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  • May 16, 2016
    Luverne: The Luverne High School Class of 2016 will graduate at ceremonies beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22, in the Cardinal Gym at Luverne Elementary School. The public is welcome. Adrian: Adrian High School commencement will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 20, in the Adrian High School gymnasium. Ellsworth: Graduation exercises for Ellsworth High School are set for 7 p.m. Friday, May 27, at the…
  • May 16, 2016
    Four Luverne Middle School choir students were selected by audition to participate in the American Choral Directors Association’s honor choirs. Sixth-graders Elise Ferrell, Pierce Cunningham, Ashton Sandbulte and Casey Sehr traveled to St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi May 7. Guest conductor was Mary Alice Stollak, retired director of choral activities with Michigan State University.…
  • May 16, 2016
    GrandStay Hospitality, LLC, the franchisor for GrandStay Hotels and Crossings by GrandStay, has awarded four prestigious awards to the GrandStay Hotel & Suites, Luverne. During a GrandStay Hospitality conference April 28-29 in Apple Valley, the Luverne hotel received “Customer Service” and “Web Hotel of the Year.” The award recognizes the local business for how it treats guests and how it…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    May 12, 2016
    In a 5-1 vote the Luverne School Board voted not renew the contract of one its special education teachers as recommended by the elementary principal. That action was taken Thursday night among more than 40 people who gathered in the middle/high school media center for the public meeting. Board members and principal Stacy Gillette made no comments during the community input portion of the meeting…
  • May 10, 2016
    Luverne's Esther Frakes captured this photograph from the backyard of the veterans home last week. She remarked, as many others have this spring, how green the grass is and how colorful and fragrant the flowers and tree blossoms are. According to Luverne Volunteer Weather Recorder Troy Thone, the month of April was marked by widely swinging "rollercoaster" highs and lows, but the…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    May 10, 2016
    An 80-year-old farmhouse burned to the ground in Beaver Creek Township Wednesday night as part of a joint training exercise among several local fire departments. Burdette and Sharon Braun built a new house on their acreage last fall and offered the old one to firefighters for training. “It went well,” Burdette said Thursday morning after smoking embers had been pushed into a hole where the old…
  • May 10, 2016
    Luverne High School’s Class of 2016 spent Friday morning completing community service projects. Each of the 91 seniors chose to pull weeds, paint, move materials, wash windows or scrub fire trucks. Senior Service Day replaces the traditional Senior Skip Day in Luverne. Once the seniors finished the morning of service projects, they gathered at the City Park for a picnic before having the…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    May 09, 2016
    The first week in May was National Teacher Appreciation Week, but for teachers in Luverne their work with the district’s 1,192 students has been appreciated all year long through the two simple words, “Be Great.” Superintendent Craig Oftedahl started as head of the district in July and challenged staff at their workshop in August to “Be Great” in the upcoming 2015-16 school year. As a part of his…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    May 09, 2016
    A final touch in the library’s recent renovation project is a hand-painted mural designed and painted by Savage artist Greg Preslicka. When completed, the south and west walls of the library’s main floor will have colorful prairie flowers and bison images reflecting Rock County’s natural habitat. Luverne High School art teacher Chris Nowatzki brought his students to the library while the murals…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    May 09, 2016
    Luverne High School FFA students hosted a Farm Safety Day Camp Wednesday, May 4, in the north parking lot of the school campus. There were a dozen different stations illustrating to fourth-grade students the operations and potential hazards of farm machinery and equipment. FFA adviser Dennis Moritz said the students did a good job organizing their stations and preparing for the event. “The…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    May 09, 2016
    A Luverne woman reported her car stolen at 8 a.m. Sunday, and by 10:30 a.m. it was located in Sioux City, Iowa. According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Mandy (Schneekloth) Koenig called the Sheriff’s Office to report that her black 2006 Chrysler Pacifica had been stolen. She said it had been parked in her driveway on North Jackson Street, but she wasn’t sure if she had left the keys inside…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    May 09, 2016
    A teacher has filed a grievance against Luverne Public Schools over how earned graduate credits were applied to the district’s salary schedule. According to Superintendent Craig Oftedahl, the grievance was filed in October and an arbitration hearing took place April 27. As a result of the daylong hearing with the arbitrator, attorneys from both sides have until May 27 to prepare and submit their…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    May 09, 2016
    Rock County’s Judicial Ditch No. 2 will be repaired and improved as the result of action taken May 3 by the Rock County Commissioners. The $45,000 estimated repair cost will be assessed to property owners who have benefited from the drainage system since the early 1900s. Judicial Ditch No. 2 is located in Rose Dell Township and starts in the northwest corner of Section 13. It consists of a clay…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    May 09, 2016
    It’s a perfect example of why the city of Luverne invests resources in removing blighted structures and improving properties for future development. That’s how Holly Sammons described the sale of a lot at 117 N. Kniss to a new computer sales and service business. “This property was purchased a year ago (for $17,000 from Ray and Joann Hoogeveen) with the intent to remove blight,” said Sammons, EDA…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    May 09, 2016
    The filing period for many public offices opens May 17, and those interested in seeking election to a local government position have until 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, to throw their hats in the ring. In the city of Luverne, the offices of mayor (Pat Baustian) and two council members (Esther Frakes in the North Ward, and Eugene Marshall in the South Ward) are up for election. Marshall and Frakes have…
  • May 09, 2016
    Minnesota citizens interested in influencing natural resources issues at the local level are encouraged to run for supervisor of their local Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). SWCD supervisor positions are filled through general elections on Nov. 8, 2016. Those interested in running for supervisor should file at the Rock County Auditor’s office from May 17 through May 31. “A SWCD is a…
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