Tuff Home residents experience 'A Night on Mount Olympus'
The day after Hills-Beaver Creek High School hosted a junior-senior prom for students, residents from Tuff Memorial Home donned dresses and suits Saturday afternoon for their first
State offers info on 2026 Hwy 75 work
Minnesota Department of Transportation personnel were in Luverne Tuesday, April 23, to discuss the 2026 Highway 75 construction project.
'Marlene and Darlene without George'
“Marlene and Darlene” will return to the stage next week for another comedy performance to raise money for Generations.
Emerald ash borer officially reported in Rock County
Infestations of the destructive emerald ash borer have been spreading across Minnesota over the past 15 years, and on Monday the Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirmed the first sighting
LHS competes in world robotics
The Luverne High School robotics team earned a Judges Choice Award at last week’s FIRST Robotic Competition World.
Sled hockey comes to Blue Mound Ice Arena
The Siouxland Sled Hockey Association brought on-ice practice to the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne for the first time April 7 in honor of their newest member.
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- By Mavis FodnessJuly 11, 2023The annual Fourth of July celebration at The Lake in Luverne experienced cloudy skies and a rain delay while finishing with the well-attended fireworks display. “Other than the weather — which slowed down one of the triathlon events — the weather was good,” said organizer Traci Davis, who with her husband, Mike, head the Fourth of July committee. The potential for rain forced the band to set up…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 11, 2023Pastor Praveen Muthusamy heard about southwest Minnesota’s blustery winters, not knowing the severity of cold and snow until moving to Hills in October. Muthusamy accepted the open pastoral position at Hills United Reformed Church, moving his wife, Sharon, and daughter, Hannah, to Hills weeks before one of the coldest and snowiest winters hit the area. “The snow is pretty,” said the native of…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 11, 2023The Rock County History Center has acquired a new 6-foot-tall nutcracker that mirrors an existing 6-footer that greets visitors at Luverne’s 5,000-piece collection. The “King Red” German nutcracker, with an estimated value of nearly $6,000, was first given to the Alexandria Shrine Club to be used as a fundraiser for the Minneapolis Shriners Hospital for Children. It was brought from East Germany…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 11, 2023Luverne will celebrate Hot Dog Night for the 61st time Thursday, June 13. Since 1963, local businesses have thanked their customers by serving free hot dogs. More than 50 Luverne businesses and organizations will participate this year. “Over the years, the event has changed and responded to the current needs and opportunities,” said Jane Lanphere, Luverne Area Chamber director. “But one…
- July 11, 2023The Luverne School District has a new, more modern sign on the front lawn along Highway 75. The new sign is 20.5 feet high, 18.3 feet wide and two feet deep with a 10-by-18-foot Daktronic digital screen. It replaces the existing 1990s structure that had a 2-by-10-foot screen that was no longer working. The new free-standing sign is in the same vicinity as the old one and was made possible through…
- July 11, 2023The National Newspaper Association announced winners of the 2023 Better Newspaper Contest this week, and Rock County Star Herald editor Lori Sorenson is among the winning journalists. She penned the Sept. 22, 2022, editorial, “Suicide note from a grieving mother,” following the Sept. 13, 2022, suicide death of her 21-year-old son, Carson Ehde. The editorial received second-place honors among…
- July 11, 2023The Minnesota Department of Revenue announced this week the process to send 2.4 million one-time tax rebate payments to Minnesotans. This rebate was part of the historic 2023 One Minnesota Budget, signed into law by Governor Tim Walz on May 24, 2023. “This rebate will help millions of Minnesotans pay for everyday expenses such as groceries, school supplies, rent or child care,” said Revenue…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 11, 2023Luverne, Ellsworth and Rock Rapids fire departments were dispatched to a fire in eastern Rock County Sunday afternoon. According to Ellsworth Fire Chief Terry DeBeer, a storage shed and its contents were a total loss, and the fire spread to a nearby garage-machine shed, which were partially damaged by smoke and fire. He said the property owner, Scott Kooiker, was able to remove snowmobiles, lawn…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 04, 2023Years of emergency training and specialized equipment led to a successful grain bin rescue Wednesday afternoon in rural Rock County. “It feels really good,” Luverne Fire Chief David Van Batavia said after the incident. “Three guys were in the bin, and three guys came out. No one was injured.” Involved in the incident were Ron Fick, Jim Fick and Mel Fick at the grain storage facility at 1159 101st…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 04, 2023“Kids Rock! Child Care Center” is the name chosen for the community day care center in Luverne, and local leaders and organizers have launched a campaign to raise $1 million in donations to help pay for construction. “Kids are the center of this project,” said Luverne Economic Development Authority Director Holly Sammons, who has been instrumental in organizing the project and securing funding. “…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 04, 2023The first group of inductees into the new Luverne High School Alumni Hall of Fame have been named by the Hall of Fame committee. The Class of 2023 includes six individuals and one team. In alphabetical order, the honorees include: •The players, coaches and manager of the 1964 state championship basketball team. The team brought statewide fame to Luverne during an era when there was only one…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 04, 2023Luverne High School 2021 graduate Jayson Rops returned in May from Luneburg, Germany, where he spent the semester studying abroad at Leuphana University. Rops, who just completed his sophomore year at the University of South Dakota, studied in the city just south of Hamburg, Germany, from January to May as part of the University Studies Abroad Consortium. “I had thought about studying abroad…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 04, 2023Enore Boelman sat down with her first book in January, and six months later she’s read 50 of them. The 92-year-old Luverne woman is just one of a handful of Rock County Community Library patrons to finish the “50 States Challenge.” “I didn’t know I would be able to finish before the end of the year, but once I got started, I got into it,” she said. The Challenge requires patrons to read 50 books…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 04, 2023Bids to finance a portion of the $29.975 million needed for the new Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School in Beaver Creek came in with interest rates lower than anticipated. Five bids were submitted for the $20.5 million bond sale on June 20. Hilltop Securities of Dallas, Texas, submitted the lowest bid of 3.8352 percent interest. At their June 26 meeting, H-BC board members approved granting the…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 04, 2023Luverne City Council members approved a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district for the proposed multi-family housing project at their regular meeting June 27. The project in the Sybesma Addition would have 30 mixed income, two-story townhomes built along Highway 4 west of the current Rock Creek Townhomes on Oak Drive. The four-structure development would provide two-, three- and four-bedroom…
- June 27, 2023Nearly 200 children and their parents flocked to the Luverne City Park Monday night for “Squeals and Wheels,” a free summer activity coordinated by the Luverne Area Chamber. The event encouraged families to “bike, ride, walk or skate” to the park to visit animal friends from Tracy Area Animal Rescue and local 4-H families, the Raaks and Luitjens.
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