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.
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- May 27, 2026Dispatch report May 13 •Complainant eastbound on Interstate 90 at mile marker 16 reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant in Hills reported a road and drive law issue. •A fire was reported on E. 1st Street in Hardwick. •Complainant on W. Fairview Drive reported a garbage complaint. May 14 •Complainant reported lost/found property. •Complainant in Kanaranzi reported a road…
May 27, 2026The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on May 14, 1942. John Wulf’s story continues from last week. Mr. Wulf was one of 11 children, of which five died while children. He grew to manhood on his father’s farm, and with the exception of three months, all of his life was spent on a farm until he retired to move to Luverne, 15 years ago. He recalls the first field work he did was…- May 27, 2026Monday, June 1: Lasagna roll-up with meat sauce, green beans, hot spiced apples, dinner roll and vanilla wafers. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Christian Reformed Church. Tuesday, June 2: Herb-baked chicken, rice pilaf, peas and carrots, dinner roll and chocolate pudding with whipped topping. Wednesday, June 3: Scalloped potatoes with ham, corn, tropical fruit cup, wheat bread and peanut…
- May 27, 202610 years ago (2016) •Each year, in his role as Luverne High School counselor, Craig Nelson gives LHS freshmen a list of careers. The list includes college professor, Mars exploration scientist, director of scouting for an NFL team, retractable stadium engineer, professional dancer and Big Ten Coach, among others. Nelson then asks the students what all of these careers have in common. The…
- May 27, 2026Card shower Lorraine Becker will celebrate her birthday Sunday, June 7. Birthday wishes may be sent to 3210 E. Woodsedge St., Sioux Falls, S.D. 57108. Celebration of life A celebration of life for Robert Alan Heitman will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2026, at the Green Lantern Café in Hardwick, Minn.
- By Joshua Hayden, Pastor of Living Rock Church in LuverneMay 27, 2026I have been thinking about the word “rest” for a couple months now as I have been preparing for a season of rest. The leadership and members of Living Rock Church have gifted me a sabbatical this summer. A sabbatical, if you are unfamiliar with it, is a time of rest, replenishment, and to refocus on what God has called you to as a pastor. Here are some observations I have made from my own…
- May 27, 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…
- May 20, 2026Dispatch report May 6 •Complainant on W. Mead Court reported a garbage complaint. •A scam was reported. •Equipment testing/drill. •Complainant on W. Luverne Street reported a civil issue. May 7 •Complainant on E. 1st Street in Hardwick reported an assault. •Complainant on W. Main Street and E. Park Street reported suspicious activity. •Complainant on 100th Avenue and 71st Street…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianMay 20, 2026The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on May 14, 1942. “There’s nothing I’d like to do better right now than fire a steam threshing rig for four days,” declares John Wulf, this week’s Diamond Club member, Mr. Wulf had one of the first steam rigs in Davenport, Ia., vicinity before he moved to Rock county, and for 42 years operated his own threshing outfit. Although he has given up…- May 20, 202610 years ago (2016) •The short 145th Street in Vienna Township is a dead-end minimum maintenance gravel road. So when Terri Murphy noticed several cars with out-of-town license plates lined up near her acreage, she asked questions. As it turns out, they were birdwatchers — the kind who take their hobby seriously. They were gazing south over the pond (once a gravel pit) with binoculars and…
- May 20, 2026Jackie and Alan Altman will celebrate their 45th anniversary on Saturday, May 23. Karla and Bob Osterday will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Friday, May 29. Greetings may be sent to PO Box 712, Luverne, MN 56156.
- May 20, 2026Banck receives MRES scholarship Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) is proud to announce that Anna Banck, Luverne, has been selected as a recipient of the organization’s $1,000 scholarship. Banck will attend University of Nebraska- Lincoln, majoring in mathematics. Each year, MRES awards up to five scholarships of $1,000 each to high school seniors from MRES member utility service areas.…
- May 20, 2026Monday, May 25: Closed—Memorial Day. Tuesday, May 26: Diced turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, dinner roll, diced peach cup. Wednesday, May 27: Meatloaf, baked potato, broccoli, wheat bread, applesauce cup. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Main Street Financial. Thursday, May 28: Chicken broccoli rice casserole, sliced carrots, peach crisp, dinner roll. Friday, May 29: Potato…
- May 13, 2026Dispatch report April 29 •Complainant on N. Carol Street reported burning/smoke. •Complainant on W. Fletcher Street reported a civil issue. •Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue reported a disorderly. April 30 •Rock County Sheriff’s Department issued a weather alert. •Complainant reported threats. •Complainant east-bound on Interstate 90 at mile marker 11 reported a road and drive law…
- May 13, 202610 years ago (2016) •Al Willers is not a well-recognized name at Luverne Elementary School. He’s better known as “Grandpa Al.” Even his school badge reads “Grandpa Al,” as it has for the past 15 school years, where Willers has been a volunteer. His focus is helping elementary students with various math equations. “Math is used every day regardless of what they want to grow up to be,”…
- May 13, 2026Monday, May 18: Barbecued chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, peas, wheat bread, brownie. Tuesday, May 19: Swedish meatballs with brown gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, dinner roll, vanilla wafers. Half-Priced Day sponsored by First Presbyterian Church. Wednesday, May 20: Pork roast with pork gravy, candied yams, green beans, wheat bread, vanilla pudding with whipped topping. Half-…
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