People in the News Oct. 23, 2025
Luverne utility employee completes high-level leadership course
First-graders perform Cock-a-Doodle Dandy!’
Luverne Elementary first-graders sing “A Fabulous Day” (below) to open their “Cock-a-Doodle Dandy” program Friday afternoon in the performing arts center.
New doctor joins eye clinic in Luverne
A new eye doctor has joined Dr. Sandra Carmen and the staff at Rock County Eye Clinic in Luverne.
Dr. Victoria Johnson started in January and has been seeing patients once a week on Mondays.
H-BC students perform ‘Do-Overs’ March 14, 16
Do you ever wonder what might have happened if you had said or done something differently?
Anonymity brings out Kafka's creative side
Hands are all you see in Connie Kafka’s “how-to” YouTube videos.
Community
- July 08, 2026Dispatch report June 24 •Complainant on N. Spring Street reported suspicious activity. •Complainant on 10th Avenue in Valley Springs reported weapons. •Complainant on Linden Street reported trespassing. •Complainant on Sioux Valley Drive reported lost/ found property. •Complainant eastbound on Interstate 90 at mile marker 6 reported a road and drive law issue. •Report of a road…
- By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJuly 08, 2026The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 11, 1942. The story of Mrs. Catherine Gilfoy continues from last week. Mrs. Gilfoy stayed at home with the children and took care of the stock, living in constant dread of blizzards, and prairie fires which seemed to be so frequent during that period. Hay and flax straw, used as fuel, also added to the fire hazard. Mrs. Gilfoy recalls…
- July 08, 2026Monday, July 13: Country fried chicken, cream gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, wheat bread and sugar cookie. Tuesday, July 14: Pasta pizza casserole, country vegetable blend, spiced peaches and dinner roll. Wednesday, July 15: Baked pork chop, pork gravy, scalloped potatoes, diced carrots, wheat bread and oatmeal raisin cookie. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Cattnach Insurance. Thursday, July…
- July 08, 202610 years ago (2016) •Schomacker Cleaning and Flooring is expanding to the former Luverne Style Shop building in downtown Luverne. The local company plans to open a retail store on the corner of Main and Cedar and will add the sales and service of major household appliances to its offerings. Schomacker Flooring and Appliance is expected to have a soft opening in mid-August and be fully open…
- By Pastor Jeremy Jacob, Blue Mounds Baptist ChurchJuly 08, 2026World Cup soccer has descended upon our country. The arrival of this global tournament has brought fans all over the world to experience our great country. For many of these fans, it’s their first trip to the U.S., and their response is priceless. They are so amazed at the size of our stores, the food we eat, the people they meet and the beauty of our country. Many want to stay here and not go…
- July 08, 2026St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502 www.stscl.org Father Joshua Miller, Pastor Saturday mass: 5 p.m. Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. Friday mass: 12:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www. stscl.org for more information. Luverne…
- July 01, 2026Dispatch report June 17 •Court was in session. •Rock County Sheriff’s Department issued a weather alert. •Complainant in Beaver Creek reported an accident with property damage. June 18 •A fire was reported on E. Luverne Street. •Report of a foreclosure sale on W. Luverne Street. •Complainant east-bound on Interstate 90 at Exit 406 near Brandon reported an accident with property…
- July 01, 2026The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 11, 1942. They could ration every article of food on the market today, and the public would have more to eat than did pioneer families on many occasions, according to Mrs. Catherine Gilfoy, former Luverne resident, who now resides in Lismore. Mrs. Gilfoy remembers when the main course of their meal was “stone soup,” made by boiling water…
- July 01, 2026Monday, July 6: Beef hamburger on a bun, baked beans, green beans, lime gelatin with pears. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church. Tuesday, July 7: Herb-baked chicken, rice pilaf, mixed vegetables, dinner roll and chocolate pudding with whipped topping. Wednesday, July 8: Scalloped potatoes with ham, corn, wheat bread, tropical fruit cup and peanut butter cookie. Thursday,…
- By Mark Eliason, Pastor of Palisade Lutheran ChurchJuly 01, 2026I am old enough to remember the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the United States. In case you need me to do the math for you, it was 1976. The celebrations of that year were enormous. It seemed that the celebration started in January and ran all the way through December. July Fourth fell on a Sunday that year, so churches had special services in honor of the 200th anniversary of the…
- July 01, 2026St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502 www.stscl.org Father Joshua Miller, Pastor Saturday mass: 5 p.m. Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. Friday mass: 12:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www. stscl.org for more information. Luverne…
- June 24, 2026Dispatch report June 10 •Complainant on Main Street and Freeman Avenue reported an outage. •Complainant on E. Warren Street submitted a tip. •Complainant eastbound on Interstate 90 at mile marker 10 reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on E. 3rd Street in Jasper reported a civil issue. •Complainant on W. Main Street reported an accident with property damage. June 11 •…
- June 24, 2026Monday, June 29: Barbecued chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, peas, wheat bread and brownie. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Cattnach Insurance. Tuesday, June 30: Diced turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, dinner roll and diced peach cup. Wednesday, July 1: Meatloaf, baked potato with butter and sour cream, broccoli, wheat bread and applesauce cup. Half-Priced Day sponsored…
- June 24, 202610 years ago (2016) •Thirty-six Luverne High School students and four chaperones returned Friday from a 10-day trip to Puerto Rico. The trip was organized by Luverne High School Spanish teacher Caroline Thorson as an extension of the lessons learned in her Spanish classes. “The students get to see and use the things they learn in class in an authentic situation,” Thorson said. The…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJune 24, 2026The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 4, 1942. I saw my brother leave for the Civil War; my nephew was in the Spanish- American war, then came the World War, worse than ever,” declared Mrs. Lucy Howard Hunter, of this city, one of the last if not the only living Civil War widow living in Rock County. Mrs. Hunter was a girl of 15 when the Civil War broke out. Her oldest…- By Walt Moser, Pastor of First Baptist Church, LuverneJune 24, 2026Have you ever sung the song “I’ll Be a Sunbeam”? It was written in 1898 by Ellen A. (Nellie) Talbot for a Sunday school convention. The first verse says, “Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, to shine for Him each day; In every way try to please Him, At home, at school, at play.” Remember the last time a sunbeam broke through the clouds after a thunderstorm? That sunbeam brings a ray of hope and a ray…
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