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  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 24, 2021
    Since 2007 Lisa Ehlers actively participated on the First Farmers & Merchants National Bank’s Relay for Life team, raising funds for cancer research. For many of those years, she was the annual event’s organizer. This year, however, Ehlers is sitting out, unsure if her own cancer treatments would leave her enough energy to complete the necessary event tasks. Cancer wasn’t something the mother…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 24, 2021
    Instructor Cheryl Nath told her Luverne Community Education students to choose color wisely and not worry about making mistakes. After all, the risk of pouring colors in and out of former yogurt containers is that they could mix together. “If you put the wrong colors together, they turn sort of gray or brown,” she said. Not to worry, though. “If you don’t like it, you can change it.” Changing…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    August 24, 2021
    The old concrete bridge near the Luverne City Park entrance will soon be removed, and River Road will have its own entrance to County Road 4 farther east. The project consists of the demolition of an old bridge and replacing it with a road that will be extended to County Road 4. This will leave Luverne’s main city park with one main entrance and exit, and River Road traffic will enter and exit…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    August 24, 2021
    Local leaders and child care professionals gathered for an emergency meeting last week after a number of in-home providers closed and announced closures. Ten Rock County providers left the profession in the past year, leaving roughly 120 children needing care elsewhere. That’s in addition to nearly 200 slots already needed locally. Luverne provider Nikki McLendon addressed the group Tuesday…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 24, 2021
    Rock County’s small cities will see significant increases in law enforcement expenses beginning in 2022, after years of little to no wage and equipment increases. Increases for wages and equipment range from $1,095 for the city of Kenneth to $14,770 for Hills. The mayors of Hills, Beaver Creek, Magnolia, Hardwick, Steen and Kenneth met with Rock County Commissioners and the Rock County Sheriff on…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 24, 2021
    To encourage more Luverne students to attend games and activities at home, the Luverne Board of Education voted unanimously to waive the $4 student ticket fees. The decision was made at a special Thursday night, Aug. 19, meeting, and the waiver of fees is effective immediately. Adult single tickets remain at $6 and an adult season pass is still $85. Board members discussed ticket prices and…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 24, 2021
    Additional stimulus aid will pump more than $2 million into infrastructure projects within Rock County. The federal government’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) will deliver $350 billion across the U.S. in response to the COVID-19 emergency and stimulate job development. Rock County will receive $1.8 million over two years. Deadline to commit the dollars to approved projects is 2024. Rock County…
  • August 24, 2021
    Duininck Inc. crews pave North East Park Street in front of the Luverne Middle-High School Thursday morning, Aug. 19, before work stopped for rain showers Friday and Monday. Work resumed Tuesday morning during another round of showers with the paving around the school expected to be finished by the end of the day. Since Friday, the area has received over an inch of rain.
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 24, 2021
    Under Monday’s newly adopted return-to-school plan, Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members recommended face coverings in all the buildings but didn’t mandate mask use. Due to a federal mandate, masks are required to be worn by students and staff in school buses and other district vehicles. The unanimous decision came at the suggestion of Superintendent Todd Holthaus, who indicated if coronavirus…
  • August 24, 2021
    Monday night the Hills-Beaver Creek School Board took their yearly building tour of the elementary school in Beaver Creek and the Hugo Goehle gymnasium and secondary school, both in Hills. The 2021-22 school year begins Sept. 7 in H-BC for middle and high school students and Sept. 8 for elementary students.
  • By Lori Sorenson
    August 24, 2021
    The Aug. 21 ag appreciation event at Take 16 attracted roughly 650 people, according to organizer Don Dinger. “AG/Farmer Appreciation Day was huge,” he said. “We were so blessed with rain the day before, and then great weather.” Dinger said the event was planned simply to thank farmers for their “dedication to food production.” The event included a free meal and full bar followed by live music…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 17, 2021
    Linda Iverson of Luverne says she wasn’t looking to buying a Mini Geep three years ago — the Geep found her. Her husband, David, entered a moped raffle sponsored by the Masonic Lodge. He had the winning ticket. When the Iversons stopped at Manley Motorsports, they asked owner Jim Vandenberg what other recreation vehicles were available. Linda, who was undergoing cancer treatments at the time,…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    August 17, 2021
    Construction is progressing on the city’s $5 million pool and fitness center expansion and remodeling project, which is about 35 percent complete. Luverne City Council members toured the project after their meeting on Tuesday evening, Aug. 10. The walls and roof are now on the new building addition, which includes the fitness center weight room, cardio room and flat space room on the south side…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 17, 2021
    The “The Game’s Afoot” cast is feeling a little deja vu. The original March 2020 public performances were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. For 18 months, director Carol Ceynowa said the eight veteran actors and actresses kept practicing the murder mystery/comedy by Ken Ludwig using Zoom, limiting contact with each other to prevent the virus spread. After rescheduling the public…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    August 17, 2021
    Residents and city leaders in Beaver Creek are questioning the placement of railcars on tracks north of town with openings only at intersections. City council member Pat Bender brought up the issue at Wednesday night’s meeting, asking how long the cars would be there. “If we knew it was short term, that’d be different,” she said. “But this has been going on for over a year.” Mayor Josh Teune…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    August 17, 2021
    The populations of Luverne and Rock County both grew over the past 10 years, according to U.S. Census data released Thursday. Rock County’s population grew by a slim .02 percent (17 people), from 9,687 in 2010 to the latest count of 9,704 in 2020. Luverne’s population grew by 4 percent, from 4,745 in 2010 to 4,946 in 2020. The gain is welcome news in rural Minnesota where many communities are…
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