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
- April 22, 2026Dispatch report April 8 •Complainant on 2nd Street in Kanaranzi reported suspicious activity. •Request of property release. •Complainant on County Road 4 reported a road and drive law issue. •A fire was reported on Hatting Street. •Law enforcement responded to a disorderly on S. Kniss Avenue. April 9 •A fire call was reported on Brandenburg Street. •Rock County Sheriff’s…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianApril 22, 2026The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on April 16, 1942. Although he has retired from actual farming Matt Ryan, Luverne, this week’s Diamond Club member, still likes to think of himself as a farmer. “I was born and reared on a farm,” Mr. Ryan says, “and farming has been my business all my life.” Mr. Ryan was born in Benton county, Iowa, June 28, 1860, the son of Mr. and Mrs.…- April 22, 2026Monday, April 27: Lasagna roll-up with meat sauce, green beans, hot spiced apples, dinner roll, vanilla wafers. Half-Priced Day sponsored by St. John Lutheran Church. Tuesday, April 28: Herb-baked chicken, rice pilaf, peas and carrots, dinner roll, chocolate pudding with whipped topping. Wednesday, April 29: Scalloped potatoes with ham, corn, tropical fruit cup, wheat bread. Half-Priced…
- April 22, 202610 years ago (2016) •With the retirement of longtime Heartland Express employee Elaine Birkestrand set for Sunday, May 1, county officials have been discussing different options to fill her position. Heartland Express provides public transportation to families, older adults and people with disabilities. The countywide service began in 1991. Birkestrand began as a part-time bus driver in…
- By Pastor Praveen Muthsuamy, Hills United Reformed ChurchApril 22, 2026We read in 2 Samuel 11:1-2, “In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and…
- April 22, 2026St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org Father Joshua Miller, Pastor Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday daily mass: 5:15 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 Christian Reformed Church 605 N.…
- April 15, 2026Dispatch report April 1 •Law enforcement responded to a disorderly. •The Rock County Sheriff’s Department issued a weather alert. •A road and drive law issue was reported on Main Street in Steen. April 2 •Complainant eastbound on Interstate 90 between mile markers 7 and 8 near Beaver Creek reported debris. •Equipment testing/ drill occurred. •Complainant reported a scam. •…
- April 15, 2026Monday, April 20: Barbecued chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, peas, wheat bread and brownie. Tuesday, April 21: Diced turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, dinner roll and diced peach cup. Wednesday, April 22: Meatloaf, baked potato, broccoli, wheat bread and applesauce cup. Half-Priced Day sponsored by American Reformed Church. Thursday, April 23: Chicken, broccoli and…
- April 15, 2026Card Showers Joyce and Bill Sexton celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Tuesday, April 7. Greetings may be sent to 875 N. Lake St., #406, Wayzata, MN 55391. Bernie Brands will be celebrating his 85th birthday, Friday, April 17. Greetings may be sent to 303 E. 6th Ave., Beaver Creek, MN 56116.
- April 15, 2026H-BC A Honor Roll Seniors: Micah Bush, Caidence Ellis, Mya Erickson, Dania Hadley, Abigail Harris, Claire Knobloch, Jayden Kueter, Gavyn Leuthold, Jamin Metzger, Abigayl Olson, Austyn Pap, Sarah Prohl, Ella Sammons, Johsua Ternus, Gavin Voss, Eduardo Wegener, Isabel Wysong. Juniors: Katelyn Chesley, Edard Duncan, Brooklynne Hubbard, Makynzie Koller, Hailey Moser, Ava Rainford, Kailey…
- By Rev. Dr. Steven Voris, First Presbyterian Church, LuverneApril 15, 2026With a groan, Pastor Paul rolled over in bed, startled by the ringing of his cellphone. He groaned again when he saw the time was 5 a.m. With shaking hands, he picked up the call and did his best to sound wide awake. The voice on the other end of the line was chipper, “Yes, Pastor, this is Frieda Falter. You’ll never guess where I am.” With concern in his voice, Pastor Paul replied, “I hope…
- April 15, 2026St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org Father Joshua Miller, Pastor Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday daily mass: 5:15 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 Christian Reformed Church 605 N.…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianApril 08, 2026The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Feb. 9, 1942. Walking, an almost forgotten art, destined to return in months to come because of the rubber shortage and the “freezing” of bicycles, was the surest way of getting someplace when he was a boy, says August Hamann, Luverne, this week’s Diamond Club member. Nowadays, he states the average person rides to work if he has only 11…- April 08, 2026Monday, April 13: Cheese omelet, turkey sausage, red diced potatoes, diced peach cup and blueberry muffin. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church. Tuesday, April 14: Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, mixed vegetables, dinner roll and chocolate chip cookie. Half-Priced Day sponsored by First Presbyterian Church. Wednesday, April 15: Pork roast, pork gravy,…
- April 08, 202610 years ago (2016) •The historic Carnegie Cultural Center was filled with resonating tones of mallets on metallic and wooden bars of new instruments that were delivered Wednesday, April 6. Luverne Street Music purchased the instruments- metallophones, xylophones, glockenspiels and other percussion instruments - from the Guitar Center, Sioux Falls, with donated funds. Continental Western…
- By Pastor Jeremy Jacob, Blue Mounds Baptist Church, LuverneApril 08, 2026Just a few days ago, we celebrated one of the biggest holidays of the year, Easter. It’s a day to focus on the miraculous resurrection of Jesus from the dead. It’s a day of joy and happiness, a time when life is celebrated. The Easter celebration also highlights an unavoidable truth that we all face: death. Every day, and all around us, death constantly reminds us of this fact. These…
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