February 2025
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 26, 2025Heavy equipment arrived at the former Hills-Beaver Creek High School Feb. 20 to demolish the more than 100-year-old building. H-BC School Board members heard an update on Monday night, Feb. 24, by School Board member Ethan Rozeboom who serves on the buildings-grounds committee. He said contractors are currently working to remove asbestos. “We’re hoping they would be able to do it this week, if…- February 26, 2025Meetings Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, in the township hall. Suicide Loss Support Group will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, in the Rock County Library basement in Luverne. Intro to beekeeping March 1 The NW Iowa Beekeepers Association is offering the class, Introduction to Beekeeping: Enjoying Your First Year of Beekeeping, from 8:30 a.m.…
- February 26, 2025Prekker: Land transfers are not 'generous gifts from the state' I recently read Mr. Rall’s article from The Outdoors column about his concerns over recent land transfers that are occurring in Minnesota. These transfers are of public lands that our state’s indigenous people are requesting to be returned to them. These lands include the Upper Sioux Agency State Park, the Upper and Lower Red Lakes…
- February 26, 2025Dispatch report Feb. 12 •Complainant reported an accident with property damage on 41st and 190th Avenue, Kanaranzi. •Complainant reported an accident with property damage on County Road 4 and Interstate 90 underpass, Beaver Creek. •Complainant at the Luverne post office reported an accident with property damage. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported an accident with property damage. Feb…
February 26, 2025The Parents Partners in Education (PPIE) sponsored a Family Reading Night Monday in the Luverne Elementary commons. All pre-school through fifth-grade students and their parents were invited for 90 minutes of everything books and reading as part of the school’s “I Love to Read Month” activities. Participants rotated through several activities that included completing a story walk, building a…- February 26, 202510 years ago (2015) •Six individuals will interview Monday and Tuesday to be Luverne Public School’s next superintendent. Each will meet for two hours with the district’s interview committee plus receive a personal tour of the school campus. The top two or three individuals will be invited for a second interview. The committee will suggest their top pick to fill the position at the March 26…
- February 26, 2025U of MN Duluth announces dean’s list Cassandra Chesley, Billi Connell and Zachary DeBoer, all of Luverne, were named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2024 semester at University of Minnesota in Duluth. To be eligible, students must earn a 3.5 or higher with a minimum of 12 graded credits.
By Lori SorensonFebruary 19, 2025Hills City Council members discussed possible improvements to the Hills Rez Park during their regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 11. Council member Dusty Seachris shared information about a DNR grant that could support funding to dredge the rez and make improvements to the adjacent creek and catch pond that could improve water quality in the long term. “We just started coming up with things we…- February 19, 2025
- February 19, 202510 years ago (2015) •Perhaps Lon Remme’s phone greeting comes from his military experience but the gruff-sounding Bauhhs Gar-rahhhge” will be a thing of the past on June 30. That’s when the Luverne Public School District transportation director will call it quits, retiring after 36 years on the job. “It’s time to do other things,” the 67-year-old said. Those things include spending more time…
- February 19, 2025Jarchow makes president’s list at Drake Ben Jarchow, Luverne, was named to the Fall 2024 president’s list at Zimpleman College of Business at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. To be eligible, students must earn at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Woitte graduates from DMACC Theresa Woitte, Hills, graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with a specialty degree in funeral services…
- February 19, 2025LSS meals at Generations Monday, Feb. 24: Beef cabbage roll casserole, peas and pearl onions, apple crisp, wheat bread. Tuesday, Feb. 25: Chicken a la king, steamed rice, sliced carrots, dinner roll. Half-Priced Day sponsored by St. John Lutheran Church. Wednesday, Feb. 26: Country pork tips with gravy, parslied noodles, capri vegetable blend, dinner roll. Thursday, Feb. 27: Meatloaf…
February 19, 2025Hills resident Mazzi Moore is a 2025 National Merit Scholarship finalist. She is the daughter of Lexi and David Moore of Hills. The selection is based on scores from the 2024 preliminary scholastic aptitude test/National Merit Qualifying Test taken as a junior. The test measures literacy, numeracy and writing skills needed for academic success in college. As a finalist, Moore provided…- February 19, 2025St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information. …
- February 12, 2025Dispatch report Jan. 29 •Complainant westbound on Interstate 90, mile marker 19, Magnolia, reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on County Road 4 and 90th Avenue reported a pedestrian. •Complainant on Mag Road reported found property. •Complainant on W. Interstate Drive reported equipment test/drill. •Complainant on 151st Street reported a fire call. •Complainant on S. Kniss…
- February 12, 2025LSS meals at Generations Monday, Feb. 17: Chicken broccoli rice casserole, sliced carrots, apple crisp, dinner roll. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Security Savings Bank. Tuesday, Feb. 18: Beef stroganoff, parslied noodles, chateau vegetable blend, diced beets, dinner roll. Wednesday, Feb. 19: Pork roast with pork gravy, candied yams, green beans, wheat bread, peanut butter cup cookie.…
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