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March 13, 2024

This year’s unseasonable warmth began over the weekend and continued into Monday as temperatures rose into the mid-70s. “It’s just a nice day to be out,” said Schomacker, who enjoyed the outdoors after work. High temperature records were broken Monday in Sioux Falls (80 degrees…

By
Mavis Fodness
March 13, 2024

Improvements at Main Street and Highway 75 in Luverne are delayed a year, due additional infrastructure work planned for the project.

The estimated $4.4 million project to…

By
Mavis Fodness
March 13, 2024

Fifty years after the last Minneapolis Moline tractor rolled off the assembly line, enthusiasts of the prairie gold-colored machines are still celebrating its existence.

On…

By
Mavis Fodness
March 13, 2024

In five years the Luverne High School robotics team is starting to make an impact.

The 39-member LHS team earned the 2024 Impact Award March 2 at the Lake Superior Regionals…

By
Lori Sorenson
March 13, 2024

Contractors submitted bids last week to renovate the former Total Card building into Luverne’s Kids Rock! Child Care Center.

While the bids are still under review, members of Luverne Economic Development…

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Brenda Winter, columnist

A year ago, from atop a 10-foot snow pile in the field next to our house, I took an “aerial” picture of 5 feet of snow covering our backyard. I’m not usually 10 feet above the yard, so I thought the angle was interesting. It was March 12 and the day’s high was 39 degrees.…

March 13, 2024
By
RIck Peterson, general manager

From the cheap seats over the weekend I experienced the agony of defeat and the thrill of victory. Believe it or not, the agony and thrill happened in the same game.

Like most of the country, I have become a fan…

March 13, 2024
By
Scott Rall, Outdoors columnist

I spent part of the day today rounding up a few pheasants from some friends to add to mine. I am preparing my donation to the Mulligan Stew Feed hosted by the Round Lake Sportsman’s Club this weekend at Round Lake Vineyards.

I just smile when I hear people tell me that they won’t eat any…

March 13, 2024
By
Lori Sorenson, editor

I’ve made it a habit to pay for gas at the pump to avoid convenience store snacks and beverages, but when Luverne’s long-awaited Kwik Trip opened last month, I went inside to check it out.

Yes, the store lived up…

March 06, 2024

Obituaries

March 13, 2024

Patricia Ann McCormick was born October 20, 1931, to Howard and Blanche (Skarda) Jones in Jackson, Minnesota. She was the oldest of three children.

The Jones family lived on a farm southeast of…

March 13, 2024

Allan R. Top, age 75 of Hills, Minnesota, peacefully passed away on March 8, 2024, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills.

A funeral service is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Bethlehem Lutheran…

March 13, 2024

Gregory “Ox” Harold Johnson, age 54, of Luverne, died Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at his home.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A private service will be at…

March 06, 2024

A Celebration of Life Service for Cheryl Nelson, age 75, of Windom, will be held Tuesday, March 12, at 11 a.m. at LaCanne Family Celebration of Life Center in Windom with Pastor Adam Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Delafield Township Cemetery in rural Windom.…

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