Luverne Elementary principal retires
When Stacy Gillette started her career in education 37 years ago, her goal was to become a high school counselor.
Happy 250th America!
Local residents and visitors flocked to The Lake in Luverne Saturday to celebrate the Fourth of July and the nation’s 250th birthday.
Citizens recirculate petition to get charter amendment on ballot
Citizen petitioners for a proposed Luverne Charter amendment appear to have gathered enough signatures in their second attempt to advance the measure to voters this fall.
Candidate questionnaires: Rock County Board District 3
Rock County voters will participate in the Aug. 11 primary affecting the Dist. 3 County Board seat.
Candidate questionnaires: Luverne City Council South Ward
Rock County voters will participate in the Aug. 11 primary affecting the South Ward Luverne City Council seat.
Hills businessman raises money for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, meets local child benefiting from research
During the Hills Friendship Days on June 12 Deon Carriere raised $2,360 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation by grilling burgers and bratwurst through his business, Brody’s Bar.
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- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 29, 2019Area youth experienced the outdoors in the warmth of the classroom Thursday afternoon, Jan. 24, in the “Track Those Creatures” lesson offered through Luverne Community Education. Blue Mounds State Park Naturalist Amber Brooks brought the nature lesson indoors to life for the ten participants. Animal tracks were placed around the room for the students to identify the animal hoof or paw prints…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 29, 2019Oaths and officer selections were the first items of business Thursday night, Jan. 24, for Luverne School Board’s first meeting of 2019. Board incumbents Katie Baustian, Eric Hartman and Jodi Bosch recited oaths of office administered by Superintendent Craig Oftedahl. They were re-elected to four-year terms last fall. Reva Sehr was also re-elected to another term on the board. She was not at…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 29, 2019Hills-Beaver Creek Mock Trial teammates may soon be watching movies together in order to better present their case in court. The two H-BC Mock Trial teams competed against each other Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 23, in the Rock County Courthouse in Luverne. Presiding judge, Luverne attorney Ben Vander Kooi, suggested that the students watch one or both of the movies that were made from the cases.…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 15, 2019Nine fire departments battled a blaze Tuesday at the Ellsworth City Hall. Ray Palmer, who handles maintenance for the city, said he received a phone call around 6 a.m. from school bus driver Dan Huisman who said water was streaming out of city hall and down the street. Palmer said when he arrived he noticed flames inside the two-story brick structure. “I tried to get some stuff out,” Palmer said…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 15, 2019Willy Baker was sworn in as the new mayor of Hardwick Wednesday night, Jan. 9, in a ceremony that also returned a longtime Hardwick resident to the council. Gordon “Sam” Hansen served on the council twice before, almost 20 and 30 years ago respectively. He was elected to a new four-year term in November. “This city needs help,” he said after the meeting. “We now have a council to do it.” Hansen…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 15, 2019The Luverne High School production of the one-act play, “Golden Gone,” takes audience members on a journey between two states, inside a mental hospital and on a ride in a car. A free public performance is at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, in the school auditorium. Sophomore Josie Golla leads the nine-member cast in the 35-minute performance. She portrays Aurelia, who was taken by her biological dad,…
- January 15, 2019At the first Luverne City Council meeting of the year Jan. 8, Mayor Pat Baustian was sworn in for another two-year term, and Caroline Thorson and Kevin Aaker took the oaths of office for four more years on the City Council.
- By Lori SorensonJanuary 15, 2019The Rock County Sheriff’s Office was involved in the arrest of a Brainerd woman who is allegedly connected with vehicle thefts in Hills and Adrian. According to information released Friday from Sheriff Evan Verbrugge, his office received a call around noon Thursday, Jan. 10, about a possible stolen vehicle from Hills. Upon arrival, the deputy located a Buick Rendezvous that was stolen from Lyon…
- January 15, 2019The Blue Mound Figure Skaters will host the Ice Crystal Classic 2019 Jan. 18-20 at the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne. This is the local club’s largest competition to date with 105 skaters attending from nine different rinks (which includes local skaters) and 19 different coaches. Skating will begin with team events at 7 p.m. Friday. On Saturday skating begins at 8 a.m. and continues until 7:30…
- By Lori SorensonJanuary 15, 2019More than 700 people trekked along candlelit trails in the Blue Mounds State Park Saturday night for the second annual Friends of the Blue Mounds State Park Candlelight Hike. The 2019 event drew more than double last year’s impressive count of 300-plus, and while parking was a challenge, park naturalist Amber Brooks said the crowds were welcomed. “Lots of extended families — grandma, grandpa,…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 15, 2019A Ruthton man died Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash that closed down State Highway 23 south of Jasper for several hours. According to information from the Minnesota State Patrol, Earl Dean Gruis, 67, was driving a 2014 Cadillac SRX southbound on Highway 23 just south of County Road 7 in Rock County when a 2013 Ford F250 driven by Kevin Jon Wheeler, 37, of Tea, South Dakota, crossed the…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 15, 2019For the past three decades, Rock County residents elected Don Klosterbuer as county attorney. For more than half of those years, Jeff Haubrich served as an assistant county attorney. On Monday, Jan. 7, the roles were reversed when District Judge Terry Vajgrt swore in Haubrich as the county’s first new county attorney in 32 years. “I don’t expect there to be much change,” Haubrich said. “I hope to…
- January 15, 2019District Court Judge Terry Vajgrt (center) administered the oaths of office to the six elected county officials Tuesday morning, Jan. 8, in the Rock County Courthouse in Luverne. From left, Jeff Haubrich (sworn in as county attorney), Sherri Thompson (county commissioner), Jim Veldkamp (soil and water conservation district supervisor), Vajgrt, Josh Ossefoort (SWCD supervisor), Stan Williamson (…
- January 15, 2019
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 15, 2019Rock County commissioners began the new year by electing a new chairman and reaffirming plans to finish a road project in Luverne that they supported in 2018. Commissioner Greg Burger took the helm Tuesday morning, Jan. 8, from fellow commissioner Sherri Thompson. Gary Overgaard was elected vice chairman. It has been the practice of the board for a commissioner to serve one year as chair, with…
- By Lori SorensonJanuary 15, 2019There is movement afoot to pair Luverne with an international “sister city,” according to discussion at a community meeting last week. About 15 people gathered Jan. 7 in the elementary school commons to consider whether or not Luverne should become a sister city and if it could benefit from — and be a benefit for — another city overseas. Working through Sister Cities International, a local…
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