Luverne woman earns military honors for National Guard recruitment
Gabrielle (Luethje) Bullerman took a ride of a lifetime Tuesday morning when she was picked up at the Luverne airport by a Black Hawk helicopter.
H-BC child care director hired, opens this fall
A familiar face will lead the Hills-Beaver Creek School District child care facility when it opens in September.
Solar array to power PMP plant operations
Premium Minnesota Pork is putting up solar panels for electrical generation next to its hog processing facility on the west edge of Luverne.
Mock trial team prepares for criminal case
Members of the Luverne High School mock trial team are preparing for a special season as the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Blue Mounds State Park hosts First Day Hike
More than 50 people spent the first day of their new year outdoors Wednesday, Jan.
Students build third house through TNT class
A third house is under construction in a city-school partnership called Today and Tomorrow’s Tradesmen that began in 2021.
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By Mavis FodnessJanuary 15, 2025Gabrielle (Luethje) Bullerman took a ride of a lifetime Tuesday morning when she was picked up at the Luverne airport by a Black Hawk helicopter. Bullerman, 29, is a staff sergeant with the Minnesota Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion based in Bloomington. She works out of the Luverne Readiness Center. The helicopter brought Bullerman to the Twin Cities where she was greeted…- By Lori SorensonJanuary 15, 2025A good way to measure growth over time is to track the number of building permits issued for construction. The city of Luverne issued fewer building permits in 2024 than in the prior year, but the permitted projects had a higher total valuation than the 2023 list. Luverne building official Chad McClure compiled a building report for 2024 that shows he issued 162 permits for projects, with…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 15, 2025A familiar face will lead the Hills-Beaver Creek School District child care facility when it opens in September. H-BC School Board members hired Tedra Voss of Hills at Monday night’s meeting. She’s an H-BC graduate who has worked as a paraprofessional at the elementary school and was coordinator for the Patriot Enrichment Afterschool Care (PEAC) program. “When I applied for the after-school…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 15, 2025Premium Minnesota Pork is putting up solar panels for electrical generation next to its hog processing facility on the west edge of Luverne. According to the permit filed in city offices, the $2.4 million construction project will result in 5,400 solar panels connected to two meters. The 2-megawatt PMP solar array, once online, will supplement plant operations, according to plant engineer Scott…- By Lori SorensonJanuary 15, 2025Luverne utility rates will increase in 2025 on the city’s rate schedule, plus more to make up for a drop in commercial demand for water and wastewater. Following a rate study in 2022, Luverne’s electric rates were set in 2023 to increase 6 percent every year for 2024, ’25 and ’26. Residential and commercial electric costs vary due to a number of factors, such as how much electricity is used…
- By Kent Thiesse, Farm Management AnalystJanuary 15, 2025The January USDA World Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report is often known as being a “market mover,” and the WASDE report released Jan. 10 did not disappoint. The USDA made significant downward adjustments to final 2024 corn and soybean production numbers, based on lowering the final 2024 national average corn yield by 2.1 percent and the average soybean yield by 1.9 percent. The…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 15, 2025Members of the Luverne High School mock trial team are preparing for a special season as the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) celebrates its 40th anniversary. The MSBA organizes the two-month mock trial season and selects cases the students will develop in court. This year it’s an unusual case, according to first-year LHS mock trial adviser Megan Klumper. “Right away when the case was…
January 15, 2025Three Rock County groups recently received a total of $5,500 in Sioux Valley Energy Operation Round Up grants. •The City of Beaver Creek received $2,500 to expand its splash pad at the city park. •Carson’s Cause received $2,000 to purchase elementary school books to assist in normalizing brain health dialogue. •Generations Inc. Quilters received $1,000 to purchase batting and sewing supplies…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 08, 2025More than 50 people spent the first day of their new year outdoors Wednesday, Jan. 1, at the Blue Mounds State Park for the Minnesota DNR’s “First Day Hike,” which occurred at state parks across Minnesota. “It was great seeing participants on the trails ringing in the new year at Blue Mounds State Park with a hike,” said Blue Mounds State Park naturalist Tiffany Muellner. The group completed a…- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 08, 2025Rock County Commissioners approved a 5.5-percent levy increase for taxes payable in 2025. The levy is set at $7.46 million, which is $385,600 more than the current levy of $7.07 million. Commissioners adopted the final levy Dec. 17, two weeks after the public truth in taxation hearing in which two people asked questions but did not affect the commissioners’ decision. “There wasn’t a lot of…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 08, 2025A third house is under construction in a city-school partnership called Today and Tomorrow’s Tradesmen that began in 2021. The Luverne Public Schools’ yearlong vocational education class trains interested seniors in the home construction process from the ground up. The city of Luverne provides the residential lot and covers the construction expenses for the nine-month program. Once the homes…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 08, 2025Rock County residents can now sign up for affordable counseling sessions with the new Grant Assistance Program (GAP) through Luv1LuvAll. The No. 1 barrier for those seeking mental health care is cost due to high insurance deductibles and/or ineligibility for existing low-income programs such as Medicaid. As a result, many do not seek help, and some with serious conditions end up in emergency…- By Lori SorensonJanuary 08, 2025The Southwestern Mental Health Center is rebranding itself as ElevaCare, according to a company announcement earlier this month. “Our improved care coordination model focuses in on the holistic wellbeing of an individual,” the press release stated. “The name ElevaCare stems from our ongoing commitment to elevate and support people as they rise toward a better version of themself with our care…
January 08, 2025Re-elected Rock County Commissioners Jody Reisch and Gary Overgaard were sworn into office by Rock County court administrator Natalie Reisch prior to the Board of Commissioners’ first meeting of the new year Tuesday morning. Jody Reisch, Overgaard and re-elected Commissioner Greg Burger (who was unable to attend the ceremony) will each serve four-year terms. Overgaard and Burger are beginning…- January 08, 2025Applications are now open for the Minnesota Farm Bureau Sesquicentennial Farm program, honoring Minnesota families that have owned their farms for at least 150 years. The deadline to apply is March 3, 2025. To qualify, the farm must: •Be at least 150 years old this year (2025) according to the abstract of title, land patent, original deed, county land records, court file in registration…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 08, 2025A series of inspirational speeches began Monday as Hills-Beaver Creek Schools launched the inaugural Blue Ribbon Alumni Talks Monday in the secondary gymnasium in Hills. Tom Goehle, H-BC Class of 1988, kicked off the series as the first guest speaker. “Tom really exemplifies our core values of goal-oriented respect, accountability, determination and excellence,” said secondary principal Andrew…
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