People in the News
- October 13, 2020Beers graduates from St. Olaf Ryleigh Beers graduated with the Class of 2020 at St. Olaf College in Northfield with majors in history and art history. Beers, a 2016 graduate of Luverne High School, is the daughter of Brad and Jane Beers, Luverne.
- September 22, 2020Three Luverne High School students were recently elected to state offices with the Minnesota Family, Career and Community Leaders of America organization. Rylee Anderson was selected as state treasurer, Ella Lanoue, state vice president of resource development, and Hannah Baker, area president. Members of the state leadership teams will direct state FCCLA programming for the 2020-21 school year.
- September 08, 2020For the fourth time in six years Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest Fire) was named one of 50 winners in Prairie Business Magazine’s (Prairie Business) “50 Best Places to Work 2020” contest. This is the second time the company has received the award in back-to-back years. “It’s a huge honor to be featured among so many other successful businesses in our state, and even more so…
- September 08, 2020Bergin Flom, Luverne, has been named to the Spring 2020 semester dean’s list at the College of St. Benedict at St. Joseph. To be eligible, students must earn a 3.8 GPA on a 4.0 scale with a minimum of 12 graded credits. Bergin, a junior biochemistry major, is the daughter of Michael and Phoebe Flom, Luverne.
- August 04, 2020Bullerman named to UW-Platteville dean’s list Paige Bullerman, Adrian, was named to the Spring 2020 semester dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. Students must earn a 3.75 GPA on a scale of 4.0 for the honor. Bullerman is majoring in forensic investigation.
- July 28, 2020Area students make dean’s list at U of M Twin Cities Several area students were named to the dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities for the Spring 2020 semester. To qualify, students must earn a minimum of a 3.66 GPA on a 4.0 scale with at least 12 graded credits. The following students made the dean’s list: Luverne: Makayla Huisman, senior, food, agriculture…
- July 28, 2020Congressman Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) was virtually presented the 2020 Champion for Healthy Seniors Award by the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) recently. In the letter informing Rep. Hagedorn that he received the award, PFCD Chairman Ken Thorpe thanked the congressman for his commitment to Medicare coverage and for protecting those with chronic conditions in Minnesota. Rep.…
- July 21, 2020Raymon named to Northwestern dean’s list Garret Raymon, Hills, was named to the dean’s list at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, for the Spring 2020 semester. To qualify, students must earn at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale with a minimum of 12 graded credits. Raymon is a junior majoring in biology ecological science and is the son of Mark Raymon and Becky Byrne of Hills. SMSU Marshall…
- July 14, 2020Anderson named to dean’s list at ASU Jaydn Anderson, Luverne, has been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2020 semester at Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University in Tempe. To be eligible, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale with at least 12 graded credits. Gustavus Adolphus releases dean’s list Anika Gust, Toby…
- June 30, 2020Lake Area Tech names honor students Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, South Dakota, has named the president’s list honor students for the Spring 2020 semester for earning at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Students with an asterisk after their name earned a 4.0 GPA. Named were Kristoffer Severtson*, Kenneth, and William Stegenga, Luverne. H-BC grad wins bank drawing…
- June 16, 2020The Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs is proud to announce that Luke Schryvers, administrator of the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, was awarded the 2020 Eli Pick Facility Leadershp Award. This award is given by the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA), and only seven percent of facilities nationwide met the selection criteria for this award. “We congratulate Luke on…
- June 16, 2020DSU releases president’s list Several area students were named to the Dakota State University, Madison, South Dakota, president’s academic honors list for the Spring 2020 semester. To qualify, students must earn at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale with 12 or more graded credits. Named from the area are Marissa Fick, Josiah Luethje, and Austin Winter, Luverne; Sidney Fick, Beaver Creek…
- June 09, 2020DWU announces dean’s list Miah Kunkel, Adrian, and Ashley Bostic, Hardwick, have been named to the Spring 2020 dean’s list at Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell. To be eligible, students must achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale with at least 12 graded credits. USD honor students announced Several area students have been named to the dean’s list and the academic honors list…
- June 09, 2020Luverne nurse honored with DAISY Award Sheryl Remme, a nurse at Sanford Luverne, is being honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize extraordinary and compassionate care that nurses provide patients and families every day. Remme has worked in Luverne for eight years in surgery, obstetrics and education. She is also a…
- June 02, 2020Three Hills-Beaver Creek students and one from Luverne Middle School placed in the 2020 Southwest/West Central Creative Writing Contest. H-BC seventh-grader Mazzi Moore placed first in non-fiction writing about Woodrow Wilson as “Most Influential President.” Kamron Kellenberger, an H-BC third-grader, placed first in poetry for “Robbers and Thieves.” A second-place finish was given to Brooklynne…
- May 26, 2020H-BC students selected for All-State band Hills-Beaver Creek High School sophomore Tess Van Maanen will perform in the Minnesota Music Educators Association All-State program. Sophomore classmate Tara Paulsen was selected as an alternate. Van Maanen, who plays trumpet, auditioned to be one of 565 high school students in one of seven All-State groups. She will attend a summer camp and later…
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