flom, Madison Crabtree and Mariah Aukes. Coronation activities are Tuesday night and the Cardinals will take on St. James for the Homecoming football game Friday night.
- September 26, 2016Adrian High School crowned its 2016 Homecoming king and queen during coronation ceremonies Monday night at Adrian High School. Pictured above are (front, from left) queen candidates Katie Reisdorfer and Brittney Loonan, pages Hayden Van Ede and Bryson Kunkel, queen candidates MiKayla Jeffers and Ashley Schnoor, (back) king candidates Alex Loosbrock and Dylan Gyberg, Homecoming king and queen…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 19, 2016An all-day deluge flooded basements and overfilled ponds and streams Thursday, Sept. 15, and Luverne appears to have borne the brunt of the slow-moving system. By midday, gauges in Luverne had measured more than 3 inches of water, and the rain kept coming — in heavy, pounding sheets throughout the afternoon. Storm sewers had trouble getting rid of water, and traffic on South Highway 75 sent…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 19, 2016Leading Saturday’s parade for the 66th annual Tri-State Band Festival will be a former Luverne couple who has been instrumental in keeping the local event going for more than five decades. Tom and Lola Haugen will preside over the bands from Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa descending on Luverne for the morning parade and afternoon field competitions. The honor is one of many that the Haugens…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 19, 2016Dave Halverson and his attorney, Nick Maxwell, asked Luverne City Council members at their Sept. 13 meeting to delay action on the condemned Sharkee’s property. The city is in the process of acquiring the lot on South Highway 75 through eminent domain, and Tuesday’s agenda included another step toward that end. Halverson wasn’t on the agenda, but the council granted his attorney five minutes to…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 19, 2016The 2016 Rock Area Kids Against Hunger Food Packing Event will be from 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, through 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, in the Luverne High School gym. Students from four area school districts, community members, faith community members, leaders, businesses and others will pack food for the local food banks and for people around the world. “Our goal is to collect more than our $26,000…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 19, 2016For an hour on Monday moms of football players can learn about the gridiron game and put their fears to rest while their child safely plays the popular Friday night game. Luverne’s Mike Cox teaches “Football 101 for Moms” through Luverne Community Education from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday in the CE802 classroom. “Football looks like a mumble, jumble mess unless you know what you’re looking for,” he said…
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