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Lori Sorenson
October 07, 2026

Luverne Public Schools inducted a new round of honorees into its Alumni Hall of Fame and Educators Hall of Fame Friday, Oct. 2, ahead of homecoming activities.

The alumni inductees were introduced in the Alumni…

By
Lori Sorenson
October 07, 2026

Harvest is in full swing for much of Rock County this week, marking the final stretch of what’s arguably been a challenging growing season.

Until Sept. 1, local fields were parched and withering from persistent…

By
Lori Sorenson
October 07, 2026

Contractors have been given a five-day extension on completion deadlines due to September’s frequent rainy weather.

For example, the Barck Street intersection at Highway 75 was slated to reopen Oct. 3, and it…

October 07, 2026

There are five candidates seeking election to four open seats on the Hills-Beaver Creek School Board. They are incumbents Travis Helgeson, Ethan Rozeboom and Eric Uittenbogaard and challengers Dalton Engelkes and Stan Metzger.

…

October 07, 2026

The Nexus Vault in Luverne hosted two voice actors from the video game Overwatch on Sept. 24. Carolina Ravassa and Charlotte Chung (“Sombra” and “D.Va,” respectively) were on hand at the downtown shop for free autographs before they continued on to the SiouxperCon in Sioux Falls that weekend at…

Columns

By
Nicole Ronchetti

When I was 5 years old, standing outside of the elementary school and nervous for my first day of kindergarten, my mother did what so many parents do and gave me a hug.

Then, she kissed my hand and said that if I…

October 07, 2026
By
Tom Brakke, president, Tollefson Enterprises

Unlike other church buildings that are sold or demolished or left to decay once a congregation disbands, Blue Mound Lutheran Church has been lovingly maintained by former parishioners and their families.


Every fall they celebrate together, inviting the public to join them for…

September 30, 2026
By
Scott Rall, Outdoors columnist

I had a group of folks rally up with me this past weekend to do a little practice shooting with their shotguns. I have a variety of shooting stations equipped with different clay pigeon throwers. It totally blows me away at just how many bird hunters will hunt their favorite season and then just…

September 30, 2026
By
Lori Sorenson

It’s not often that reporters and photographers find themselves part of a story — being interviewed and recorded. 

And when it happens, it can cloud perspective. 

I’d been following Jason Lennox and his Recovery Road walk around the periphery of Minnesota. 

I read the…

September 23, 2026

Obituaries

October 07, 2026

Joyce Arlene Oldre, age 87, of Luverne, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2026, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10…

October 07, 2026

Robert "Bob" Reese, age 85, of Luverne, Minn., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, at The Cottage in Luverne. 

Memorial visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9,…

October 07, 2026

Doris Betty Stuckenbroker was born on March 30, 1929, on a farm in Rosedell Township of Rock County, Minn., to Julius and Josephine (Wybouw) VanLeirsburg. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Jasper, Minn., where she also attended Country…

October 07, 2026

   William (Bill) Neil Frakes, age 78, of Luverne, Minn., died Sept. 20, 2026, at the Veterans Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. Upon his death, the staff at the hospital did a code of honor procession through the halls of the ICU. A celebration of Bill’s life will be…

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