Ag society buys land for expanded parking at fairgrounds
Rock County Commissioners approved a one-time allocation of $20,000 for the Rock County Agricultural Society to complete three projects in time for the 2024 Rock County Fair.
Local design considered for new state flag
Andrew Prekker said fate played a part in how his design remains in the running for the new Minnesota State Flag.
LACF celebrates Spirit of Philanthropy
The Luverne Area Community Foundation hosted its annual Friends of the Foundation Celebration of Philanthropy Monday night at Take 16 Brewing Company in Luverne.
Saturday retreat offers ways to 'declutter Christmas'
First Presbyterian Church in Luverne on Saturday hosted a community retreat, “Declutter Christmas,” that involved a mix of story-telling, crafts, gifts, cookie decorating and other
Luverne counselor volunteers in Maui with wildfire survivors
A Luverne counselor is back on the mainland after spending two weeks in Hawaii helping traumatized victims of the Maui wildfires.
City resumes responsibility for 2.72 miles of streets for county
After a 33-year hiatus, the city of Luverne once again qualifies as a State Aid City and will take control of certain streets back from Rock County.
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- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015Luverne School Board approved $181,058 in coaches’ and advisers’ compensation for the 2015-16 school year. The 79 assignment amounts are based on the current teacher contract and may possibly increase once negotiations finish. Additional coaches and advisers could be added to the payment list as a result of the final contract. Not all of the extra assignments have been filled, said Superintendent…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015Luverne’s Lowell and Pat Ahrendt will be honored the next two weeks as Rock County’s 2015 Farm Family of the Year. They'll first be recognized at the Rock County Fair and later by the University of Minnesota. The Ahrendts are among 80 farm families throughout the state chosen by local Extension committees for their contributions to the agricultural industry and their local communities. “The…
- July 27, 2015An Albert Lea semi-trailer business owner, Darv Habben, recently purchased the 3-acre parcel south of I-90 on the east side of Highway 75 from Greg Gabrielson, who used to operate turkey barns there. The city will provide up to $50,000 for demolition and site preparation to develop the property, which will feature a sales building and trailer for sale parked in the lot. Work is scheduled for…
- July 27, 2015Atlas of Rock County Director Vicki Altena (left) and Redeemed Remnants thrift store manager Jeane Leslie man the oversized scissors at Thursday morning's ribbon cutting in their new store on East Main Street. ATLAS purchased the former Computer Tutors building and accepts donations of gently used clothes, household items, furniture, and small kitchen appliances for resale to support ATLAS…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 27, 2015Remodel work continues this summer on the former Lewis Drug building on East Main Street in Luverne. Southwestern Mental Health Center purchased the building in September 2013 for the purpose of expanding its operations from the current location on Luverne Street south of the courthouse. According to SMHC management, the Lewis building will need extensive remodeling to retrofit the open retail…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015Luverne’s Board of Education conducted its first meeting of the 2015-16 school year Tuesday night, July 21. It was also the first meeting with new superintendent Craig Oftedahl in attendance. Since his start on July 1, Oftedahl said his welcome in Luverne has been a warm one as he and his family transition from Warroad to Luverne. “The community has been tremendous,” he said. “I look forward to…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 27, 2015What do darts, bananas, bicycles and pink flamingos all have in common? Luverne’s Theresa Latten is at the center of them all, coordinating next week’s Bars and Banana Seats bike ride, which benefits Bottoms Up Pink Ladies. Bars and Banana Seats is a local bike ride organized just for fun. This year it starts at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Howling Dog in Luverne. “My friend and I were riding…
- July 27, 2015
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015Three bids were received for Rock County’s $1.2 million general obligation bonds. Proceeds from the bond purchase will fund the county’s portion of the fiber optic infrastructure project as well as improvements approved in its 2015 capital improvement plan (CIP). Commissioners approved selling the bond to the lowest bidder, Robert C. Baird & Co., from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Baird bid a true…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015The message from Rock County landowners has been heard loud and clear: We want to fix our lands. Action taken by the Rock County Commissioners at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, July 21, allows the county’s Land Management Office (LMO) to hire a full-time technician and shift its focus to handle the more than 70 requests for soil conservation assistance and repairs. The heavy rains and…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015Luverne School District is in line to receive gifts of $3,500 for technical training and possibly $20,000 in sponsorships. The offers surfaced during the community input session prior to the July 23 meeting of Luverne School Board members — who were left speechless. The silence was broken by a simple “Thank you” from Board Chairman Dave Riphagen. Exchange State Bank to sponsor training for…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2015More than 40 years after it was placed in front of Luverne High School, the cast iron bell pedestal received a needed facelift last week. Since 1972 the pedestal has battled various weather elements while on display near the school’s flagpole. Time had worn away some of the mortar, and the wooden platform was rotting. Last week Luverne High School Class of 1985 graduate David Niessink worked at…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 20, 2015A recent city land acquisition will put Luverne’s new biking-hiking path in a good position for it’s southern loop around town. According to action at the July meeting in City Hall, City Council members approved the purchase of 6.59 acres from Julia and Burdell Kruse on the west edge of Luverne. The Kruses will keep nearly an acre of the original parcel’s 7.55 acres for their backyard, but the…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 20, 2015Teachers and students at Luverne Public Schools will have another tool available for learning when school resumes next month. The well-known search engine for the Internet, Google Inc., has developed user-friendly applications for use in education. After piloting the network this spring, local school leaders decided to make the applications available to all staff and students. “Luverne has been…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 20, 2015Ten years ago on July 29, 2005, Sioux Valley Luverne Hospital opened its doors for its first official day of business in its new location on the north edge of Luverne. “Not only is it a beautiful building, but it’s a neat thing that the community would put their trust in us to build it,” Jerry Carl was quoted as saying in a Star Herald interview prior to the opening. “I think they will be pleased…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 20, 2015Luverne High School graduate Kat Dahl is experiencing first-hand the benefits of family practice medicine in a small rural community. The first-year medical school student at the University of Minnesota Duluth is in her second week of a two-week internship with her mother, Dr. Diane Kennedy, Luverne. “It’s been great to be back in Luverne for this experience,” said Dahl, a 2010 Luverne High…
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