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The Luverne City Council is seeking bids for paving the Luverne airport runway, according to action at their Tuesday, Feb. 28, meeting.
The project includes asphalt pavement surface treatments, crack repairs, and pavement markings at the Luverne Municipal Airport.
“This is preserving your biggest...
Luverne City Council members approved a 2023 snowmobile trail permit in response to residents’ complaints earlier this year that snowmobilers were traveling on private property.
The council and the Rock County Sno-Masters Snowmobile Club agreed on a route that snowmobilers can use in town to reach...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced an end to winter load increases in the south, southeast and metro zones on Monday, March 6.
MnDOT will continue to evaluate weather forecasts to determine the start date for spring load restrictions in these zones. Ending dates for spring load...
Rock County Star Herald and Announcer production manager Heather Johnson earned a first-place award from the Midwest Free Community Papers Association for an advertisement she created to promote use of the Midwest Classified Network.
Johnson’s ad was chosen from 15 finalists submitted by designers...
The Blue Mound Figure Skaters captured first place as a team at the Prairie Polar Blast in Brookings, South Dakota, last weekend. The 29 local skaters represented the club in competition with three other clubs at the event. Pictured are (front, from left) Noel Henrichs, Aliyah Tiesler, Nevaeh...
The Luverne School Board added two additional days to the school calendar to compensate for two days district officials called off classes due to blizzard conditions in February.
Students will now have class on Thursday, May 25, and Friday, May 26.
The current school year was previously set to end...
Property owners will soon receive valuation notices showing what the Rock County Land Records Office has determined their property’s estimated market value to be as of Jan. 2, 2023.
That figure will be used to calculate the 2024 taxes for the property.
According to Rock County Assessor Rachel...
Members of the Luverne High School FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) chapter made 32 preschool and elementary students feel like princesses Feb. 28 during the group’s annual “Princess Gala” fundraiser conducted in the Luverne Elementary School commons. The participants were...
Competition was intense Saturday morning at the Generations Puzzle Tournament in Luverne where 22 different teams raced against time to complete their puzzles ahead of other puzzle fixers.
Winners in the 300-piece category of adults and youth teams were Heather Roberts and Summer Mollberg with a...
As thousands of students nationwide celebrated Read Across America Day on March 2, students at Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary received an extra special lesson celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
The kindergarten through fifth-grade students were treated to a skit by H-BC secondary students based on the...