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 SorensonMarch 28, 2016The Sharkee's property on South Highway 75 and the adjacent Mert’s Repair property on Hatting Street may be combined into a single tax increment financing district to encourage future development. Luverne City Council members took action on this TIF plan during their March 22 meeting. Sharkee’s bar and restaurant has been closed since April 2014 when health code violations, mainly basement…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 28, 2016Area photographers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in the upcoming Prairie Photo Contest sponsored by the Luverne Convention and Visitors Bureau. "We're trying to encourage people to get out and enjoy the prairie," said Luverne Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere, who also serves on the CVB. She said the Prairie Photo Contest is a way to celebrate the 125th…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 28, 2016Plans to move two federal service offices to a new location in Luverne has Rock County officials concerned about the impact on area farmers. The Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service lease space in a privately owned building on Gabrielson Road. Rock County’s Land Management Office is also housed in the same complex creating a “one-stop shop” for area landowners and…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 28, 2016County commissioners and union representatives have approved a combined deputy/dispatcher position within the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. The move may save the department as much as $25,000 in annual costs. Last month, County Administrator Kyle Oldre brought the hybrid proposal to the county’s personnel committee when a current part-time deputy applied and was the best candidate for a full-time…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 28, 2016A familiar face recently became the full-time Rock County advocate in Southwest Crisis Center’s Luverne office. Jen (Lass) Lindsey began in the new position early February, moving from answering the center’s crisis line to the office advocate position. Lindsey, a 2002 Luverne High School graduate, brings the Luverne office to full staff. Hers was one of the last open positions filled within the…
- March 28, 2016Luverne High School’s concert band, concert choir and ninth-grade girls’ choir received superior ratings March 15 at the Minnesota State High School League’s large group music contest in Pipestone. Three judges evaluated each group’s performances out of a possible top score of 40. Superior is the highest rating a group can earn. “The band did earn a perfect score from one of the judges,” said…
- March 28, 2016Important dates: •March 30: MPP Premium Payment Deduction authorization deadline •March 31: 2015 Small Grains Loans and LDS request deadline •April 1: 2016 Maple Sap Acreage certification deadline •April 15: 2014 and 2015 ARC-Co Payment waiver request deadline. •Ongoing: Continuous CRP sign-up Enroll Now for 2016 USDA Safety Net Coverage The Farm Service Agency (FSA) urges producers, who chose…
- March 28, 2016RapidPass from the American Red Cross allows blood donors to register and answer questions online in order to save time when they arrive to donate blood. Donors can use their computer or smart phone to start the blood donation process from the comfort of their home or office and save time at the donation site. The process is simple: •visit www.redcrossblood.org/rapidpass, •read the information…
- March 28, 2016Workers tear into the asphalt and dig through aggregate to locate a broken sewer line under the intersection of Brown Street and Highway 75 Wednesday, March 16. According to city officials, the line was repaired quickly and the cones were removed from the highway that same day. A few cones remain in the intersection until the street surface can be repaired.
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 28, 2016Tricks and tomfoolery will be performed on stage during Luverne High School’s performance of “Gumshoe High: A Totally Teen Mystery” Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, in the high school auditorium. A student suggestion led spring play director Sharon Boltjes to select a similar genre as the second play Boltjes had ever directed, “Lucky Dollar.” “It was a fun play,” she recalled. Thirty…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 28, 2016Jordan Winter’s first thoughts on Luverne Middle School’s geography bee were based on reality. “I wasn’t really thinking I would win it,” he said. “There are a lot of smart kids in Luverne.” Winter is now included as one of them as Luverne Middle School’s 2016 Geography Bee champion. Students in sixth- through eighth-grade completed a series of written tests through the National Geographic-…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 21, 2016The Luverne Fire Department and Rock County ambulance responded to a report of a dryer fire around 11:30 p.m. Monday at the Gevo plant on the west side of Luverne. According to Fire Chief David Van Batavia, when firefighters arrived at the scene flames were coming from a dryer, but the blaze was contained. He said the explosion doors (pressure relief doors) had blown off, but it’s unclear how…
- March 21, 2016
- By Lori SorensonMarch 21, 2016The gravel pit pond in Luverne has become known as the Creamery Pond, due to its proximity to the former Land ‘O Lakes creamery. There’s no longer a creamery in Luverne, and Land ‘O Lakes is now Great Plains Processing, but the little body of water has retained the Creamery Pond identity for lack of a better name. Now city leaders and adjacent property owners are adopting a formal name for the…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 21, 2016Five repurposed equipment huts were lifted into place last week as crews gear up for the $14 million broadband Internet service project in Rock County. The huts located in or near Jasper, Hardwick, Magnolia (2) and Beaver Creek arrived from various locations on semitrailers, and a crane was used to lift and place the huts on new concrete foundations. Alliance Communications in Garretson, South…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 21, 2016New Vision Co-op is seeking to merge its two current Hills locations into one under a $9.2 million planned expansion and relocation plan. A joint Rock County and Martin Township tax abatement public hearing will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the commissioners’ room at the Rock County Courthouse. Commissioners set the time and date at their March 8 meeting after County Administrator Kyle Oldre…
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