Fire departments from Luverne, Hills, Hardwick and Beaver Creek help contain fire to about 500 hay and cornstalk bales Saturday afternoon, April 6, at a farm west of Luverne. Southeast winds up to 55 mph pushed the fire into a nearby grass waterway and cornfield. Mavis Fodness/Rock County Star Herald Photo
An estimated 500 large round hay and cornstalk bales were lost to fire Saturday afternoon, April 6, according to Luverne Fire Department Chief Dave Van Batavia.