While the late spring has delayed many things, it has not postponed the arrival of baby bison at Blue Mounds State Park near Luverne in the southwestern corner of Minnesota, the Department of …
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Luverne Elementary School third-graders participated in a year-end Knowledge Bowl competition last week to review information they learned throughout the year.
Each third-grade …
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10 years ago (2003)
•Just in time for Memorial Day, Maplewood Cemetery Association has finished work on a 45-acre addition that more than doubles the size of the existing …
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Ellsworth High School celebrated prom over the weekend with the theme, “Under the Sea.” Pictured are (front, from left) Jonathan Beekman, Tyler Kurrasch, Shane Conklin, (back) Heidi …
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American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Chairwoman Beth Wieman (left) and VFW Auxiliary President Annabelle Frakes present the customary first poppy to Luverne Mayor Pat Baustian Monday. The paper red …
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Nate VerSteeg was recently hired as a licensed agent with Heidebrink and Associates Agency in Luverne.
He joined Heidebrink and Associates in March 2013 and assists customers with their …
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After nearly a year of no visible progress being made, Luverne’s 2013 Habitat for Humanity house is under construction on East Bishop Street. The basement was dug last week by W & N …
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Kenneth native Kyle Oldre was hired as the county’s new personnel director in March of 1993.
In a Star Herald interview in June of that year Oldre said, “I’m still the guy …
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The Gideons International is an organization of Christian men who, among other things, place Bibles in new hotels. The Gideons from Rock and Pipestone counties gathered earlier this week to …
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•Nature photographer Jim Brandenburg returned to his hometown, Luverne, this week to film the first burning of Touch the Sky Prairie.
Brandenburg has signed a …
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