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 SorensonApril 04, 2016Gov. Mark Dayton was in Edgerton last week to discuss impaired water in southwest Minnesota. "This is not just an agriculture problem," Dayton said at the March 30 meeting. "We all need to think about what we can do to improve water quality in Minnesota." Dayton went on to say the problem didn't occur overnight as a result of one contributing factor, and there will be…
- By Lori SorensonApril 04, 2016It could hardly be called official business, but Gov. Mark Dayton had coffee with some of Luverne’s most in-the-know ladies during his March 30 visit to southwest Minnesota. The Tuesday Morning Coffee Group met with the governor at the Blue Mound Ice Arena where he toured the facility at the invitation of Coffee Group member Connie Connell. In 1990 Connell visited with Dayton (then state auditor…
- By Lori SorensonApril 04, 2016For several months the new History Center downtown Luverne has been shrouded in plastic while work continues inside to convert the 100-year-old Herman Motor building into the Historical Society’s new home. In the past week, the plastic came off and massive custom windowpanes were placed in the showroom area and entrance area, giving the public a sense of what the building will look like. “The…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 04, 2016Sanford Luverne’s Hospice Cottage on North Oakley Street provides a homelike setting for terminally ill persons who need round-the-clock care. Central to the care at the four-bedroom cottage are the hospice workers who involve the family members in patients’ care. One hospice worker — Brigitte Wieneke — has become like a daughter, sister, mother, aunt or personal confidant to the more than 500…
- April 04, 2016On Monday workers from River City Electric Inc. of Mankato began assembling the poles necessary for a rapid rectangular flashing beacon (RRFB) pedestrian crossing across the highway at the corner of Dodge Street and U.S. Highway 75. The workers also placed a RRFB crossing at the corner of Barck Street and Highway 75.The lights are expected to be working this week.
- By Lori SorensonApril 04, 2016It was a deadly week on southwest Minnesota roadways with two fatal crashes involving Rock County residents. Luverne’s Chad H. Carlson, 39, died in a motorcycle crash north of Luverne Sunday afternoon, April 3, and 34-year-old Aaron Conklin of Magnolia was killed in a Nobles County crash Thursday, March 31. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Carlson lost control of his 2006 Honda motorcycle…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 04, 2016Six years after graduating from Luverne High School, Caitlin Miller returned last week to inspire current middle and high school students. Principal Ryan Johnson introduced Miller at the morning session with students in grades 6 through 8 and the afternoon session to ninth- through 12th-grade students. “It wasn’t long ago that Caitlin sat where you are now,” Johnson said. Miller’s visit coincided…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 04, 2016Seven people spearheaded the successful fundraising efforts to purchase the former Jasper High School, and last week they signed papers for their group called Reclaim Community to become a limited liability organization. Elicia Kortus, Ryan Reker, Terry Skyberg, Jason Madtson, Randy Larson, Kristie Weinkauf and Jon Hoyme are the not-for profit’s first governing board. Reclaim Community is now…
- By Lori SorensonApril 04, 2016As part of his Water Quality Forum in Edgerton March 30, Gov. Mark Dayton stopped in Luverne later that day to congratulate local officials on the Lewis Clark Regional Water System. “I’m very, very proud of that,” said Dayton, who put $41 million state bonding support toward Lewis and Clark. “It’s crucial for the economic health of the community.” City leaders and area water officials met with…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 04, 2016Concerns over replacing teachers within Luverne Public School District were relieved when more than 25 applied for three open positions after only a few weeks of advertising. Superintendent Craig Oftedahl updated School Board members on the positive responses at their rescheduled meeting Tuesday, March 29. Eleven applied for the middle-high school guidance counselor, 10 for the social studies…
- By Lori SorensonApril 04, 2016A Luverne woman was arrested last week on felony charges after she was found in her neighbor’s house allegedly going through personal items. According to the criminal complaint filed Friday in Rock County District Court, Robyn Denise Hemme, 53, faces first-degree burglary charges. The complaint states that law enforcement was dispatched to 609 West Luverne St. in Luverne for a report of a…
- By Lori SorensonApril 04, 2016As demand increases for Luverne’s Take 16 craft beer, so have job opportunities for local adults with disabilities. Woodbury distributor Hohenstein’s Inc. recently picked up Take 16 beer for its Minnesota distribution – officially launching in Mankato with tap takeovers on April 14. That means the local brewery will pick up its production pace, according to Take 16 brewer Luke Rensink. “They said…
- By Lori SorensonApril 04, 2016Buffer legislation enacted last year will go into effect Nov. 1, 2017, and farmers are taking steps now to put those provisions in place. Arlyn Gehrke spelled out the details of the legislation at the Rock County Corn and Soybean Growers meeting March 31 in Luverne. In his opening remarks, he assured producers that compliance with the law won’t be as difficult as it might seem. “The Environmental…
- April 04, 2016During the 2015-16 school year, a group of senior girls began meeting Thursday mornings to grow in their leadership skills. Throughout the fall the group continued to progress, and the ideas of what they wanted to learn grew, according to school social worker Stacy Schepel. Schepel and Amy Cook, family science instructor, advised the group. As the students moved into the second semester, they…
- April 04, 2016GNP Company™, the Midwest’s leading chicken producer of the Gold’n Plump® and Just BARE® chicken brands, has been named a 2016 Hunger Hero Food Award recipient by Second Harvest Heartland in a March 31 ceremony at Second Harvest Heartland’s Golden Valley headquarters. The Hunger Hero Award, now in its seventh year, recognizes organizations that make a “compassionate and transformational impact on…
- April 04, 2016Twenty-seven Cardinal speech team members participated in sub-section competition in Adrian March 29. They took second place as a team with 21 speakers advancing to final round competitions. Students were competing for spots in this Saturday’s section tournament. In order to qualify, speakers had to finish in the top four during the final round at sub-sections. Sixteen Cardinal speakers advanced…
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