Sanford adds mental health staff
Sanford Luverne recently expanded behavioral health care services at the local clinic.
Field day to share latest in soil health
Area farmers will have an opportunity to learn the latest in soil health management at a July 17 field day near Jasper.
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- By Mavis FodnessMarch 21, 2016New Vision Co-op is seeking to merge its two current Hills locations into one under a $9.2 million planned expansion and relocation plan. A joint Rock County and Martin Township tax abatement public hearing will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the commissioners’ room at the Rock County Courthouse. Commissioners set the time and date at their March 8 meeting after County Administrator Kyle Oldre…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 21, 2016Luverne’s Allie Parkhurst took advantage of the Rock County Community Library’s grand reopening last Thursday, checking out 11 easy-read books. Three days after the facility reopened to regular hours, patrons got a look at the improvements and were able to check out materials again. The facility had been closed for the past month as materials were moved from the basement back to the main floor.…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 21, 2016A lack of participation has forced a local service group to disband and surrender its charter to the state organization. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary No. 2757 officially folded Tuesday, March 8, during a vote involving a fraction of its members. Eight members attended the last meeting, according to auxiliary president Annabelle Frakes of Luverne. The auxiliary has 92 members of…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 14, 2016Good things come to those who wait, and Luverne is expecting some really great things from the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. A ribbon-cutting event Monday celebrated the arrival of Missouri River water in Luverne, and it was a chance to look back on the 26-year process that brought it here. Red Arndt, an honored guest at Monday’s event, was part of the system’s early start in 1990 when…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 14, 2016The State Fire Marshal last week wrapped up the investigation of a May 2015 swine building fire that took the lives of two local women. The report, however, offers few specific answers. “I have listed this fire as undetermined due to the extent of damage to artifacts located within the structure and that the artifacts collected have not been fully examined to date,” investigator Steve Kellen…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 14, 2016After 24 years of skating, Luverne's princess of the ice rink is retiring her skates. A hobby turned competitive passion has filled a room with trophies and medals and provided a source of self-esteem for a woman born with Down syndrome. "I just really love it," said Erika Egdorf when asked why she's kept it up for so many years. Her mother, Signe Underwood, said skating has…
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- By Mavis FodnessMarch 14, 2016Jocelyn Hart was shocked when her name was called during the Flyover assembly Friday at the Luverne Elementary School. All students and staff gathered in the gymnasium for the school’s monthly S.O.A.R.R. program, a celebration of positive student behavior. The assembly also provided the parent group an opportunity to honor one student and to announce its upcoming fundraising event. Hart’s T-shirt…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 14, 2016When Greg Burger reflects on more than 40 years in his banking career, the memories are accented by both challenges and rewards. For example, he vividly recalls the farming crisis of the 1980s, but he said the satisfaction of helping people is what colors his career. “It’s been a wonderful career,” he said. “The most rewarding part of my career is when people came to me and said, ‘If it weren’t…
- March 14, 2016Senator Bill Weber announced his bid for a second term Monday to the Minnesota State Senate. Weber, who was first elected to District 22 in 2012, announced his re-election in a press release. “I believe that I have been a strong voice for common sense government and for protecting and advancing the interests of southwest Minnesota,” Weber wrote. Since being elected senator, Weber has served…
- March 08, 2016Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 13. The new time officially goes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday, so residents are reminded to set their clocks ahead one hour before retiring to bed at the end of the day Saturday, March 12. Daylight Saving Time remains in effect until Nov. 6. At that time, clocks will “fall back.”
- By Lori SorensonMarch 08, 2016The popular children’s book characters, Frog and Toad, will come to life on the Palace Theatre stage this weekend with the Green Earth Players’ musical version of Arnold Lobel’s well-loved book. The play opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11, with another 7:30 p.m. performance Saturday and a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday. The schedule repeats next weekend, March 18-20. The local community theater group…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 08, 2016Super Tuesday brought out super turnout in caucus meetings statewide, and that trend also held true in Rock County where caucus-goers turned out in record numbers. “It was chaotic,” said Jane Wildung Lanphere, secretary-treasurer of the Rock County Republican Party, which registered 194 voters for preference ballots and accommodated 225 participants total. “In all my life of caucusing that’s by…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 08, 2016The Rock County Community Library has been closed to patrons over the past month, and during that time the inside of the building received fresh paint, new carpeting and a whole new update. The library will reopen to patrons Monday. “We finally get to share all this work with the community,” said library director Serena Gutnik. “They have been really patient through all of this.” Originally plans…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 08, 2016A book depicting the 100-year history of the Minnesota State High School League includes photographs of Luverne students and credits a former Luverne Public School’s official as the “Father of the State League.” However, the photographs, besides those of Bell, do not list who is pictured in them. David Stead, MSHSL executive director, said the League commissioned the design of the 157-page book…
- March 08, 2016Skits were among many special observances of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, including storytime with Superintendent Craig Oftedahl, reading with buddies, wearing “Cat in the Hat” red-and-white striped hats and eating green eggs and ham for lunch.
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