November
- November 12, 2025Dispatch report Oct. 29 •Equipment testing/drill occurred on N. Kniss Avenue. •Report of sudden death/body found on U.S. Highway 75. •Complainant on S. Water Avenue, Hills, reported a civil issue. •Complainant east-bound on Interstate 90, mile marker 6, near Beaver Creek, reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on E. Main Street reported suspicious activity. •Rock County Sheriff’…
By Calla Jarvie, Rock County Library directorNovember 05, 2025November at the library Holy cow, you guys, the library is busy this month. Normally I save the last couple of paragraphs for events at the library, but there’s so much going on in November, I’m going to use the entire article to talk about it. The Rock County Community Library is having its very own series of TED Talk showings! At 6 p.m. for three Mondays (Nov. 10, 17 and 24) the library will…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 17, 2025Students and staff at Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School won’t move into the new facility until Thanksgiving break. Superintendent Todd Holthaus told H-BC School Board members, staff and students of the delay on Monday. He met with RA Morton construction managers, and discussions placed the 57,400-square-foot building at 90 percent complete by the original Oct. 16 move-in date. “It wasn’t…- November 06, 2024Dispatch report Oct. 26 •Complainant at Redbird Field reported vandalism. •Complainant west-bound on Interstate 90, mile marker 19, Magnolia, reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on E. Brown Street requested patrol. •Complainant on Highway 75 and Warren Street reported an accident with property damage. Oct. 27 •Complainant on W. Hatting Street reported suspicious activity. •…
- October 30, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, Nov. 4: Chicken-fried steak with cream gravy, mashed potatoes, parslied carrots, dinner roll, sugar cookie. Half-Price Day sponsored by St. John Lutheran Church. Tuesday, Nov. 5: Beef stroganoff, parslied noodles, chateau vegetable blend, hot spiced apples, dinner roll. Wednesday, Nov. 6: Pork roast with pork gravy, candied yams, green beans, dinner roll,…
- October 23, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, Oct. 28: Baked pork chop with gravy, parslied new potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, oatmeal raisin cookie. Half-Price Day sponsored by Christian Reformed Church. Tuesday, Oct. 29: Chicken broccoli rice casserole, sliced carrots, apple crisp, dinner roll. Wednesday, Oct. 30: Salisbury steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower, dinner…
- December 13, 2023Dispatch report Nov. 30 •Complainant reported harassing communication. •Complainant reported a parking issue. •Complainant on Donaldson and Luverne streets reported truancy. •Subject was arrested on Rock County warrant. •Complainant reported suspicious activity. •Complainant reported disturbing the peace. Dec. 1 •Complainant at location reported disturbing the peace. •Complainant…
- December 06, 2023Dispatch report Nov. 25 •Complainant on W. Mead Court reported an issue with road and drive laws. •A warrant was issued on S. Second Street. •Complainant on Kniss and Cardinal Drive reported an accident with property damage. •Complainant on N. Britz Drive reported disturbing the peace. •Complainant west-bound on Interstate 90 at Adrian rest stop requested assistance from another department…
- November 29, 2023Dispatch report Nov. 18 •Complainant in Spirit Lake, Iowa, reported civil issue. •Complainant westbound on I-90 at mile marker 3 reported debris on roadway. •Complainant reported trespassing on property at Hwy. 75 and 171st Street, Hardwick. •Complainant on North Kniss Avenue reported suspicious activity. •Complainant eastbound on I-90, mile marker 19 near Magnolia reported driving…
By Lori SorensonNovember 26, 2023Concrete pouring is underway at Kwik Trip on South Highway 75 in Luverne after recent weeks of construction flurry. Company officials said Luverne’s Kwik Trip footprint will be 9,000 square feet located on 2.88 acres just south of the Econo Lodge Hotel near the intersection of Highway 75 and Gabrielson Road. The Luverne Kwik Trip will be open 24 hours per day, seven days a week, with 20 full-…- November 26, 2023LSS meals at Generations Monday, Nov. 27: Parmesan chicken, green beans, warm apple slices. Tuesday, Nov. 28: Tater tot casserole, mixed vegetables, warm peaches, dinner roll. Wednesday, Nov. 29: Baked ham, baked potatoes, carrots, bread, dessert. Thursday, Nov. 30: Turkey gravy over mashed potatoes, corn, dinner roll, warm fruit crisp. Friday, Dec. 1: Sloppy Joe on a bun, cheesy…
- November 08, 2023Bridal shower A come-and-go bridal shower for Alyssa Fick, bride-to-be of Micah Holtz, will be from 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Blessed Redeemer Lutheran Church, 705 S. Sioux Blvd., Brandon, SD. Card Shower Clarence (Harky) Hargesheimer will celebrate his 90th birthday on Thursday, Nov. 9. Greetings may be sent to 621 W. Warren Street, Luverne, MN 56156.
- November 08, 2023LSS meals at Generations Monday, Nov. 13: Chicken-fried steak and mashed potatoes with gravy, peas and carrots, bread, fresh fruit. Tuesday, Nov. 14: Chicken noodle casserole, broccoli, cinnamon baked apple slices, dinner roll. Wednesday, Nov. 15: Meatloaf, baked potato with sour cream, green beans, bread, dessert. Thursday, Nov. 16: Baked fish with tartar sauce, rice pilaf, California…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterNovember 09, 2021I’ve come to be something of a numbers watcher. Each weekday the State Department of Health releases coronavirus data, and I’ve been watching those numbers for more than a year. My daily watch mostly keeps tabs on the number of deaths in Rock County associated with COVID-19. As of Monday, we have had up to 24 deaths. Statewide, 8,862 Covid deaths have been recorded since March 2020. One number…- November 02, 2021Legendary jazz vocalist Norah Jones recorded “American Anthem” in December 2006 especially for the Ken Burns documentary film, “The War.” Jones’ piano- and-vocal interpretation of “American Anthem,” written by American composer Gene Scheer, became an emotional centerpiece for the documentary. Her haunting notes and Scheer’s poignant lyrics are an appropriate way to honor veterans throughout our…
By Brenda Winter, columnistNovember 02, 2021For more than a year, Luverne Minnesota Veterans Home staff kept the killer of the elderly, COVID-19, at bay. For more than a year they wore masks and shields. They got vaccinated and washed their hands. And then it came anyway. On Tuesday morning, Nov. 2, the Minnesota Veterans Home COVID-19 information line reported (47 on Sunday)_____ cases among staff and residents. As you and I have noted…
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