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For almost two decades the Drost family has invited visitors to their farm south of Luverne.
On Monday and Tuesday children and their families were allowed to pick a pumpkin during a Luverne Community Education event. The patch is open to the general public.
"It's fun," said Deb Drost as she helped...
Luverne High School seniors Cole Bosch and Morgan Haugen were crowned the 2015-16 Homecoming king and queen Monday night, Sept 28, during the school’s coronation ceremony in the elementary gymnasium.
Other king candidates were Jack Baustian, Nicholas Overgaard, Connor Sandbulte and Erik Tofteland,...
Luverne’s Tri-State Band Festival parade and field competitions unfolded under perfect weather conditions Saturday with plenty of blue skies, sunshine and warm breezes.
Now in its 65th year, Luverne's Tri-State Band Festival is the longest-running marching band festival in the region. The annual...
Sept. 29 is the day the Good Samaritan Society was founded more than 90 years ago, and it’s the day the organization celebrates its mission: “To take care of the whole person, body and soul.” Locally several volunteers celebrated Founders Day by supporting 25 area seniors with free CO detectors and...
The eight-member Rock County delegation to the Minnesota State 4-H Horse Show earned champion herdsmanship honors during the Sept. 17-21 event.
Competing in the large county category, Rock County was one of 27 counties competing in the finals with a perfect 500 score, according to Tim Bonham, who...
Fifty-four Rock County 4-H’ers advanced to the 2015 Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul Aug. 24-Sept. 7.
Several 4-H’ers were singled out for outstanding projects in the livestock and non-livestock areas.
Earning a purple ribbon, the highest placing for the non-livestock projects at the state level,...
The 2015 Rock Area Kids Against Hunger Food Packing Event will be Nov. 5 and 6 in the Luverne High School gym.
Students from Luverne, Southwest Christian High School, Edgerton Christian Elementary and Hills-Beaver Creek will pack food for the local food banks and for people around the world.
During...
Commissioners set the Rock County preliminary levy at 3.88 percent during action taken at their Sept. 22 meeting.
The increase means an additional $194,145 from taxpayers in 2016.
“We don’t have a choice in a lot of things,” said Commissioner Stan Williamson.
Two areas prompted the commissioners to...
Volunteers at the historic Hinkly House in Luverne have been playing dress-up with the wardrobes of the Hinkly family members.
On Thursday, Sept. 24, vintage clothing items from the 1800s and 1900s were dusted off and displayed at a “Style and Trunk Show.”
It was the second year for the event,...
Even though he has already completed the required 300 hours of community service and half his jail sentence, Chris Weber continues to tell the public about the consequences of distracted driving because he wants to.
Weber, who pled guilty to criminal vehicular homicide earlier this year, spent...