LHS competes in world robotics
The Luverne High School robotics team earned a Judges Choice Award at last week’s FIRST Robotic Competition World.
Sled hockey comes to Blue Mound Ice Arena
The Siouxland Sled Hockey Association brought on-ice practice to the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne for the first time April 7 in honor of their newest member.
For the love of running: Locals excel in marathons
Blake Ziegler, a 2014 Luverne High School grad, ran the prestigious Boston Marathon on April 15, finishing in 2:43:47.
4-Her's try to pick up where volunteer George Bonnema left off
Members of the Magnolia Juniors 4-H Club spent time Thursday night, April 18, raking leaves, picking up branches and remembering community volunteer George Bonnema.
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.
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- 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…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 21, 2016Luverne’s Allie Parkhurst took advantage of the Rock County Community Library’s grand reopening last Thursday, checking out 11 easy-read books. Three days after the facility reopened to regular hours, patrons got a look at the improvements and were able to check out materials again. The facility had been closed for the past month as materials were moved from the basement back to the main floor.…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 21, 2016A lack of participation has forced a local service group to disband and surrender its charter to the state organization. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary No. 2757 officially folded Tuesday, March 8, during a vote involving a fraction of its members. Eight members attended the last meeting, according to auxiliary president Annabelle Frakes of Luverne. The auxiliary has 92 members of…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 14, 2016Good things come to those who wait, and Luverne is expecting some really great things from the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. A ribbon-cutting event Monday celebrated the arrival of Missouri River water in Luverne, and it was a chance to look back on the 26-year process that brought it here. Red Arndt, an honored guest at Monday’s event, was part of the system’s early start in 1990 when…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 14, 2016The State Fire Marshal last week wrapped up the investigation of a May 2015 swine building fire that took the lives of two local women. The report, however, offers few specific answers. “I have listed this fire as undetermined due to the extent of damage to artifacts located within the structure and that the artifacts collected have not been fully examined to date,” investigator Steve Kellen…
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