Remember When
10 years ago (2006)
•Evan Verbrugge won by a nose in Tuesday’s election for Rock County Sheriff.
When all the precinct votes were tallied, Verbrugge had 54.54 percent of the votes and incumbent Mike Winkels had 45.17 percent in the final 2,253-1,866 tally.
•The Rock County Sheriff’s Office has a...
10 years ago (2006)
•In this quarter of 2006 Sheriff Mike Winkels said crime in the city has been similar to recent quarterly reports.
He shared those numbers with the Luverne City Council during its regular meeting last week. …
Assault – 2 in this quarter, 11 in all of 2005.
Disorderly conduct – 2...
10 years ago (2006)
•For more than 20 years ice cream lovers have enjoyed Dilly Bars and specialty Blizzards at the Dairy Queen on Main Street and Highway 75.
But a sign in he window now says “Closed. Thanks for your business.”
Owner Marian Halverson operated the Dairy Queen for 12 years and said...
10 years ago (2006)
•They didn’t plan the training to coincide with National Prevention Week, but members of the Luverne Fire Department handled three house fires in two days this week.
They burned down a rural house Monday night as part of a training exercise, but at 1 a.m. and about 7 p.m....
10 years ago (2006)
•Rock County Commissioners Tuesday approved a variation of a plan to improve the Rock County Highway Department building.
Heartland Express is using a state grant to construct a new office space and garage area, or “bus barn,” next to the Highway Department.
As that work was...
10 years ago (2006)
•By Saturday about 150 Rock County residents will be trained to the federal standards of the National Incident Management System.
If training isn’t completed and a disaster comes to the county, federal funding for mitigation might not be granted. …
The federal training is...
10 years ago (2006)
•Earth-moving equipment has had a big presence along Highway 75 this week as the dirt work is in progress on the former Fledgling Field for a new Dingmann Funeral Home. According to Dingmann, construction is scheduled to be complete by the end of this year. Plans call for the...
10 years ago (2006)
•Two building projects may be in Rock County’s future.
Heartland Express and the Rock County Highway Department both fall short of what they could have for space and working environments.
Heartland Express, the public busing system, received a $400,000 grant from the state with...
10 years ago (2006)
•Vince Gacke has opened the doors of his new restaurant business on Highway 75, across from Sharkee’s. Vinnie has tentative hours of 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. but that could change, as things are just getting underway. Right now, he and his children are hoping more employees will join...
10 years ago (2006)
•Local theater buffs are in for a treat next month when the Luverne Area Community Foundation teams up with the Green Earth Players to stage a murder mystery on the prairie. …
The plot of “Murder at the Midnight Hour” invites guests (the audience) to attend a New Year’s Eve...