Luverne celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
Dozens of people joined Monday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Luverne on Main Street where crowds also wore green to enjoy the festive parade entries.
Church gets downtown storefront
The Blue Mounds Baptist Church will lease space in the former Dragonfly building on East Main Street starting April 1.
Hills man seeks local support for cannabis business
Hills cabinet shop owner Dennis Hartman and his son, Tim Hartman, want to operate a cannabis retail business in southwestern Rock County.
Wind tax revenue exceeds $1 million in Rock County for 2025
For the second year in a row, wind energy production taxes will exceed $1 million in Rock County.
The five wind production farms will pay $1.062 million in 2025, about a $1,000 less than last year.
Courthouse remodel continues
Remodeling at the Rock County Courthouse moved into new phases as work on previous floors has come to a standstill.
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- By Lori SorensonAugust 29, 2016Local law enforcement and South Dakota officials responded to what was reported as a car jacking Sunday in rural Rock County. According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, officers were called to the residence of 64-year-old Wayne Hartz around 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, regarding an assault and vehicle theft. When law enforcement arrived, Hartz had cuts and his face was covered in blood. He said…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 29, 2016Luverne High School graduates Susan Thompson, Emily Wendland, Tatiana Gust and Zoe Brown along with current students James Erickson, Christopher Jelken and Emilie Bartels recently attended a summer business camp through sponsorships provided by the KAHR Foundation. In total, more than 100 companies provided sponsorships for students to attend the BestPrep’s Minnesota Business Venture camp at…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 23, 2016Halfway is where the Rock County Broadband Alliance Project stands this week as crews race to bury underground fiber before the ground freezes. “The project is going well,” said Andy Hulcher with Alliance Communications of Garretson, South Dakota. “Michels Construction and the subcontractors have done a great job.” Hulcher estimates fiber construction is about two weeks behind the projected…
- By Lori Sorenson iAugust 23, 2016Last week’s recount in the tied county commissioner primary election revealed the same number of votes for each candidate — 67 for Ron Boyenga and 67 for Darrel Van Aartsen. Greg Burger captured the most votes in the Aug. 9 primary in the District 3 commissioner race to advance to the general election in November. During canvassing on Aug. 11, the two tied candidates drew from a deck of playing…
- By Lori Sorenson iAugust 23, 2016The wooded property near the Luverne City Park has been purchased by private investors for a possible campground site. The Luverne Country Club owned the former Boy Scouts land and sold it earlier this month for roughly $36,000 to Billy Cowell and Mike Davis, with possible financial support by other investors. Davis serves on the campground committee of local leaders and community volunteers who…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 23, 2016Incoming Luverne fifth-graders Roselynn Hartshorn and Henry Hartquist chose two non-conventional band instruments to begin lessons with last week. Most first-year students choose flute, clarinet, trumpet, saxophone or trombone, but these two had their own ideas. Hartshorn chose the French horn based on a try at the brass instrument from a family member. Hartquist chose the tuba. “I thought it…
- By Lori Sorenson iAugust 23, 2016Dick Remme was as proud as punch Thursday night when he took his 1940 Pontiac Silver Streak to the classic car show at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. The white-wall tires were spotless and the black paint and chrome trim were polished to a mirror finish. And Remme was grinning from ear to ear. “It was my grandfather’s car,” he said. The automobile was originally bought at Schoon Motors,…
- By Lori Sorenson iAugust 23, 2016The filing period closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, for candidates interested in running for upcoming school board, small cities and some township elections. Rock County Auditor Treasurer Ashley Kurtz has received final information from those offices, and is finalizing candidates for the Nov. 8 General Election ballots. School boards In the Luverne School District, four people are seeking…
- By Lori Sorenson iAugust 23, 2016Phase II of the “four corners facelift” project is underway on the northeast corner of Highway 75 and Main Street in Luverne. Crews started last week in front of W-2 Quality Meats, digging up sidewalk and laying the groundwork for what will become an “entrance” to Luverne’s downtown district. “The goal is to grab the attention of drivers and say, ‘This is a major intersection. Go east to Main…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 23, 2016Twenty-seven people participated in the first Stein-Holding Contest during Saturday afternoon’s Rock River Beerfest. The contest featured a men’s and a women’s division with each challenged to hold, at shoulder height, a glass stein filled with beer weighing 5 ½ pounds. Each division was limited to 20 participants. Sixteen participated in the men’s division, with Josh Arndt, Mike Davis and Jason…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 23, 2016Luverne voters will have an opportunity this fall to answer the question of allowing on-sale liquor on Sundays. Recent history shows a lack of support for the measure. In 2004, 60 percent of Luverne voters said “no” to the question of allowing on-sale liquor on Sundays. In 2008 Luverne voters again rejected Sunday liquor sales (requested then by Dave Halverson for Sharkee’s) by a narrow margin of…
- August 23, 2016Hinkly House summer night of music Aug. 18 Trumpeters David Nelson and Hans Bakken performed on the front porch of the Hinkly House Thursday night, Aug. 18, as part of the Hinkly House Summer Night of Music series. The front lawn of the Victorian period home was filled with listeners in lawn chairs who enjoyed lemonade along with the music. The Hinkly House on North Freeman Avenue in Luverne is…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 23, 2016Luverne may soon be home to a community solar garden. The city of Luverne has budgeted $100,000 in 2017 to pursue plans for a possible city-owned solar garden. “We are still very much in the preliminary stages,” said Luverne City Administrator John Call. “We don’t really have a timeline yet and no site has been selected,” he added. A community solar garden is a collection of solar panels built…
- August 23, 2016Sanford Luverne Clinic was recently recognized with a 2016 Minnesota Bridges to Excellence Award for delivering exceptional quality outcomes for patients with diabetes, vascular disease and depression. The Minnesota Bridges to Excellence program is a health care purchaser-led pay for performance program that recognizes improvements in patient care in clinics across the state. The program,…
- August 23, 2016About the same number of small game hunters took to the field in 2015 compared to the year before. By species, the number of pheasant hunters was up slightly, with duck hunters stable and grouse hunters down slightly, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources annual small game survey. In 2015 the number of pheasant hunters was 63,350, representing an increase of 10 percent from…
- August 23, 2016Important dates: •Sept. 1: 2016 MPP premium payment deadline; 2017 NAP Fall-Seeded Annual Crops sales deadline; 2017 NAP Value Loss Crops sales deadline; 2017 NAP Controlled Environment Crops sales deadline. •Sept. 5: FSA Office closed for Labor Day. •Sept. 15: CRP Managed Harvesting and Grazing ends – remove all livestock and bales. •Sept. 25: CRP Managed Harvesting and Grazing reporting…
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