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Magnolia area residents will now have access to 24-hour library materials in their hometown, thanks to the Southwest Area Multicounty Multitype Interlibrary Exchange (SAMMIE).
A Little Free Library has been set up in front of the post office in Magnolia to allow people to take books and return them...
Steen’s Marilyn Van Wyhe used three simple words to describe her granddaughter Ella’s feelings toward her Big Buddy Stephanie Pierce.
“She loves her.”
In addition to the feelings from the Luverne Elementary fourth-grader, those within the Big Buddies of Rock County Program think so too and recently...
Morgan Sommers returned to Luverne Friday morning armed with more than 80 white pillowcases.
Sommers, an LHS Class of 2011 graduate and local disaster program specialist with the American Red Cross, instructed fifth-graders at Luverne Elementary School about preparing for emergencies.
Being ready...
As Greg and Patti Aubert celebrate Christmas, the Luverne couple hopes to meet the individual who gave a special gift to Greg almost seven weeks ago.
On Nov. 3 Greg received a kidney from a living donor while on the same day Patti donated one. The transplant, however, wasn’t between the two of them...
Eighty acres of land near Steen sold for $19,000 per acre Thursday morning, topping Rock County’s previous land sale record of $16,200 in November 2012.
“It just blew me out of the water,” said Tom Houselog of the Rock County Land Records Office. “The bidding started at $12,000 and went to $19,000...
Jason Fick considers himself a conscientious farmer who takes care of his land. That’s why he was so disappointed when last year’s flooding washed topsoil from his fields into the ditch.
Fick said he knew some of his land was vulnerable to erosion, so he’d done some tiling and left some of the...
The city of Luverne conducted its annual truth in taxation hearing Dec. 8 prior to the City Council meeting in Luverne City Hall.
At the hearing, which no one from the public attended, City Administrator John Call presented information on the city’s $5.4 million budget.
“I will tell you it's a...
Main Street Financial Services has become an example of what Luverne’s Historic Façade Improvement program can do for businesses and the overall look of the community.
“We have a vision to restore the historical charm of buildings and structures on Main Street,” said Holly Sammons, Luverne Economic...
Approval of a recent Early Learning Scholarship will expand and improve early childhood learning opportunities in the Luverne School District.
The $37,500 scholarship through the Minnesota Department of Education expands the School Readiness and Discovery Time programs.
Some of the new services...
Local fans of the late Luverne author Fred Manfred may want to take note of Hollywood’s Jan. 8 release of “The Revenant.”
The film depicts the tale of legendary fur trapper and frontiersman Hugh Glass (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) who survived being mauled by a bear in 1823 in South Dakota.
His...