Tuff Home residents experience 'A Night on Mount Olympus'
The day after Hills-Beaver Creek High School hosted a junior-senior prom for students, residents from Tuff Memorial Home donned dresses and suits Saturday afternoon for their first
State offers info on 2026 Hwy 75 work
Minnesota Department of Transportation personnel were in Luverne Tuesday, April 23, to discuss the 2026 Highway 75 construction project.
'Marlene and Darlene without George'
“Marlene and Darlene” will return to the stage next week for another comedy performance to raise money for Generations.
Emerald ash borer officially reported in Rock County
Infestations of the destructive emerald ash borer have been spreading across Minnesota over the past 15 years, and on Monday the Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirmed the first sighting
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.
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- May 02, 2023Thirty-nine couples participated in the grand march in the Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School gymnasium Friday night. After the grand march, students sat down for a catered meal and later traveled to SpringBrooke Events for after-prom activities.
- May 02, 2023More than 90 couples participated in the grand march Saturday night for Luverne High School’s prom under the theme, “Prom 2023: Night of a Thousand Lights.’ Students later enjoyed a catered meal in the school commons followed by entertainment with a mechanical bull, Family Feud, card games and more.
- By Mavis FodnessApril 25, 2023The Luverne High School drama department will bring “creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky” characters to life in “The Addams Family: The Musical.” The first of five performances of the musical comedy starts tonight, Thursday April 27. Others are Tuesday, May 2 (recently added), and Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 4, 5 and 6, in the school’s performing arts center. All performances begin at…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 25, 2023A proposed solar energy generation project north of Magnolia is doubling in size thanks to delays with the original plans for the Elk Creek Solar Farm. National Grid Renewables (NGR) is reapplying for state permits and is now asking to expand from the proposed 80-megawatt to a 160-megawatt solar farm. NGR originally received a certificate of need and a site permit from the Minnesota Public…
- By Lori SorensonApril 25, 2023City Council members on Tuesday, April 18, toured an East Dodge Street home that’s being remodeled with help from students in Luverne High School’s trades class. The class is called “Today and Tomorrow’s Tradesmen” (Tnt Tradesmen), and it’s led by LHS woodshop teacher Darrel Van Aartsen of Van Aartsen Construction. The school partners with the city through building inspector Chad McClure. The…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 25, 2023Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood insurance program agreed to update local maps to include flood mitigation projects implemented almost three decades ago. Poplar Creek and Rock River watershed areas will be studied and maps updated before the final approval process starts again, possibly late this year or in the spring of 2025. That’s according to Jeff Weiss, surface…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 25, 2023A rare diagnosis of rabies in a Nobles County feedlot calf has four people completing post-exposure treatment. The rabies-positive bovine is the first to be detected in the state since 2020. Local veterinarian Erin de Koning said skunks and bats most commonly transmit rabies locally. “Cattle and horses are curious animals, and they will put their noses down and follow the animal around,” she said…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 25, 2023Two county road improvement projects will begin in May, once the current work to replace three bridges along County Road 6 between Beaver Creek and Hills is complete. According to county engineer Mark Sehr, the culvert replacements are scheduled for completion by May 1, followed by two mill off and bituminous overlay projects scheduled this year. The first overlay project is six miles of County…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 25, 2023Thirty of the best spellers from six southwest Minnesota middle schools gathered in Luverne Saturday morning for the 2023 Southwest Minnesota Spelling Bee, A Luverne Middle School fifth-grader earned the champion speller title. Oliver Carbonneau, 11, son of Mike and Molly Carbonneau of Luverne, spelled five words correctly in the final round, besting Allyson Muder of Edgerton in the finals.…
- April 25, 2023Sanford PROMISE summer programs are a way for youth to gain hands-on science experience and learn about current research being done at Sanford Research. An event at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Luverne is from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, for students in grades 6-8 of the 2022-23 school year. The class, “Inside Out: An Anatomy and Health Experience,” addresses how…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 25, 2023Four Luverne High School students will compete at this weekend’s Minnesota State High School League Speech Tournament in Apple Valley. The Class A schools, including Luverne, compete Saturday, while the Class AA tournament takes place Friday. For two of the students — brothers Parker and Zander Carbonneau — it’s their third straight state appearance. Both compete in extemporaneous speaking.…
- April 25, 2023The 605 Magic Art Bus stopped at Generations in Luverne Thursday to inspire personal creations in the mobile art studio. Generations members were invited to make art projects in the bus and at art stations set up inside Generations. At the end of the day, participants took home hand-painted magnets and garden stakes, courtesy of bus owner Marlo Arp, who is a niece of Generations president George…
- April 25, 2023Local adults with disabilities and their families and support staff enjoyed a party at Big Top Tents and Events Tuesday night, April 18. Guests enjoyed mini golf, ping pong, karaoke singing, party snacks and more during the event that was scheduled “just for fun,” according to organizers. Jordan and Stacey Smidt donated the use of the Big Top facility and Scott and Holly Wessels volunteered their…
- April 25, 2023The Lions Club donated $750 to cover the tuition to send Nick Lenz, who has Type 1 diabetes, to Diabetes Camp for one week in June. Nick was asked what he enjoyed about Diabetes Camp last year, and he responded that he liked two things: swimming and eating s’mores.
- April 25, 2023Agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by snowstorms, and the USDA can assist farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events. Impacted producers should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and learn more about program options available to assist in their recovery from crop, land, infrastructure, and livestock losses and damages. …
- April 18, 2023Fred Keller (left) and Bill Cagley perform original folk songs about Minnesota’s early history to audience members at the Rock County Library Wednesday afternoon, April 12. The duo, called “Skally Line,” are part of Deep North Programs, which combines music and historical storytelling in a variety of educational options. The Luverne stop was Skally Line’s 13th on the tour of Plum Creek libraries…
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