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Six Rock County 4-H’ers attend camp
Six Rock County 4-H’ers participated in “Minnesota Adventure,” a three-day camp at Lake Shetek north of Slayton.
Campers included Colton Buchholz, Caylix Buchholz and Joshua Luitjens. Camp counselors included Mazzi Moore, Andrea Luitjens and Zach Uhl.
More than...
Luverne Mayor Pat Baustian was honored with the President’s Award from the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) on July 28 during the Coalition’s three-day summer conference in Red Wing.
The award marks the culmination of Baustian’s tenure as president of the CGMC.
During his year-long term...
Luverne City Administrator John Call received the Bob Filson Award for Distinguished Rural Leadership on July 28 at the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities’ three-day summer conference in Red Wing.
The award is given upon retirement to CGMC city staff members who have been actively engaged in...
New class ideas or requests for specific Luverne Community Education classes can be directed to Lisa Nath at li.nath@isd2184.net or 507- 283-4724.
Instructors with details for classes they’d like to teach or updates for classes they’re teaching should e-mail Dana Hoogedoorn, da.hoogendoorn@isd2184....
In the national news we continue to hear about the drought and extreme heat in the southern plains and western states, while the focus has been excess rain and flooding in places like Kentucky and the St. Louis area.
Even in the Upper Midwest there is a wide range of soil moisture and crop...
The 2022 Rock County Fair will offer a mix of old favorites, the return of popular attractions that were new last year and a list of new events and activities.
For example, Dairyland Donkeyball, with “celebrity” donkey races, will feature teams of local businesses, government offices, organizations...
Keagan Jessen, 13, is carrying on a family 4-H tradition of sheep showing at the Rock County Fair, his fifth year.
He has taken his sheep to the Minnesota State Fair each year, and it appears he has a lock on a state trip this year as well.
The son of Matt and Trisha Jessen is the only Rock County...
Rock County commissioners granted $100,000 to the city of Hills to remodel a former commercial building into a child care facility.
“My goal is that we can have someone run a day care with no overhead,” Hills Mayor Keith Elbers told commissioners at their July 19 meeting.
In May the county approved...
Local leaders interested in running for office can throw their hats in the ring starting next week.
The filing period is Aug. 2 through 16 for open seats on school boards, all Rock County municipalities (except Luverne) and townships that hold their elections in November.
School Board candidates...
For several consecutive years, Dean “Iron Man” Wenzel has completed welding projects for the Rock County Fairgrounds. This year he designed and welded brackets for the livestock fans to circulate air through the swine, sheep and cattle barns. Wenzel’s first projects were in 2017 when he designed...