Luverne Murder suspect formally charged July 27
Murder charges were filed Monday against 61-year-old Melvin Leon Frazier who is accused of killing 47-year-old Janelle Lea Carlson in their Luverne res
Luverne woman dies in apparent homicide; suspect in custody
On Friday the Rock County Sheriff’s Office released information about an arrest following a suspicious death that evening in the city of Luverne.
World's largest nutcracker dedicated
The World’s Largest Nutcracker, “Verne,” was dedicated and named Saturday morning with a ribbon-cutting celebration at the nutcracker’s base on South Highway 75 in Luverne.
'On Golden Pond' coming to Luverne's Palace Theater July 24
A classic play centered on the complex relationships of families, the realities of aging and finding acceptance and reconciliation is coming to the Palace Theater in Luverne.
What should we do about e-scooters?
Luverne recently launched a civic assembly group for residents to help shape local decisions about electric scooters.
Luverne's Bull Pen Sports Bar and Grill featured on America's Best Restaurants
The Bull Pen Sports Bar and Grill in Luverne will host national media and marketing company America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) for an on-site visit next month as part of an upcoming ABR Roadshow.
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By Lori SorensonFebruary 26, 2025Nearly 200 participants and dozens of volunteers at the annual Get Hooked Fishing Derby in Luverne enjoyed stellar weather Saturday with sunshine and highs in the 30s. It was a particularly welcome reprieve from a long streak of subzero temperatures in the days leading up to the ice fishing tournament. Also, decent ice conditions allowed the event to proceed after two previous years of unfit…
By Lori SorensonFebruary 26, 2025At their Feb. 18 meeting, City Council members continued working on an ordinance to regulate cannabis dispensaries in Luverne. The council didn’t take official action at the meeting, which was more of a work session to address the required parameters of a cannabis ordinance. For example, among other things, they need to decide how many private retail license registrations will be allowed, how…
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…
By Lori SorensonFebruary 26, 2025It’s been just over a year since Steve and Jacinda Walker started their business, SouthWest Excavating in Luverne. The couple broke off from the family business, W&N construction, in January 2024 to specialize in dirt moving services and excavation. Steve grew up working with his parents, Tom and Twila Walker, and their partners Bryce Niessink and Janice Fick, in W&N Construction. He…- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 26, 2025Final plans are almost set for the construction of a new 500,000-gallon water tower on the west side of the Rock County Rural Water System (RCRW). A public informational hearing occurred Feb. 18 in the Rock County Library to answer questions and concerns about the $2.7 million project. No one from the public attended the hearing, but representatives from Rural Water, the Rock County Board of…
- February 26, 2025The Minnesota Department of Transportation will end winter load increases in the metro, south, and southeast frost zones at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Seasonal load limit zones and restricted routes can be found on the MnDOT load limits map. Start and end dates and other load limit information are shown atmndot.gov/loadlimits. Overweight permits for more than 80,000 pound gross vehicle weight…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 26, 2025Rock County Commissioners approved the five-year highway plan presented by county engineer Mark Sehr Feb. 18. The plan calls for nine highway and bridge projects to be completed this year, estimated to cost about $5.2 million, including the department’s annual road maintenance costs. “We used last year’s pricing, and we turned out pretty close,” Sehr said. On average, the highway department…
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…
By Lori SorensonFebruary 26, 2025The Blue Mound Ice Arena received a donation this week from participants in the “FIT25: Becker’s Love Health and Fitness Challenge” in memory of the late Craig Becker. Each year Tashia Klosterbuer organizes a fitness and weight loss challenge to raise money for a local cause. This year participants supported the Luverne Hockey Association in memory of Becker, who died Dec. 13, 2024. He was a…- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 26, 2025A strong showing by the Luverne High School speech team at the Montevideo Thunder Hawk Speech Invitational was displayed Saturday. Twelve teams competed at the event with Luverne placing fourth with 34 points. Russell-Tyler Ruthton won the event with 73 points. Eleven LHS students were recognized with medals or ribbons. Results include: • Xavier McKenzie, second, great speeches. • Tyler…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 19, 2025A fundraiser to supply Hills-Beaver Creek sixth-grader Sophie Gehrke with a new Slinky every day for 12 months ended Feb. 13 with a supply that will last the 12-year-old for almost 18 months. The H-BC Student Council organized the Slinky donation event, offering attendees a free bag of popcorn for each Slinky brought to the girls’ basketball game. The council’s goal was to collect 365 Slinkys…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 19, 2025The last of three City of Hardwick-owned lots were sold Feb. 11 just as the city conducted a public hearing to change the lots’ zoning classification. Five people attended the hearing with no one commenting on the zoning classification change. Council members unanimously approved changing the rural service district classification to one residential parcel and two commercial parcels. Hardwick’s…
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…- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 19, 2025Rock County will rejoin the Buffalo Ridge Drug and Violent Crime Task Force after pulling out of the organization more than a decade ago. Commissioners agreed Feb. 4 to rejoin with a 2025 payment of $43,668. Rock County joins member counties Pipestone, Murray and Lincoln and cities of Slayton and Fulda. The payment is based on Rock County’s population of 9,704. March 1 is the official start…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 19, 2025Beaver Creek City Council members heard from a medical marijuana dispensary owner during their meeting Wednesday night, Feb. 12. Ben Nesselhuf, North Sioux City, requested time on the council agenda to discuss a municipal-owned cannabis dispensary in Beaver Creek. He shared with council members a sample contract where the city would get a municipal license and contract with Nesselhuf to operate…
By Lori SorensonFebruary 19, 2025The city of Luverne no longer burns piles at the tree dump south of town. Instead, branches and other untreated wood waste are ground into wood chips that get sold for other uses. They’re used for animal bedding in area feedlots, turned into landscape mulch, and used as boiler fuel for wood-burning heat systems. Mueller Pallets, Tea, South Dakota, services community tree dumps in the tri-…
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