Skip to main content

News

  • By Lori Sorenson
    November 26, 2024
    New Vision Co-op in Magnolia wrapped up a big week of construction on Nov. 16 with cement pouring complete on its $18 million feed mill expansion. Buffalo Ridge Concrete posted social media updates on work that required round-the-clock cement pouring from Nov. 11 through Nov. 16. The 140-foot-tall load-out expansion silo is built next to the existing facility and will be connected by a 20-by-20…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    November 26, 2024
    Public comment will be taken on the proposed cannabis ordinance at a public hearing at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the law enforcement center in Luverne. Commissioners will conduct the hearing before adopting an ordinance to regulate how and where cannabis businesses can operate in the county. The proposed ordinance is 16 pages in length and sets restrictions on the time, place and manner in…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    November 26, 2024
    Five seniors and six juniors were inducted into the LHS National Honor Society Nov. 18 in the middle-high school performing arts center. New junior inductees are Anna Banck, Julia Beyer, Zander Carbonneau, Hannah Kempema and Hannah Woodley. New senior inductees are Payton Behr, Owen Janiszeski, Caitlin Kindt, Janice Oechsle, Sage Viessman and Marcus Vortherms. The eleven join last year’s…
  • November 26, 2024
    Gov. Tim Walz recently announced $112 million in federal funds to provide energy assistance to income-eligible Minnesota homeowners and renters to help keep their homes warm this winter.  “In our coldest months, higher utility bills can put a strain on Minnesotans’ budgets,” said Governor Walz.  “Our Energy Assistance Program makes a big difference in alleviating this pressure, ensuring that…
  • November 26, 2024
    Recently both Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report magazines announced “America’s Best Nursing Homes” for 2025. The Luverne Veterans Home was recognized by both publications. U.S. News evaluated almost 15,000 nursing homes across the country while completing their research. Their ratings were determined by nurse staffing, patient outcomes and whether steps known to be effective in avoiding…
  • November 26, 2024
    Luverne Elementary third-graders perform “The Grumps of Ring-a Ding Town” Friday afternoon in the performing arts center. The 74 students started the program “grumpy,” but the spirit of the holiday season lifts their moods by the end of the six-song program. Directors included Morgan Van Holland and Kira Degerness, who was making her debut as director at her alma mater.
  • November 26, 2024
    Who (or what) that shadowy figure is who’s playing the piano in the school music room after dark is solved during the six-song performance in “Phantom of the Music Room” by Luverne Elementary fourth-graders. The Friday afternoon performance in the performing arts center featured 86 students under the direction of Kira Degerness and Morgan Van Holland.
  • November 26, 2024
    Luverne A Honor Roll 1st Quarter Seniors: Keaton Ahrendt, Bethany Behr, Payton Behr, Kaelyn Braun, Zachary Brown, Jaycee Chapa, Tiana Franken, Caitlin Kindt, Brianna Kinsinger, Linkon Knorr, Nora Louwagie, Andrea Luitjens, Xavier McKenzie, Regan Mehlhaff, Emma Nath, Janica Oechsle, Corynn Oye, Katherine Pizel, Ella Reisdorfer, Layne Sasker, Carter Sehr, Hannah Sneller, Kylie Vander Lugt, Sage…
  • November 26, 2024
    H-BC A Honor Roll Quarter 1 Seniors: Cameron Allen, Beau Bakken, Sawyer Bosch, Isabella DeBoer, Gracie Fagerness, Jackson Gacke, Lukas Hubbard, Michael Martinyuk, Jack Moser, Harli Rozeboom, Kadence Rozeboom, Johnathan Tiesler, Lexxus Wessels, Amber Wiersema, Gracie Wilhelmi. Juniors: Micah Bush, Mya Erickson, Claire Knobloch, Jamin Metzger, Abigayl Olson, Austyn Pap, Sarah Prohl, Ella Sammons…
  • November 26, 2024
    Cooking a Thanksgiving meal will cost less than last year but will still be more expensive than before the pandemic. The American Farm Bureau Thanksgiving dinner survey provides a snapshot of the average cost of this year’s classic holiday feast for 10, which is $58.08 or about $5.80 per person. This is a 5-percent decrease from 2023, which was 4.5 percent lower than 2022. Two years of…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    November 20, 2024
    A two-person acting team from CLIMB Theatre spent all day Monday in each Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary classroom talking to students about brain health. “Brain health,” they said, is defined as “how the brain affects how we think, feel and act.” They illustrated through skits how to see the difference between a healthy brain (smiling, happy body language) and a brain that’s suffering (slumped…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    November 20, 2024
    Three houses in Hardwick are currently in violation of the city’s nuisance ordinance and owners will receive citations to make repairs or face possible demolition. One house, at 205 Prospect Street North, could be demolished as early as next month. Hardwick council members passed a resolution Nov. 12 ordering the razing of a hazardous building. Owner Daniel Van Hofwegen of Waukee, Iowa, will…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    November 20, 2024
    The Luverne Automobile Company history was spotlighted during the Rock County Historical Society’s annual meeting Monday night in the History Center in Luverne. History Center director Wendel Buys led the meeting, which attracted more than 60 people, in the new storage room that was recently constructed on the west end of the existing building. He reminded the group that the project was…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    November 20, 2024
    Motivational speaker, life coach, author and musician Reggie Dabbs spent time with Luverne students and families Friday after a week of wellness activities in school. Dabbs was born to an unwed teenager who considered abortion but then gave him up for adoption. He was raised in a nurturing Christian home and today talks to students about choices they have when faced with drugs, alcohol and…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    November 20, 2024
    In 2024, 20 Rock County organizations received a total of $66,490 in grants from the Luverne Area Community Foundation. Representatives of groups receiving grants include (front, from left) Wanda Jarchow with Rock the Edge and Luverne Lions, Tammy Loosbrock with Sanford Luverne, Marie LaRock with Rock Ranch, Tammy Johnson with the city of Hardwick, Stacy Schepel with Big Buddies of Rock County,…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    November 20, 2024
    Seana Graber, an LHS graduate and longtime educator, is the Luverne Education Association (LEA) 2025 Teacher of the Year. She was selected by her peers, and the announcement was made Monday afternoon in the middle-high school commons, along with the Friend of Education (see related story). The announcement kicked off LEA’s celebration of American Education Week. Becky Rahm, LEA co-president,…
Subscribe to News

You must log in to continue reading. Log in or subscribe today.