July 2020
Dispatch report
July 24
•Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue requested a deputy at location.
•Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported a suspicious van.
•Heat advisory was issued for Rock County.
•Complainant eastbound of Magnolia at mile marker 17.5 reported a car on fire.
•Complainant half mile north...
Township meetings
Springwater Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, in the township hall.
Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, in the township hall.
Luverne accepts new student registration appointments
New families in the Luverne School District are...
Dispatch report
July 17
•Complainant on 71st Street and 20th Avenue, Manley, reported blocked railroad.
•Complainant on N. Estey Street reported a vehicle break-in.
•Assistance from another department was requested on W. Hatting Street.
•Theft from motor vehicle was reported at location on N. Cedar...
Area students make dean’s list at U of M Twin Cities
Several area students were named to the dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities for the Spring 2020 semester. To qualify, students must earn a minimum of a 3.66 GPA on a 4.0 scale with at least 12 graded credits.
The...
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•The National Weather Service determined Monday that Friday night’s storm damage was caused by straight-line winds gusting up to 80 mph.
Uprooted trees and destroyed buildings were thought to be the work of a tornado, but meteorologist Todd Heitkamp said strong winds were to...
“It’s better to play three games in one day than no baseball at all.”
That’s how Luverne’s Cade Wenninger summed up playing three baseball games on two teams in one day Friday, July 17, after the high school baseball season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wenninger, incoming senior at...
The Luverne 19-and-under (19U) baseball team had a slow week with just one game, an 11-0 victory over Adrian at Redbird Field July 19.
Luverne hosted Jackson July 28 and will play two home games against RTR tonight (July 30) at Redbird Field before playing at Heron Lake-Okabena Monday.
Luverne 11...
The Luverne 14U baseball team placed first at the Le Mars (Iowa) Tournament July 25. Luverne, now 10-2 on the season, defeated Sioux City, Iowa, Montevideo and Granite Falls during tournament play. Pictured are (front, left) Owen Sudenga, Uriel Hernandez, Kai Buss, Elliot Domagala, Brendan Eidem, (...
Three members of the Luverne High School Class of 2020 played three games at CHS Field in St. Paul as part of the 2020 Senior Class Salute.
Colby Crabtree, Quinn Buss and Jacob VonTersch wore Cardinal uniforms one last time July 21 and 27 while playing on the home field of the St. Paul Saints.
The...
Four nights of dirt track racing at three different area tracks attracted Rock County drivers last week.
Jeremy Smith of Luverne set the pace for all local drivers when he won the A-Modifieds feature for the second week in a row Friday night in Slayton.
Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, staged...