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 Mavis FodnessMarch 08, 2022Luverne School Board members approved the 2022-23 school year calendar during their rescheduled meeting Monday night, Feb. 28. The calendar (like the current school year) changes the number of days during key holiday breaks. The 2022-23 school year begins Tuesday, Sept. 6, and ends Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Graduation is approved for Sunday, May 28, 2023. A third day was added to the Thanksgiving…
- March 08, 2022Larson Crane Services, Worthington, began the arduous task of demolishing the grain elevator in Beaver Creek Tuesday morning. The 125-foot-tall wooden elevator hasn't stored grain for over a decade; it was being used for only for its office and scale. New Vision Co-op put up three new bins — with a total grain storage capacity of 1.1 million bushels — 15 to 20 years ago. The old elevator…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 08, 2022The Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation (MOHR) organized a Virtual Disability Services Day at the Capitol on March 8. The rally calls attention to a workforce crisis as the primary cause of the extended delays in access to employment and other day supports for people with disabilities. Adria Benson, co-director of Rock County Opportunities in Luverne, participated online. “…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 08, 2022Communities in southwest Minnesota are joining forces to address labor shortages in several affected occupations. Mayors in the cities of Luverne, Pipestone, Worthington, Jackson, Marshall, Canby and Granite Falls have organized as Southwest Minnesota Council of Mayors to work on issues affecting all their communities. The labor shortage is on top of their list, and they’re proposing a pilot…
- March 08, 2022Hog producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale during the COVID-19 pandemic now have until April 15, 2022, to submit their applications for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP). SMHPP, which is part of USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative, originally had a deadline to submit applications by Feb. 25, 2022. SMHPP assists hog…
- March 08, 2022Luverne’s Gordon Mulder is serving a term as Lions 5M3 district governor, which started on July 1, 2021, and continues until June 30, 2022. The district includes the 13 southwest Minnesota counties with 35 clubs and 1,036 members. As governor, Mulder is expected to visit each club, bringing the Lions International President’s message of “Service from the heart. Kindness matters.” Mulder said his…
- March 08, 2022For the 14th consecutive year, Buffalo Ridge Insurance achieved the prestigious status in the Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company’s President’s Club. The achievement recognizes outstanding continued service to customers and community and superior performance. Buffalo Ridge Insurance employees include Marilyn Bloemendaal, Cory Bloemendaal, Steve Smedsrud, Pam Haakenson, Lori Gruis, Dawn Trendt…
- March 08, 2022Luverne Middle School students spent last week participating in the Winter Olympics 2022, which included the scooter luge, scooter curling, bean bags and figure skating. Individual and grade medals were given out to the sixth- through eighth-grade students. The seventh-grade class earned the most medals with five.
- March 08, 2022As of Tuesday, March 1, turkey hunters can now buy their licenses for the spring 2022 season. Licenses can be purchased online at mndnr.gov/licenses/online-sales, by phone at 888-665-4236 or in person wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold. To help understand hunter distribution, license agents will be asking hunters which permit area they plan to hunt. The information is useful to the…
- March 01, 2022The Luverne-Adrian FFA Chapter hosted an appreciation pancake breakfast Friday at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. The first-time event allowed FFA’ers to thank the community for their continued support for the long-standing agricultural program.
- By Lori SorensonMarch 01, 2022There will be no roundabout at the Highway 75 and Main Street intersection, but there will be designated left turn lanes on Main Street and wider corners for truck traffic. That’s the compromise state and local leaders arrived at in response to what studies show to be increasing crash risks at that intersection. Luverne City Council members and Rock County Commissioners met in a joint Zoom…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 01, 2022Saturday’s benefit at Rock Ranch in Hills is about more than raising money, according to Kris Van Der Brink, who is organizing the event to benefit two families. “I’ve been in both of those two families’ spots,” said Van Der Brink, Luverne. She was referring to cancer and a spouse’s unexpected death at a young age. In the years since, she found solace and an outlet for her horse-loving daughter,…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 01, 2022Angela Kennecke stood alone on the stage in the Luverne School performing arts center Monday night to share the story of her daughter, Emily, who died at age 21 from fentanyl-laced heroin in 2018. “I’m here as a mom whose heart is broken,” Kennecke told a diverse audience of young and old, from diverse professional and personal backgrounds. “My only hope is that Emily’s story becomes a catalyst…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 01, 2022Almost $4 million in state and federal aid will be used on five road improvement projects scheduled for 2022. County Highway Engineer Mark Sehr outlined the five-year road and bridge construction plan at the Feb. 22 county commissioners meeting. The plan was unanimously accepted. Sehr will present the five-year plan again at the March 22 public meeting with township officials. The meeting begins…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 01, 2022City leaders learned last week that a significant federal grant will support business expansion in Luverne’s industrial park. The $467,422 award will help fund the Dakota Road extension project which will connect street and utilities to the expanding industrial complex of the Lineage Logistics Freezer Plant and Premium Minnesota Pork. Funds are granted through the Greater Minnesota Business…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 01, 2022Residents of Rock County and southwestern Minnesota have learned the maps of new legislative districts in the State Legislature. The new districts become effective in January 2023 following the November general election which includes both House and Senate candidates. A panel of five state judges released redistricting lines for the Minnesota Legislature on Feb. 15. The changes are necessary due…
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