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 FodnessJune 27, 2023The Denver Go-Getters 4-H Club is the first recipient of a grant through the Hardwick Community Grant program. The club received a $300 check. The communities of Hardwick, Hills, Beaver Creek, Kenneth, Jasper, Steen and Magnolia were challenged by the Luverne Area Community Foundation to establish gift giving within their own communities. If the communities raised $5,000, the LACF matched the…
- June 27, 2023Graduates of the Luverne High School Class of 1963 recently gathered for their 60th class reunion. Pictured are (front, from left) Sandi Hitch, Stan Sasker, Patti Kirby Pierson, Juli Anderson Kuipers, Sharon Sasker Meinerts, Eva Lou Opsata, Carol Walgrave, (second row) Jon Hovland, Jan Gangestad Wange, Marty Thompson, Gloria Aanenson Rolfs, Sue Reimer Mohr, Marcia Ross Ossenfort, Dean Madison,…
- By Lori SorensonJune 20, 2023The Rock County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Land Management Office have for decades been working with farmers to protect drinking water. Today those efforts are making a difference, according to Doug Bos with the Land Management Office. “The work we have done and the changes the farmers have made in the Rock County Rural Water wellhead area have stabilized the nitrogen peaks in…
- By Lori SorensonJune 20, 2023For 25 years Jim and Sherri Ladd grew corn and soybeans south of Luverne along County Road 9. The 110 acres of row crops grew atop three wells supplying the Rock County Rural Water System, and modern-day farming practices were affecting the water. Specifically, nitrogen runoff ended up in the county’s water supply. During the growing season, nitrogen levels in the wells under the Ladd farm spiked…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 20, 2023For only the third time in 25 years, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office will have a new investigator beginning July 1. Investigator Sgt. Jeff Wieneke will retire at the end of the month, having served 20 years in the position. Current deputy Chad Kempema will take his place as investigator and will be promoted to sergeant. Kempema has been in law enforcement for 22 years and with Rock County since…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 20, 2023Members of the Denver Go-Getters 4-H Club spend late Friday afternoon painting the town’s first Little Free Library and talking about books. By Sunday the Little Free Library was in place and readied for use. “We really wanted to encourage reading in Hardwick as all the kids are home for the summer,” said club leader Theresa Raak. “And we get a lot of visitors at the campground.” Members painted…
- By Lori SorensonJune 20, 2023Luverne City Council members approved a new ordinance at their June 13 meeting that regulates “pollinator” and “natural” lawns that are gaining popularity. They include grasses and flowering plants that are allowed to bloom and seed out for pollinators, and they require less water and fertilizer than traditional lawns, which require chemicals that pollute groundwater and harm wildlife. Done right…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 20, 2023Premium Iowa Pork’s bid to purchase the closed HyLife pork facility in Windom was officially accepted June 13. The purchase price was $14 million. HyLife Foods placed the facility up for sale in April and weeks later filed for bankruptcy. Premium Iowa Pork (PIP) officials submitted a bid for the plant that processes 1.2 million hogs per year with more than 1,000 employees, and the bid was…
- June 20, 2023The Hills Community Fund Committee recently awarded its annual giving grant dollars of $220 each to Rock Ranch and Tuff Memorial Home, both in Hills. Community funds are part of the Luverne Area Community Foundation and gifts are awarded each year for projects in or around Hills.
- By Lori SorensonJune 20, 2023Henning Construction, Adrian, was the low bidder on the trail spur connecting the Luverne Loop trail to the Sybesma housing subdivision on the west side of town. The 10-foot-wide concrete trail will connect the neighborhood to the Luverne Loop. It will connect on the south side of Warren Street between Pine and Main Street (County Road 4) where a cross walk will be painted. During a June 6 bid…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 20, 2023“Hometown Heroes” is the parade theme for the Jubilee Days parade Saturday night in Hardwick. While the theme highlights the volunteer firefighters, rescue squad and American Legion members within the community, there are many heroes helping to keep the small town in northern Rock County vibrant. A dedication ceremony Friday night at the Milford Remme Memorial Park celebrates the improvements…
- June 20, 2023Crews with Pointer Roofing, Sioux Falls, made quick work of their shingling job at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne Thursday, June 15. They’re among many workers with outdoor jobs this summer who have had to adjust their pace for warmer summer weather by taking breaks and hydrating frequently. Temperatures climbed to near 90 degrees on Wednesday.
- June 20, 2023Open House A 90th birthday open house for Carolyn Krapf will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 24, in the community room in the lower level of the Jasper Memorial Hall. Greetings can be sent to 6th St. West No. 115, Jasper, Minnesota 56144.
- June 20, 2023Former Jasper resident shares grief through published book The book, “An Obesity of Grief: A Journey from Traumatic Loss to Undying Love,” details the story by Jasper native Lynn Haraldson on the loss of her husband, Bruce Bouwman, near their Jasper home 40 years ago. In the years that followed, Haraldson clung to the myth that time would heal her grief, but unacknowledged trauma formed many of…
- June 20, 2023Photographer Jason Schutz hosted a “Cell Phone Nature Photography Class” Saturday at Touch the Sky Prairie to illustrate how best to use a cell phone to take captivating nature photographs. A light drizzle that morning may have deterred potential students, but it didn’t stop Marcia Ossenfort from showing up to learn. The teacher and student trekked across the prairie to the waterfall and back,…
- June 20, 2023The Hills-Beaver Creek High School Class of 1971 recently gathered for their 52nd class reunion. Pictured are (front row, from left) Allen Kuehl, Yvonne Severtson Hoffman, Rick Tatge, Linda Rens Aukes, Karen Van Wyhe Ackerman, Roxie Rauk, (back) Eugene “Pucky” Sandager, Clair Crawford, Barb Rozeboom Sandbulte, Linda Hoeck, Mark Sandager, Jim Sammons and Dan Sells. Not pictured are Dennis Olson…
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