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By Mavis FodnessJanuary 22, 2025Hills businessman Jim Susie was sworn in Tuesday night, Jan. 14, as mayor of Hills. It’s the first leadership change for the community of 662 residents in 12 years. First-term council members Dusty Seachris and Joseph Streeter also recited the official oath. Susie said his first meeting at the helm was “frustrating.” “It’s just going to take a little time for us to get caught up,” Susie said…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterDecember 11, 2024Results from last month’s general election may have surprised many, but no one was more surprised than I was. Come January, my oldest son, Andrew, will be sworn in as the mayor in Lismore, and I couldn’t be more proud as he steps into a local government leadership role. He said that when he received his mail-in ballot, no candidate was listed for Lismore mayor. Concerned, he started asking…- July 31, 2024Name: Patrick Baustian Occupation: I am retired from the South Dakota Air National Guard and the United States Air Force with over 38 years of military service and over 35 years of federal service. How long have you lived in Luverne? I was born in Luverne and raised on the family farm northwest of Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1981. After joining the active-duty Air Force…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 13, 2024As part of their budget process for 2024, Hills City Council members approved salaries and compensation for elected officials and staff. Mayor Keith Elbers draws an annual salary of $2,500 and City Council members receive $1,300. Council members include Cory Metzger, Vickie Busswitz, Ross Metzger and Alan Leenderts. City Public Works Supervisor Dustin Verhey is full-time and receives $26.30…
- By Pat Baustian, mayor, city of LuverneJuly 12, 2022I would like to extend a warm welcome to all the Luverne alumni who made the trek back to their hometown for the Luverne Cardinal Pride All School Reunion. For some of you it’s probably been a few years since you’ve visited. We hope you’ll find that your hometown school and community are in grand shape. We hope that you are all excited about everything that the Cardinal Pride Committee has put…
- By Pat Baustian, mayor, city of LuverneAugust 18, 2020A citizen contacted me last week about a concern that several downtown retailers were not wearing masks in their stores and were not asking patrons to wear masks when shopping in their store. The citizen was concerned for personal health reasons, but the information concerned me on a much broader level. The city of Luverne — its council and its staff members — worked quickly and furiously to…
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