Luverne
Luverne school officials will conduct another survey to decide whether or not to continue starting school before Labor Day.
This time, however, instead of an online poll, the board plans to conduct a simpler paper survey during parent-teacher conferences in late October and early November.
At the...
Luverne’s Blue Mound Tower received a minor facelift last week when workers power-washed the building’s skylights.
Workers from Bargen Inc. of Mountain Lake spent Tuesday, Sept. 27, ridding the flat rooftop skylights of several years of dirt and grime.
“They’re still discolored,” said Executive...
Motorists on Highway 75 in Luverne are adjusting to three lanes instead of four since the new system was striped last week.
The new lanes, which are in effect for the full two-mile stretch through Luverne, accommodate one lane of traffic from each direction with a wide turn lane in the middle....
Luverne Middle School will join the First LEGO League in offering an additional after-school opportunity for students.
School board members approved the additional offering at their regular monthly meeting Sept. 24.
“We would like to get underway by Oct. 13 and meet once a week for practice,” said...
The Luverne School District will place a question on the ballot in November to extend an existing referendum for 10 years.
The $763.34 per pupil referendum will continue to bring in $837,886 per year and allow the district to operate with current state programs and services for students for the...
After more than a decade of making the United States his primary residence, Luverne’s Miles Brown recently decided to make it his permanent choice by becoming a U.S. citizen.
Last week, surrounded by family members, Brown and 337 others took an oath of allegiance at naturalization ceremonies Monday...
For almost two decades the Drost family has invited visitors to their farm south of Luverne.
On Monday and Tuesday children and their families were allowed to pick a pumpkin during a Luverne Community Education event. The patch is open to the general public.
"It's fun," said Deb Drost as she helped...
Luverne High School seniors Cole Bosch and Morgan Haugen were crowned the 2015-16 Homecoming king and queen Monday night, Sept 28, during the school’s coronation ceremony in the elementary gymnasium.
Other king candidates were Jack Baustian, Nicholas Overgaard, Connor Sandbulte and Erik Tofteland,...
Gevo will increase isobutanol production at the Luverne plant to nearly 1 million gallons in 2016, nearly 10 times the rate of current production.
Corporate officials made the announcement last week on the heels of a patent lawsuit settlement with Butamax in August.
“The settlement with Butamax...
Nationally known combat photographer Stacy Pearsall will be in Luverne Friday, Oct. 2, to share her story about what combat is like from behind the camera.
Pearsall has captured over 500,000 images across 41 different countries, and her work has appeared in Time, USA Today, CNN, BBC and the New...