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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- By Kent Thiesse, Farm Management AnalystNovember 23, 2021Farm profitability in 2021 depends on location and severity of drought. The other big factor in farm profitability in 2021 was where farmers were positioned in the volatile grain markets during the year. 2021 crop yields Mother Nature was not kind to many producers in North and South Dakota, as well as in portions of western Minnesota and in some other areas of the Upper Midwest, as they…
- November 23, 2021Site preparation began last week on the 49,902-square-foot Luverne Minnesota National Guard Readiness Center in the Luverne industrial park. Henning Construction of Adrian is completing the work for the new facility that is expected to take 18 months to complete. Brennan Companies of Mankato and Minneapolis is the general contractor for the project estimated at about $19 million. The project was…
- November 23, 2021Two Luverne-Adrian FFA’ers joined five area FFA chapters to attend the National FFA Convention at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct. 27-29. Jaden Reisch and Karen Stegenga from Luverne High School and chapter adviser Dennis Moritz joined FFA’ers from Windom, St. James, Red Rock Central, Westbrook-Walnut Grove and Mountain Lake for the 94th annual event. In addition to the…
- November 23, 2021As Minnesota’s agricultural industry continues to recover from severe drought conditions across the state, Gov. Tim Walz signed Executive Order 21-33, extending an emergency and waiving trucking regulations to support livestock producers in the transport of commodities. The extreme and prolonged drought in Minnesota has led to significant stress on rangeland, pastures and other crops. Without…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 16, 2021A joint public-private project will restore a portion of the Rock River back to its natural course. The city of Luverne and two private land owners are working with state and federal agencies to remove six former railway pillars in the Rock River south of the Luverne City Park. Planning began in 2018 and work will be completed this fall. The Rock County Soil and Water Conservation District, U.S.…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 16, 2021Community members, veterans, students and staff gathered in Luverne Middle School-High School Thursday afternoon for a Veterans Day program in the Performing Arts Center. Minnesota National Guardsman Jeff Thacker spoke about military service and what it means to serve. Thacker, who has been deployed numerous times overseas, shared an analogy of wolves, sheep and sheep dogs. He said the wolves are…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 16, 2021Surprise and gratitude emanated from high school English teacher Amy Sahly as she accepted the 2022 Luverne Education Association Teacher of the Year plaque Monday afternoon in the new middle-high school commons. “I was surprised,” Sahly said after the ceremony. “We have so many great teachers in Luverne that every year it could be anybody.” The 2021 recipient, Lucy Rofshus, was matron of…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 16, 2021The Luverne Education Association honored Main Street Financial Services as the 2022 Friend of Education. An ice cream social Monday afternoon also revealed the 2022 Teacher of the Year (see related story) and kicked off American Education Week in Luverne schools. Annually the LEA group nominates an outside individual or group who supports public education within the school district. Nominations…
- November 16, 2021Travis Lang and Stephanie Bickerstaff with Premium Minnesota Pork worked with local volunteers to distribute 200 donated pork loins to local veterans on Thursday, Nov. 11, to thank them for their service on Veterans Day. Stationed at the History Center parking lot on East Main Street, they handed loins to people who drove up in their vehicles. Later, they distributed pork to the Minnesota…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 16, 2021The city spent more than $38,000 on security cameras for Luverne city park and surrounding areas. The camera systems were purchased from Computer Clinic in Luverne, and the price doesn’t include labor. Cameras will be placed at the park, the power plant, the wastewater treatment plant, west and south substations, Redbird Field and the downtown parking lot. The security camera investment was…
- November 16, 2021Big Top Tents and Events celebrated a ribbon-cutting event Saturday night with an open house event that included food and live music by the Sioux Falls cover band, 10 Miles From Nowhere. Pictured at the ribbon-cutting are (from left) Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere, Andrew Hamann, Jordan Smidt, Baylee Smidt (with scissors), Chamber assistant Amber Lais, Stacey Smidt, Jeris Niemeyer, Belle…
- November 16, 2021The Rock County Pork Producers announced the name of the 2021 We Love Pork Challenge at a reception for all the participating restaurants on Monday, Nov. 15, at Take 16 Brewing Company. The winner this year is Codie Deutsch and her team at 75 Diner. Their winning pork dish, “The Morning Oinker,” featured hand-patties sausage drizzled with maple syrup, topped with brown-sugared bacon, shaved ham,…
- November 16, 2021Officials with Gevo Inc. announced Tuesday their intent to bring a new project to the Luverne processing site. While plans are still at an early stage, they anticipate that Sweetwater Energy Inc. will co-locate a biomass processing facility on site in Luverne. According to the memorandum of understanding, Sweetwater plans to build, own and operate a facility adjacent to Gevo’s existing plant in…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 09, 2021A farm field west of Hills is one of four sites in Minnesota that will demonstrate soil health management over the next three years. Terry Aukes is partnering with Rock County to establish an on-farm, field-scale plot to compare conservation practices from site to site. “I thought it would be a great opportunity to showcase utilizing no till and cover crops in a real field scenario,” Aukes said.…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 09, 2021Hills resident Doug Chapman recently opened two sealed boxes containing mammoth teeth, remnants of an archeological dig in his backyard two years ago. “I think it’s neat we were able to save them,” he said. Chapman and his wife, Deanna, picked up the teeth last month when they visited the Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, South Dakota. They met with Jim Mead, the Mammoth Site paleontologist and…
- November 09, 2021Luverne Schools' sixth through 12th-grade students gather as a group Thursday afternoon, Nov. 4, in the new performing arts center to send off the varsity girls' and boys' cross country teams to the state tournament on Saturday, Nov. 6. It was another first for the school, which previously celebrated pep fest send-offs in the gymnasium. The Luverne girls place third as a team and…
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