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- Closure To An Iconic Year
With any luck, the flip of the calendar will also bring an end to the use of those two wordsclosure and iconicwords that hourly overuse by commentators and reporters has made meaningless anyway.
- Luverne WWII pilot featured in 'The War' dies
Quentin Aanenson, a World War Two fighter pilot from Luverne, Minnesota, who was featured in the Ken Burns documentary "The War," has died.
- U.S. Congress Could Start With One MN Senator
U.S. Congress Could Start With One MN Senator - 12/30/2008 6:01 PM In the U.S. Senate recount in Minnesota, Democratic candidate Al Franken is leading by 50 votes over Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.
- Fighter pilot, documentary filmmaker Aanenson dies
Quentin C. Aanenson, a fighter pilot whose wartime experiences helped millions of television viewers understand World War II, has died.
- No merry Christmas for cities, coun...
Minnesota cities and counties will be doing their part - willingly or not - to shore up a $426 million year-end state deficit.
- How We Met: Sparks fly at bonfire after long day packing
When Katie Dooyema completed her sophomore year at Bethel University in May 2004, her family came to St.
- Keeping Drunk Drivers Off Road With Gift Cards
Keeping safe during the holidays usually means bundling up, checking road conditions and buckling your seatbelt.
- Eating Isna t Option When Minnesota Corn Burns in Houston Cars
Mike Vis hooks a pump to a grain silo in Minnesota and siphons out enough of his corn to feed 91 people for a year.
- Report: IED Threat Known
A report released late Tuesday says military leaders did little to develop vehicles that might better protect U.S. soldiers from deadly roadside bombs.
- Minn. Farm Land Prices Moderating With Corn Prices
Bill Weber is owner and president of Jensen Management Inc., an appraisal company in the heart of Rock County a transition area across the divide into Iowa.
- MN Budget Deficit Worries Luverne Residents
We've seen the adverse effects of a slowing economy and now it's hitting the Minnesota state budget, hard.
- Fire Safe Cigarettes
"Fire safe" cigarettes, it's a new type of cigarette and in Minnesota they're now required by law.
- Council tables proposed side-yard ordina...
The Pipestone City Council on Monday tabled action on a proposed ordinance that relaxes side-yard requirement for lots in R-1 , R-2 and R-3 zoning districts.
- Company cutting 50 jobs
A Sioux Falls-based company that provides third-party credit card services will cut its work force by 50 workers.
- Gridpoint lands another smart grid deal
According to GreenTech Media GridPoint will use it's smart grid technology to help a Minnesota wind farm manage it's power storage.
- GridPoint Teams Up With NGK and Xcel Energy for Wind-to-Battery Project
GridPoint, Inc., a clean tech company whose smart grid software platform benefits electric utilities, consumers and the environment, recently announced that Xcel Energy selected GridPoint's software platform to ...
- Minnesota cooperatives join Eastern Farmers
BRANDON - Eastern Farmers Cooperative of Brandon has closed a gap in its service area by acquiring two Luverne, Minn., groups.
- Harnessing Wind Power
Southwest Minnesota is trying to lead the nation in becoming more "energy efficient". The Wind-To-Battery project is the first test project in the country to store power generated by wind farms.
- Free Christmas concert in Winsted features Rebekah Antoine
A free Christmas concert, to be part of the Winsted Winter Festival, will feature singer and songwriter Rebekah Antoine.
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City DescriptionLuverne is a city in Rock County, Minnesota, United States, along the Rock River. The population was 4,617 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rock County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km²), of which, 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²) of it is land and 0.29% is water.
Interstate 90 and U.S. Route 75 are two of the main routes in the city.
Rock County holds the distinction of being the only county in the state of Minnesota without a lake.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,617 people, 1,968 households, and 1,247 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,356.1 people per square mile (524.3/km²). There were 2,161 housing units at an average density of 634.7/sq mi (245.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.27% White, 0.67% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.
There were 1,968 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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