Locals travel to path of totality to view 2024 eclipse
The highly anticipated 2024 total eclipse of the sun occurred Monday, April 8, across North America, and several groups of Rock County residents traveled to experience the once-in-a-lifetime ev
Student perform 'Legally Blonde The Musical'
When the LHS production of “Legally Blonde, the Musical” opens next week for six evening performances, audiences will be surprised at what they see.
Roeman retires from 38-plus years with county FSA
Stacey Roemen celebrated her retirement from 38 years with the Rock County Farm Service Agency Saturday night at Take 16, which was crowded with family, friends and well-wishers.
Thone wins spelling bee C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S-H-I-P
Twenty-three of the best spellers in southwest Minnesota participated Saturday morning in the 2024 SW MN Spelling Bee hosted at the Luverne Middle School.
History Center to host April 18 celebration
The Rock County History Center’s construction project is complete, and staff and volunteers are hosting a celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18.
Palisade Lutheran Church celebrates 150 years of worship
Palisade Lutheran Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary Sunday, April 14, at the corner of Minnesota Highway 23 and 121st Street (County Road 5).
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- By Mavis FodnessAugust 17, 2015One of Luverne Public School’s two operating referendums will come to voters for renewal this fall. At their Thursday, Aug. 13, meeting, School Board members unanimously approved putting the ballot question to voters on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voters will be asked to reapprove the $763.34 per pupil operating referendum for another 10 years. In 2012 voters supported a $401.27 operating levy. That 10-year…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 17, 2015A small group of interested fishermen gathered around the Creamery Pond in Luverne Monday afternoon, Aug. 10, while two Minnesota Department of Natural Resource (DNR) officials crisscrossed the former gravel pit looking for fish. “A lot of nice shiners,” shouted Ryan Doorenbos from the boat. Doorenbos is the area supervisor from the Windom area fisheries office. Along with the shiners, Doorenbos…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 17, 2015It has been five years since area crops have looked this good in mid-August. That was the finding of the Aug. 9 Minnesota Crop Progress & Condition report, which rated both corn and soybeans at the highest condition since 2010. Locally, crop conditions mirror the state’s findings. “They look fantastic,” said agronomist Dan Boltjes with CHS Eastern Farmers Co-Op in Magnolia. “I think yields…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 17, 2015The Garden of Hope near Beaver Creek is supplying fresh vegetables for local restaurants and families, but there’s a broader purpose for the produce. Garden owners Greg and Tammy Lingen are giving the proceeds to a young family involved in a fatal accident by Flandreau. The July 13 crash killed 38-year-old Joshua Krempges, Dell Rapids, and his daughter, 7-year-old Mariana. Mariana’s twin sister,…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 17, 2015Little Lambs Preschool at St. John Lutheran Church, Luverne, will start the new school year next week with a new class of lambs and two new shepherds. Rebecca DeBoer is on staff as the new Little Lambs teacher, and Christine Thorson was hired as her assistant. Both women bring an arsenal of experience to the classroom, offering leadership that will ensure a smooth start to the 2015-16 school year…
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- August 10, 2015Women of Rock County Fine Arts are showing their newest artwork during the month of August at the Carnegie Cultural Center. The show includes work by Naidine Aanenson, Cindy Reverts, Kristen Peterson, Carol Ceynowa, Lois Young, Kathy Deuschle, Nan Kaufenberg, Judy Edenstrom, Mary Petersen, Lori Hallstrom and Kaia Nowatzki. The Carnegie is now open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 10, 2015A Luverne woman and her family are sporting new tattoos to raise awareness of a rare liver disease. Colette Worshek learned in January that she has autoimmune hepatitis, and she discovered there are few resources and only sparse information about the disease. “It’s crazy how many women could be affected by this and not even know,” said Worshek, a 1994 Luverne High School graduate. “There are…
- August 10, 2015With underground work completed in July, progress on Highway 75 in Luverne is visable above ground with new curb and gutter from Main Street south to Interstate 90 and new sidewalks on both sides of the roadway. The mill-and-overlay work on the surface began this week, and the roadway will be restriped from four lanes to three. The project is set for completion by the end of August.
- By Lori SorensonAugust 10, 2015The city of Luverne acquired two properties — 309 West Main Street and 708 West Hatting Street — in July and the council took action on July 28 to designate the lots for public use. The residential lot on West Main Street is adjacent to the Blue Mound Liquor parking, located between Remedez and the liquor store on the south side of the street. “It’s in an area that probably should be in the city…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 10, 2015After 15 years in the business, Mike and Wanda Jarchow, Luverne, have sold Big Top Tent Rentals. In a July letter to customers, they introduced new owners Jordan and Stacey Smidt, Larchwood. “You can rest assured that you will receive the same top-notch service from Jordan and Stacey that we endeavored to provide ourselves,” their letter states. They said Jordan has 10 years of experience in the…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 10, 2015People interested in making improvements to residential or commercial properties are urged to apply for funding through the Small Cities Development Program. The city of Luverne was approved for a state grant of $941,760 for housing and commercial building rehabilitation in certain targeted areas of Luverne. Luverne Economic Development Director Holly Sammons was instrumental in securing the…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 10, 2015More than 20 years after leaving Rock County to work in the Twin Cities, electrician Scott Loosbrock has returned home to start his own business. “The rural farming blood is in me,” he said. Loosbrock graduated from Luverne High School in 1994 and learned his trade from Southwestern Technical College in Canby. He briefly worked with local electrician Al Aanenson before settling in the Twin Cities…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 10, 2015People who attend the Rock River Beer Fest Saturday will enjoy more than 100 beer profiles, Luverne restaurant flair, live local music, commemorative beer fest mugs and a home brew contest with cash prizes. “This year’s event is bigger and better than ever,” said Luverne Area Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere. “We have seven more breweries than last year. By serving over 100 beer profiles…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 10, 2015As recycling materials begin making their way to Sioux Falls for processing, the cost for taking the materials will be zero — for now. Rock County Commissioners, however, are leery that could change, based on recent observations outside of the city of Luverne. Diapers, dog feces — and the latest, a barbeque grill complete with utensils — were recently thrown in one of the nine large canisters…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 10, 2015Kenneth Fun Days, set annually for the weekend after the fair, is two days of organized activities for both young and old. “It’s a way to get together,” said organizer Kristy Vander Ziel. “People are so busy.” Fun Days kicked off Friday night, Aug. 7, with movie night. About three dozen children and adults gathered on the lawn behind the former Kenneth Lutheran Church building. Lying on blankets…
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