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Henning Construction crews work on Highway 75 in Luverne near the Main Street intersection Tuesday morning, April 21. The road is currently closed just north of Main Street to just south of Dodge Street near the school. Lori Sorenson photo.

Highway 75 construction to affect summer events

 

 Several of Luverne’s biggest community celebrations will be affected by the Highway 75 reconstruction and its Main Street detour this summer. 

Hills farmers request city designate ag lands as rural service districts

Three landowners with agricultural property inside of Hills city limits are requesting that their parcels — a total of approximately 91 acres — be designated as rural service districts. 

Warm, dry conditions jump-start spring planting

Warm, dry conditions are allowing local crop producers to get a head start on planting for the 2026 growing season. 

Hills City Council considers offer for free public website

Hills resident Allen Saakyan presented a demonstration of what a new city website could look like during the city council meeting on April 14. 

City hosts annual spring clean-up days

Luverne city employees are in the throes of Luverne’s annual spring clean-up, which gives residents the opportunity to dispose of large or unwanted household items.

County at a Glance April 23, 2026

Meetings 

Town and Country Garden Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at the library. Topic will be Pollinators. Guests are welcome. Please RSVP by calling 507 669-2905. 

Giant nutcracker ready for assembly

 All the body parts of Luverne’s giant nutcracker are now ready to be assembled on the nutcracker’s base — which currently holds the boots, legs and torso — at Those Blasted Things in Luverne.

Blue Mounds programs and events are offered

Do you hear that? Spring is in the air with the sounds of migrating birds. Join the naturalist for Blue Mounds Birding for up to a one-mile walk around the picnic area as we practice our birding skills from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25.

Secretary of State Simon: Noncitizen voting is rare

It’s fair to want our election system to be secure, we all do. The good news is that the data show it already is. 

According to the Heritage Foundation Election Fraud Map, from 1982– 2025 there were just three convictions for noncitizen voting in Minnesota. 

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