Hardwick
July 01, 2026Hardwick community members celebrated Jubilee Day Saturday with an all-school reunion, parade, inflatables, haybale toss, pedal pull and Main Street parade
July 01, 2026The early morning storms of Sunday, June 28, caused significant damage in some areas of Rock County. In Hardwick high winds downed trees that damaged properties and blocked roads, with community members spending much of the next day in clean-up efforts. Nearby farms and acreages also reported storm damage, with trees on structures, rooftops ripped off buildings and crops flattened and twisted…- By Lori SorensonJune 24, 2026Hardwick’s Jubilee Day celebration is this weekend, and it will include an all-school reunion and a chance to stamp another event in the America 250 Rock County Passport. This year the Hardwick Community Club has chosen the Hardwick All-School Reunion Committee and all Hardwick School alumni in attendance to be the honorary parade marshals. The parade will be at 7 p.m. on Main Street in…
May 27, 2026The Hardwick American Legion Post 478 hosted Memorial Day services Monday morning at the Hardwick Veterans Memorial in Hardwick with guest speaker Ed Borchardt, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Hardwick. Boys Stater Charlie Mostad shared a patriotic reading and Madi Christensen sang a vocal solo.
April 08, 2026The Easter Bunny made an appearance in the Hardwick community Saturday morning when roughly 60 children and their families enjoyed an Easter egg hunt along with prize drawings, Easter cookies and juice boxes. The event, hosted by the Denver Go-Getters 4-H Club and Zion Lutheran Board of Evangelism, was moved indoors in the Hardwick Community Hall, due to Saturday’s wintery weather. Tammy…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 17, 2025A large crowd gathered at the Hardwick Community Hall Saturday afternoon for the local community club’s Santa Claus Day. The 90-minute event featured comic magician Jesse Moffitt, Brandon, who selected audience members to assist him with various tricks. Prior to the visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, children decorated sugar cookies and made crafts. Everyone was encouraged to have a free…
November 19, 2025Timothy “Tim” Douglas Palank was born on June 22, 1980, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He grew up in Hardwick, Minnesota, and was confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne, Minnesota. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1998. He attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and then a semester at Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota, before he moved…- November 05, 2025Jonna Dull, age 86, of Hardwick, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Rock River Community Church in Luverne, officiated by…
November 05, 2025Nine “trunks” lined Summit Avenue in Hardwick Friday night for the first Hardwick Fire Department “Trunk ’n Treat” event that was successfully conducted between rain showers in temperatures that reached at best into the upper 30s. Organizers are planning to make the “Trunk ’n Treat” in Hardwick an annual event.- By Pastor Ed Borchardt, Zion Lutheran Church, HardwickNovember 05, 2025Do you recall the television commercial, “Is it Chinet?” The word “china” was a play on words to emphasize their strength and durability compared to a regular paper plate. The Chinet commercial claimed, “It takes five of these (ordinary) paper plates to stack up to the molded strength of one Chinet paper plate china.” I don’t remember the first time using a heavy-duty paper plate. I do remember…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 03, 2025Jayson Delfs, Hardwick, appeared in Rock County District Court last week on charges of third-degree murder and vehicular homicide related to a March 27 fatal crash northwest of Beaver Creek. Monday’s appearance was an omnibus hearing for the purpose of reviewing evidence in the case. However, Delfs’ attorney Charles Hawkins, Minneapolis, filed a flurry of motions on Aug. 19 ahead of the Aug. 25…
August 27, 2025Betty Vos, age 93, of Hardwick, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation was Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, from 4-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home Luverne Chapel. Funeral service was Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Luverne. Interment followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements were under…- August 20, 2025Betty Vos, age 93, of Hardwick, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation will be on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, from 4-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home at the Luverne Chapel. Funeral service will be on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Luverne. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 13, 2025A Luverne man appeared in Rock County District Court last week on charges of domestic abuse by strangulation, domestic assault and DWI — refusing to submit to chemical testing. The charges stem from two July 27 incidents in which law enforcement officers were called to 106 E. 4th Street in Hardwick for assault-related reports. The first one was at 12:42 a.m. when deputies responded to a call at…
- By Pastor Ed Borchardt, Zion Lutheran Church, HardwickAugust 13, 2025I was recently asked, “Why is church membership important?” I thought that was a very good question. I understand some churches no longer have a membership. I’m not sure of the reasons. I can also understand such a question when the sad truth is that less than 30 percent of membership in a church is active. Active means to participate in a regular worship service (two to three times per month)…
July 30, 2025Bryan Dale Fodness, age 67, of Hardwick, Minnesota, died Friday, July 18, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as the result of a motorcycle accident near Jasper, Minnesota, on July 11, 2025. Bryan was born February 23, 1958, to Charles and Lucille (Van Leirsburg) Fodness in Luverne, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm east of Hardwick. He attended Hardwick Grade…
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