blizzard
The Luverne School Board added two additional days to the school calendar to compensate for two days district officials called off classes due to blizzard conditions in February.
Students will now have class on Thursday, May 25, and Friday, May 26.
The current school year was previously set to end...
The Feb. 21-23 blizzard dropped another foot of snow in Rock County and the tri-state area, adding to the heavy snow cover already on the ground this winter.
The National Weather Service, which accurately forecast the event days ahead, called it a “significant winter storm,” with waves of moderate...
In his 40 years of maintaining Rock County rural roads, Rodney Lowe said he’s never seen this much snow.
“In terms of the shear amount of snow on the roads, it’s the most we’ve had to move,” said Lowe, who is finally wrapping up his road clearing work this week.
One for historical records
Last...
When Mother Nature makes snow, the Sno-Masters Snowmobile Club makes trails — 110 miles of groomed trails in Rock County.
And last week’s 15 to 20 inches of snow created excitement among local snowmobile enthusiasts.
“I can say this is the first year the ditches have been this full in my 13 years...
Rock County’s recent heavy snow created headache and hardship for many people attempting to travel – and even depart their blocked garages and driveways.
This week’s Star Herald chronicles the efforts of professional snow movers and shares images of snow blowing, snow shoveling and snow piles of...
Winter weather affected Christmas plans for millions of Midwest families, including those in Rock County where roads were closed Thursday afternoon, Dec. 22, through Christmas Eve, Dec. 24.
The storm arrived on the heels of heavy snowfall earlier in the week and brought with it even more snow that...
Why do we lose things?
The question nagged me during the two days spent at home as a blizzard raged outside.
It was especially brought to focus when my husband, Bryan, handed me a small pair of scissors he had used while in the horse barn and slid into his coat pocket.
The scissors, instead of...
After several weeks of brown winter conditions, a Dec. 23 blizzard delivered a white Christmas for much of the region, leaving several inches of snow in its wake.
Along with the snow, the storm brought high winds, with gusts up to 70 mph, causing driving conditions to deteriorate rapidly Wednesday...
When skies cleared and the winds died down Sunday morning, the arduous task of snow removal began in earnest across the region by any and all means available, ranging from snow shovels and ATVs with blades to farm machinery and powerful municipal equipment.
Rock County and a good share of the region was crippled last week by a mammoth spring storm that brought rain, sleet, ice and snow — along with thunder and lightning.
Ice began accumulating on trees, power lines and property Wednesday afternoon, April 10, and strong winds gusting to 50 mph later...