December
December 30, 2025A rollercoaster of temperatures descended on the area this weekend after a warm, foggy and brown Christmas. Saturday’s temperatures reached 49 degrees before a strong weather front dropped an inch of snow and blizzard conditions throughout the day Sunday. Temperatures were in the single digits with 31-mph wind gusts overnight, which dropped the windchill to 12-degrees Monday morning. To close out…- December 30, 202510 years ago (2015) •A white Christmas arrived in Rock County Friday evening, Dec. 25, blanketing the area with roughly 7 inches of fresh snow. Just to be thorough, Mother Nature followed up with another 6.5 inches Monday night into Tuesday morning, prompting a whole new round of cleanup. The combined 13.5 inches in only a few days transformed the area into winter wonderland of snow-laden tree…
- December 23, 2025LSS meals at Generations Monday, Dec. 29: Poor man’s lasagna, Italian blend vetetables, roll, chocolate chip cookie. Tuesday, Dec. 30: Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes with brown gravy, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, chocolate chip cookie. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Main Street Financial. Wednesday, Dec. 31: Pork roast with pork gravy, candied yams, green beans, wheat bread, vanilla…
- December 17, 2025LSS meals at Generations Monday, Dec. 22: Baked pork chop with pork gravy, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, oatmeal raisin cookie. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Christian Reformed Church. Tuesday, Dec. 23: Beef lasagna, peas and carrots, dinner roll, diced pear cup, sugar cookie. Wednesday, Dec. 24: Ham, mashed potatoes with pork gravy, corn, dinner roll, cherry…
By Lori SorensonDecember 09, 2025Luverne’s annual Winterfest Celebration featured all the classic holiday activities over the weekend, along with an appropriate dose of winter snowfall Saturday afternoon. “There was just a ton of stuff going on around town, and it went really well,” Chamber Director Kenzi Klein said Monday during the Chamber Annual Board meeting. The weekend kicked off Friday with the annual Story Hour at the…- December 09, 2025December is Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month which calls attention to a winter depression condition now known as Seasonal Depression. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI, the condition is characterized by recurrent episodes of depression in late fall and winter, alternating with periods of normal mood the rest of the year. This month, NAMI encourages people to…
- December 09, 2025Dispatch report Nov. 26 •Complainant on N. East Park Street and Bishop Street reported an accident with property damage. •Complainant on 190th Avenue and 41st Street near Kanaranzi reported an accident with property damage. •Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue and W. Adam Street reported an accident with property damage. •Rock County Sheriff’s Department issued a weather alert. •Rock County…
December 09, 2025The Christmas Time Story Time Friday morning in the Rock County Library basement featured a special visitors for the children and adults who attended the event, which kicked off activities for Winterfest weekend in Luverne.- December 24, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, Dec. 30: Cheesy chicken spaghetti, green peas, country vegetable blend, dinner roll. Half-Price Day sponsored by Security Savings Bank. Tuesday, Dec. 31: Chicken a la king, steamed rice, parslied carrots, dinner roll. Wednesday, Jan. 1: Closed. Thursday, Jan. 2: Oven-roasted turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, bread, chocolate chip bar. Friday,…
- December 04, 2024Card showers Linda Bakken will celebrate her 80th birthday on Friday, Dec. 6. Greetings may be sent to her at 305 121st Street; Garretson, SD 57030.
- December 13, 2023Dispatch report Nov. 30 •Complainant reported harassing communication. •Complainant reported a parking issue. •Complainant on Donaldson and Luverne streets reported truancy. •Subject was arrested on Rock County warrant. •Complainant reported suspicious activity. •Complainant reported disturbing the peace. Dec. 1 •Complainant at location reported disturbing the peace. •Complainant…
December 13, 2023The semi-retired veterinarian mulched leaves and “took a little off the top” as he mowed his lawn Thursday, Dec. 7, during lunch time. He mowed around the lighted nativity scene, careful not to cut the extension cord, and passed the three snowblowers (in background) that he has for sale. Temperatures reached into the upper 40s on Dec. 8 along with strong winds, which brought more winterlike…- December 14, 2021Kracht: ...you have to realize why the signs are there' To the Editor: This letter is in response to the thumbs down on political signs on South Freeman Street. First, I would like to thank this newspaper for bringing attention to them. There have been a lot more people driving by and looking at them. Also, I would like to thank the people for the overwhelming support for the signs since it…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistDecember 07, 2021Blooming plants are wonderful gifts to brighten our homes for the holiday season. Knowing what makes them happy keeps the color show going. Poinsettias are the traditional favorite. Red is the natural color and all other colors and variations are mutations that have been “hybridized” to give us choices. The red color is actually a bract of red leaves that attract pollinators to the little yellow…
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