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By Mavis FodnessMarch 13, 2024Fifty 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 March 21-23, the Minneapolis Moline Collectors Club winter show will be in Luverne at Big Top Tents and Events on Hatting Street. On Thursday the group can choose from nine tours with local businesses and/or collectors.…- By Lori SorensonMarch 13, 2024Contractors 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 Authority discussed highlights of the $6.4 million project at their Monday meeting. EDA director Holly Sammons said the project attracted competitive bids on most of the trade packages, which…
By Lori SorensonMarch 13, 2024Another lot has been sold in the Walnut Subdivision, this time to a local couple for art and storage uses, according to action at Monday’s meeting of the Luverne Economic Development Authority. Phil and Louella Voigt purchased a small triangle-shaped lot at 805 Walnut Service Drive for the purpose of constructing an L-shaped multi-use building for a workshop and storage rental space. This was…
March 13, 2024Seventeen bands and choirs from southwest Minnesota converge in Luverne Tuesday for the Minnesota State High School League Section 3A Subsection 10 Large Group Contest. Nine choirs and eight bands performed in front of three judges where the groups were evaluated on intonation, balance and musicianship. Each receives a score — superior, excellent, good or fair — from each judge. Participating…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianMarch 13, 2024The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on May, 11 1944. Did you ever wonder what you would have done if you had been caught away from home during the famous blizzard of 1888? Jim McDowell…
March 13, 2024Patricia 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 Jackson, where she attended rural country school through the eighth grade. She then attended Jackson High School, graduating with the class of 1949. Following graduation, she attended Mankato Teacher’s…- March 13, 2024Gregory “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 a later date.
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianMarch 06, 2024The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on May 4, 1944. John Gunderson explains coming to American in 1902, making his way to Wisconsin in October and working at a lumber camp. He was…- By Mavis FodnessMarch 06, 2024The Luverne High School speech team traveled toMontevideo Saturday, where six students earned medals. As a team, the school placed sixth in the small group category. Overall, 162 students from 13 schools competed in the speech invitational. Luverne placings included: •Informative: Jessika Tunnissen, first; Bridget Sandager, fifth. •Creative expression: Bri Kinsinger, third; Anna Reisdorfer,…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 06, 2024Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high school students have ended their mock trial seasons. Luverne tallied a 2-2 record while H-BC ended the season at 1-3. First-year Luverne coach Zoe DeBates said she is satisfied by the performance of her young team and the months of work they put into this year’s mock trial case. “Our season was cut shorter than we would have liked, but they did very well,”…
- March 06, 2024James A. Hamann, age 85, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, passed away suddenly on February 18, 2024. Jim was a 1956 graduate of Luverne High School. His career was in education as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent. He was with Edina Public Schools for 26 years. Services were February 27 at the Washburn McReavy Edina Chapel. Memorials are preferred to Luverne Dollars for Scholars,…
- March 06, 2024Patricia McCormick, age 92, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Monday, March 4, 2024, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be Thursday, March 7, from 5-6 p.m. with a prayer service at 6 p.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, March 8, at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Catherine Cemetery in…
- By Rev. Dr. Steven Voris, First Presbyterian Church, LuverneMarch 06, 2024Of the many different types of verbal and nonverbal prayer, intercessory prayer is the type that is pure love. There isn’t anything wrong with praying for oneself or praying for a close family member or friend. Jesus prayed for himself in John 17:5. However, when we pray for someone we don’t know, or for a troubling situation far away that doesn’t impact our daily lives, then that intercessory…
By Lori SorensonFebruary 28, 2024Local organizers are planning a “Woofstock” event for dogs and their owners on Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Luverne City Park. Luverne Area Chamber Director Jane Lanphere approached city council members at their Feb. 13 meeting to request permission for use of the public park for the event. “We have people interested in a dog park and we’re slowly looking into the possibility of that,” Lanphere told…- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 28, 2024Luverne took first place at Saturday’s Redwood Valley Speech Invitational in Redwood Falls. Nineteen Luverne students participated with eight students receiving medals. Luverne placed first in the small team division (under 20 entries.) “The team did great on Saturday,” said coach Gavin Folkestad. Those receiving medals by category included: •Discussion: Tyler Hodge, first; Makayla Oechsle,…
February 28, 2024Marta Jean Achterhof, 52, of Rochester, Minnesota, took her final bow on February 25, 2024. The last curtain fell on her inspirational, two-act life while she was at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, where she was surrounded by love and compassion. Act I of Marta’s life opened on May 16, 1971, in Luverne, Minnesota, when she became the third of four daughters born to Roger and Carole Achterhof. An…
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