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 Lori SorensonOctober 12, 2021The Luverne Area Community Foundation is launching a fundraising campaign Nov. 1 through Nov. 11 called “Max Your Community.” The effort picks up where Luverne’s legendary Red Arrow program left off in 2019 when it dissolved after 55 years of collaborative local philanthropy. Red Arrow was launched in 1965 by a group of Luverne bankers, doctors, attorneys, clergymen, manufacturers, farmers,…
- October 12, 2021The Minnesota Veterans Home Luverne is hosting its 25th annual Fall Scarecrow Festival on the boulevards of the front driveway of the facility on North Highway 75 in Luverne. Displays are still going up, each designed and constructed by various departments of the Veterans Home and by community organizations and individuals. This one, put up by the business office staff members of the Luverne…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 12, 2021Three more lots in the industrial park have been sold for development according to action at Monday’s meeting of the Luverne Economic Development Authority. The board approved the sale of two lots in the Walnut Second Addition to Anthony Graphenteen for storage units and one lot in the Mayes Second Addition to Backdraft Manufacturing for an expansion. The LEDA conducted a public hearing at the…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 12, 2021Motivational speaker Cory Greenwood encouraged Hills-Beaver Creek students to write on an index card one thing that gives them pain and discard that pain into a box. Dozens of students rose from the gymnasium bleachers in Hills Monday morning to do just that. The index cards join about 20,000 cards Greenwood has collected since 2019 when he began speaking about his own personal experiences. He…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 12, 2021The Luverne Economic Development Authority approved a request by Stephen Aning for a $3,000 residential demolition grant to demolish an old house at 211 South East Park Street. Aning reports the house has a failing roof that has allowed interior water damage, and ceilings and floors are falling down. The structure is substandard and irreparable, and the LEDA approved grant funds for its…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 12, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek High School FFA Chapter spent Friday, Oct. 8, accepting and collecting grain for the group’s annual corn drive. The students raised $11,400. Prior to the drive, the members designated that funds would go to H-BC graduate Preston Wilhelmi of Steen to defray medical expenses. Chapter members were assigned to complete different tasks. Adviser Cloey Anderson said sophomore FFA’…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 05, 2021Warm termperatures in September pushed the 2021 corn and soybean crop toward maturity, and area farmers have capitalized on good harvest conditions. By the end of September, soybean harvest was over 50 percent completed, while some areas still need a bit more time for soybeans to fully mature. Many corn hybrids were also nearly ready by mid-September and local producers are taking those fields…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 05, 2021The path to developing the former Sharkee’s property has been long and winding as city leaders work with government agencies, private investors and local contractors. Luverne City Council members took action last week to move the $8 million project closer to an October groundbreaking. They authorized the mayor and city administrator to sign amended and “restated” documents related to the Town…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 05, 2021Luverne High School students are learning more than lines for the upcoming fall play, “Around the World in Eighty Days.” The play will take place in three performances Thursday, Oct. 14, Friday, Oct. 15, and Saturday, Oct. 16. Curtain rises at 7 p.m. They are learning to perform in a new facility, which director Shawn Kinsinger said has been “fun and interesting.” “Every theater has its own…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 05, 2021Trail use on the Luverne Loop has increased by more than 24 percent in the past three years as more phases of the city path are completed and as residents and visitors become more familiar with the trail. Luverne Economic Development Authority Director Holly Sammons shared results from a bicycle and pedestrian counter on the Loop at the board’s September meeting. The Minnesota Department of…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 05, 2021Luverne Elementary School students learned about “Angry Lizards” and “Bullseye” during a daylong CLIMB Theater presentation Sept. 29. Six actor-educators from Inver Grove Heights performed plays in the performing arts center and met with each of the 25 classrooms to discuss character. The kindergarten through second-graders watched “Angry Lizards,” which focused on self-control. “I want the…
- October 05, 2021Katie Baustian (center) with the Rock County Food Shelf led a tour of the new facility on Maple Street in Luverne for the Rock County Commissioners Sept. 21. Baustian explains the ease in which the new facility allows food to be stored on racks for easy inventory and the 24-hour drop-off of items. The added freezer and refrigeration capabilities allows the Shelf to distribute food items…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 05, 2021Public health officials are warning community members that COVID-19 case numbers are on the rise in Rock County, and that masking and vaccination are recommended. The Luverne School District’s Incident Command Team hasn’t met since the School Board opted out of the mask mandate in response to parent and community pressure. However, Jason Kloss of Southwest Health and Human Services is urging…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 05, 2021Hills-Beaver Creek School District will collect less money from property taxes from district residents in 2022 after local school board members adopted the maximum levy amount allowed by the state at their Sept. 27 meeting. Overall, the H-BC levy will drop 2.61 percent or $35,726 in 2022 if board members accept the maximum levy amount in December. Locally property owners will contribute $1.33…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 05, 2021Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members recently signed an agreement with a construction management company to guide them through possible improvements to the district’s facilities. The pre-plan process from Preston Euerle of R.A. Morton & Associates of St. Cloud will be at no charge to the district. “The fees for providing pre-referendum facility planning are ‘at risk/no charge’ until the…
- October 05, 2021The Luverne Chamber and Convention and Visitors Bureau recently announced the winners of the first half of the 2021 CVB Photo Contest. “The CVB judge had a very difficult time determining the winners, because there were so many great entries,” said Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere. “Thanks to everyone for participating.” All photos not selected as first half winners are eligible for the…
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