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Sierra Schmuck and Mark Robinson were crowned LHS 2017 Homecoming queen and king at ceremonies Tuesday evening, Oct. 3, in the Luverne High School gymnasium.
Schmuck is the daughter of Cory Schmuck and JoDee Haubrich, both of Luverne.
Robinson is the son of Wayne and Ann Robinson, also of Luverne...
The Schoneman County Park picnic shelter will receive some needed attention this fall, according to action taken by Rock County Commissioners Oct. 3.
County Engineer Mark Sehr brought three proposals to the board for their consideration at their Tuesday morning meeting.
Two of the plans propose...
Mark and Amy Van Essen have purchased the former Creeger building on East Main Street where they’ll move their business, Tyana’s Boutique, from its current location in the new Mall on Main.
The couple will renovate the building’s façade with help from the city’s Historic Façade Improvement Program...
Luverne Fire Department member James Rahm talks to day care children in the Luverne Fire Hall Tuesday morning. He showed them what he wears to go into a burning structure, and he specifically pointed out how scary he looks and sounds when he is wearing his full protective gear. He told them to not...
Rock County farmer Jared Pap has won the opportunity to direct a $2,500 dollar donation to Luverne Elementary School from Monsanto’s program, America’s Farmers Grow Communities.
Luverne Elementary will use the funds to create a flexible seating classroom, a research-based seating system that allows...
The Magnolia Juniors 4-H Club partnered with Shopko and the Tracy Area Animal Rescue to host “Paws to Remember Dani” Saturday morning, Oct. 7.
“I really wanted to do some kind of a community pride project,” said 4-H’er Mallie Fick, a fifth-grader at Luverne Elementary. “I thought it would be kind...
Luverne district residents will vote Nov. 7 on a $23 million bond referendum for school building upgrades and improvements.
While property owners study its impact on their taxes, students are studying the referendum as a class project in their high school government class.
Teacher Dave Rysdam said...
A public hearing is set for Tuesday, Oct. 17, for the county to consider adopting a local ordinance to enforce the state’s new buffer law.
The hearing begins at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners Room at the Rock County Courthouse.
Commissioners will take comments as well as act on the proposal outlining...
Rock County Highway Engineer Mark Sehr will seek federal funds to replace the timber-pile bridge destroyed by a July fire near Beaver Creek.
Commissioners originally considered using $520,000 earmarked for the weight-restricted bridge south of Magnolia to repair the burned County Road 52 bridge...
Luverne Public School’s proposed facility improvement received a positive review by the state’s education commissioner.
In the Oct. 3 letter to the district, Dr. Brenda Cassellius said the district met the necessary state requirements and her office reviewed the $31 million facility improvement and...