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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- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015Luverne’s Board of Education conducted its first meeting of the 2015-16 school year Tuesday night, July 21. It was also the first meeting with new superintendent Craig Oftedahl in attendance. Since his start on July 1, Oftedahl said his welcome in Luverne has been a warm one as he and his family transition from Warroad to Luverne. “The community has been tremendous,” he said. “I look forward to…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 27, 2015What do darts, bananas, bicycles and pink flamingos all have in common? Luverne’s Theresa Latten is at the center of them all, coordinating next week’s Bars and Banana Seats bike ride, which benefits Bottoms Up Pink Ladies. Bars and Banana Seats is a local bike ride organized just for fun. This year it starts at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Howling Dog in Luverne. “My friend and I were riding…
- July 27, 2015
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015Three bids were received for Rock County’s $1.2 million general obligation bonds. Proceeds from the bond purchase will fund the county’s portion of the fiber optic infrastructure project as well as improvements approved in its 2015 capital improvement plan (CIP). Commissioners approved selling the bond to the lowest bidder, Robert C. Baird & Co., from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Baird bid a true…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015The message from Rock County landowners has been heard loud and clear: We want to fix our lands. Action taken by the Rock County Commissioners at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, July 21, allows the county’s Land Management Office (LMO) to hire a full-time technician and shift its focus to handle the more than 70 requests for soil conservation assistance and repairs. The heavy rains and…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015Luverne School District is in line to receive gifts of $3,500 for technical training and possibly $20,000 in sponsorships. The offers surfaced during the community input session prior to the July 23 meeting of Luverne School Board members — who were left speechless. The silence was broken by a simple “Thank you” from Board Chairman Dave Riphagen. Exchange State Bank to sponsor training for…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015More than 40 years after it was placed in front of Luverne High School, the cast iron bell pedestal received a needed facelift last week. Since 1972 the pedestal has battled various weather elements while on display near the school’s flagpole. Time had worn away some of the mortar, and the wooden platform was rotting. Last week Luverne High School Class of 1985 graduate David Niessink worked at…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 20, 2015A recent city land acquisition will put Luverne’s new biking-hiking path in a good position for it’s southern loop around town. According to action at the July meeting in City Hall, City Council members approved the purchase of 6.59 acres from Julia and Burdell Kruse on the west edge of Luverne. The Kruses will keep nearly an acre of the original parcel’s 7.55 acres for their backyard, but the…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 20, 2015Teachers and students at Luverne Public Schools will have another tool available for learning when school resumes next month. The well-known search engine for the Internet, Google Inc., has developed user-friendly applications for use in education. After piloting the network this spring, local school leaders decided to make the applications available to all staff and students. “Luverne has been…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 20, 2015Ten years ago on July 29, 2005, Sioux Valley Luverne Hospital opened its doors for its first official day of business in its new location on the north edge of Luverne. “Not only is it a beautiful building, but it’s a neat thing that the community would put their trust in us to build it,” Jerry Carl was quoted as saying in a Star Herald interview prior to the opening. “I think they will be pleased…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 20, 2015Luverne High School graduate Kat Dahl is experiencing first-hand the benefits of family practice medicine in a small rural community. The first-year medical school student at the University of Minnesota Duluth is in her second week of a two-week internship with her mother, Dr. Diane Kennedy, Luverne. “It’s been great to be back in Luverne for this experience,” said Dahl, a 2010 Luverne High…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 20, 2015The 2015 Rock County Fair is set to begin next week with 4-H judging starting on Monday, July 27, and shows opening Wednesday, July 30. Events and activities are set to continue through Saturday night, and Fair Board Secretary Lee Sells said this year’s event is shaping up to be a crowd pleaser. For one thing, he said there’s an extra grandstand event, the Rock County Speedway Races, which will…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 20, 2015For many of the 179 4-H’ers expected to exhibit at next week’s Rock County Fair, the experience is something they look forward to each year. For some 4-H’ers like 9-year-old Lanae Elbers of Steen, this year’s annual event will be the first time she’s old enough to be an exhibitor, earning premium monies from the Rock County Ag Society. Besides bringing a sewn pair of shorts, a cheese cake and a…
- July 20, 2015Area youth learned a little more about living on a farm during Rock County 4-H’s “Ag is Everywhere” day camp conducted July 10 at the Rock County Fairgrounds in Luverne. With the help of seven youth ambassadors, 10 participants created corn sun catchers, played an ag jeopardy game and learned about animal care that included viewing various syringes and health care items. Activities included…
- By Mavis Fodness, reporterJuly 20, 2015Four Luverne High Schools students and their advisor traveled to Washington, D.C., July 6-9 to attend the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) national leadership conference. Students Zoe Brown, Jenna Schelhaas, Mira Uithoven and Katerina Siebert, along with advisor Amy Cook, were among more than 8,000 members who attended the event. While at the conference, the students…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 16, 2015Nearly 15,000 free hot dogs were consumed Thursday night as part of Luverne's 53rd Annual Hot Dog Night. The event included the annual wiener dog beauty contest and wiener dog races, as well as the annual Wienerman Triathlon and all the festive live music, Spotlight Dancers, demonstrations and other special attractions. WIENER DOG RACE 1st Place – Charlie Bob & Tammy Hassebroek, Rock…
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