Kahler Terrace coming back together
Workers from Kehm Contractors, masonry specialists from Omaha, Nebraska, began last week to piece together the Sioux Quartzite brick veneer on the Kahler Terrace a
Construction begins on child care center
The $7.2 million construction project is underway to renovate the former Total Card building into a community child care center in Luverne.
Jack's Basket reaches 10-year milestone
Ten years ago Kenneth native Carissa (Nieuwboer) Carroll started Jack’s Basket to make sure all babies born with Down syndrome are welcomed and celebrated.
Senior student council members serve breakfast as thank you to teachers
Seniors from the Luverne High School student council organized and prepared a hot breakfast for elementary and secondary teachers and support staff Tuesday morning.
Taubert debuts Sip of Joy CEO business
Prior to joining the Southwest MN Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) program last fall, Joy Taubert quietly made British pastries and hosted tea parties for her family.
Much need moisture delays spring planting, clears local drought threat
Spring fieldwork took off in Rock County and across the region in mid-April, but conditions changed in late April and early May after more than 3½ inches of rain fell over a two-week period.
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- April 18, 2023H-BC A Honor Roll Quarter 3 Seniors: Anthony Beaner, Olivia Bork, Devon Dysthe, Alexander Harris, Ellynor Klosterbuer, Jenifer Martinyuk, Britton McKenzie, Brayden Metzger, Cody Moser, Riley Sheppard, Amallia Ternus, Leif Tollefson, Joshua Wiersema. Juniors: Grace Anderson, Lanae Elbers, Sylvia Fick, Madison Gaugler, Taylor Gehrke, Kyler Hartz, Tahliya Kruger, Brynn Rauk, Justin Roelfs, Larissa…
- April 18, 2023The fifth-annual Love the Burger Battle, sponsored by the Rock-Nobles Cattlemen’s Association, starts Monday, April 24, and continues through Saturday, May 27. The Cattlemen’s Association will present the Love the Burger traveling trophy to the winner of the contest at 8 p.m. during the Buffalo Days Cruise-In on Main Street Luverne on June 2, 2023. Luverne participating restaurants will compete…
- April 11, 2023Over 100 happy Easter egg hunters took to Main Street in Magnolia Saturday morning in search of plastic egg-wrapped treats. The event, sponsored by the Magnolia Juniors 4-H Club, typically happens in the city park, but it had to move this year due to winter conditions. “It was such a change from last year, because the park was under snow,” said Laura Luitjens, one of the organizers. She said 4-H…
- By Lori SorensonApril 11, 2023The Rock River spilled its banks over the weekend in Luverne, sending water into Riverside Park on the north side of County Road 4 on Sunday and Monday. The Luverne City Park and Redbird Field escaped flooding, however, and by Monday morning water levels began to recede. According to the National Weather Service, the river crested just before 10 p.m. Sunday in Luverne at 9.9 feet. Moderate…
- By Lori SorensonApril 11, 2023Law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical responders and military personnel are trained to help victims in traumatic circumstances. However, despite their training, these professionals often suffer from the aftereffects of their regular exposure to life-and-death emergencies. Luverne’s Diane Sherwood and her Remember Rally nonprofit will host a conference April 20 to bring…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 11, 2023The former Total Card Inc. building on Roundwind Road in Luverne is now the temporary home for the Rock County Extension Service and Southwest Health and Human Services. Office workers moved across the street temporarily while a new heating and cooling system is installed and lighting is updated to LED fixtures in the 40-year-old county building. The $938,000 project by Johnson Controls is…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 11, 2023Weather delays and busy student schedules have plagued the 2023 speech season for Luverne High School, but a full team helped LHS repeat its second-place finish at last week’s subsection competition in Windom. LHS bested eight other teams for the runner-up position. Windom took the subsection title. Students who finished in sixth place or higher in their respective categories qualified for the…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 11, 2023Treat every alarm as real,” said Hills area fire chief Jared Rozeboom. A Hills family avoided possible carbon monoxide poisoning, thanks to a CO detector’s alarm. On Wednesday, April 5, the Hills Area Volunteer Fire Department received a call from a building contractor who was working in a Hills resident’s home. The homeowner was concerned enough to call the contractor about the alarm. “The…
- By Lori SorensonApril 11, 2023Luverne City Council members acted at their March 28 meeting to finance development of the Lopau Housing Addition. They approved a resolution issuing $1,720,000 in general obligation improvement bonds to make street and utility improvements to the development that will accommodate 24 residential lots. Northland Securities Inc., Minneapolis, is the city’s independent municipal adviser authorized…
- April 11, 2023Friends, family and the Luverne Area Chamber celebrated a ribbon-cutting Friday afternoon for Cardinal Moving, a business created by four Luverne High School students, Adam Ask, Marcus Vortherms, Marcos Diaz and Zach Overgaard. The new business assists area residents in moving household furniture, appliances and other items.
- By Mavis FodnessApril 11, 2023The financial condition of Southwest Health and Human Services continues to improve, six years after the agency had no money in the budget reserve. Director Beth Wilms told Rock County commissioners at their April 4 meeting that reserves at the end of 2022 totaled $10.5 million. “As all of you recall, I came on board in July 2017 and we were not financially healthy,” she said. “There were…
- April 11, 2023V&M Locker, Leota, recently received several awards during the Annual Minnesota Association of Meat Processors Convention March 17-18 The local meat locker received first place of 14 entries for the “Kid’s Choice Hot Dog Award,” chosen by children who attend the convention with their parents. V&M products also fared well in a product show where meat processors from across the state can…
- April 11, 2023Many farmers and applicators will soon apply anhydrous ammonia (NH3) prior to planting or side-dress after planting. Even with a rush against time and the weather, safety should never be compromised. Accidents involving anhydrous ammonia have proven how dangerous and deadly the chemical can be when not handled properly. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is providing the following tips…
- April 11, 2023Clarifying information was provided to the Star Herald for the story, “Hills-Beaver Creek School District voters weigh costs of bond referendum,” after the April 4 press deadline. The tax impact to ag property land owners of homestead and non-homestead properties under the Ag2School program will be $3.37 to $6.74 per acre based on the $10,000 per acre average market value in the district if the…
- April 11, 2023The Rock County Sheriff’s Office this week is observing National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, April 9-15.Every second week in April has been set aside to recognize and celebrate the work of telecommunicators helping to save lives every day by dispatching emergency professionals and equipment and rendering life-saving assistance to those who call 911. This week Sheriff Evan Verbrugge…
- By Lori SorensonApril 11, 2023Law enforcement and emergency responders were dispatched to a crash on West Main Street Tuesday morning when a pickup crashed into a garage on Davidson Street. The driver, 44-year-old Jesse Cody, Brandon, missed the curve at Rock County Opportunities and barreled across the boulevards to the northeast. The 2020 Chevy pickup took out a light pole and hit a tree at Main and Walnut streets before…
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