Hardwick celebrates annual Jubilee Days
Hardwick residents and visitors celebrated the town’s annual Jubilee Days Saturday and Sunday.
Rock County among 21 included in presidential disaster declaration
Rock County is among 21 counties included in a major disaster declaration approved Friday by President Biden.
Local Soil Health experts brainstorm for options as farmers consider next steps for flooded fields
As the realities of flood damage to crops come into focus, area producers are considering options for soil that was supposed to grow corn and soybeans.
Carson's Cause Truck Meet and Classic Car Cruise attracts over 120 and raises $27,000 Saturday
The second annual Carson’s Cause Car and Truck Meet at the Verne-Drive-In attracted more than 120 vehicles and raised $27,000 for local efforts to improve brain he
Disaster declared in Rock County
Preliminary estimates are over $2 million in public infrastructure damage as a result of the June 21-22 flood event.
Some areas receive 12+ inches of rain
Multiple rounds of torrential rain in Rock County and the tri-state area created significant flooding over the past week, wreaking havoc on properties and public infrastructure.
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- September 27, 2022Class A Parade: First Place: Murray County Central High School Second place: Garretson High School Class AA Parade: First Place: Sioux Falls Christian High School Second Place: West Central High School Class AA Field: First Place: West Central High School. Second Place: Lennox High School Outstanding Wind: West Central High School Outstanding Percussion: West Central High School Outstanding…
- September 21, 2022Click the candidate's photo to view their video interview. There are 15 candidates seeking election to four open seats with four-year terms. Michael DeBatesMichael has lived in the district for more than 50 years and works as a commercial and agriculture loan officer at First Farmers and Merchants National Bank. His wife is Samantha, and their children are Zoë, 21, Phoebe, 17, Audrie, 15,…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2022When church elders closed Blue Mound Lutheran Church in 1976, they vowed to meet once a year for renewed faith and fellowship. On Sunday about 100 former parishioners, their family members and interested friends gathered for the annual fall festival. This year they celebrated the 150th anniversary of the church’s founding. The Rev. Gary Klatt, retired pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2022Luverne’s first public art project was unveiled Sunday with the artists explaining the inspiration behind their one-of-a-kind artwork on 7-foot fiberglass nutcrackers. Retired art and media instructor Kim Schmidt unveiled “Maize” as a tribute to Luverne’s ag industry. “My belief is that Luverne would not be what it is today if it were not for the hardworking farming families and agricultural…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2022Faye Bremer blames the unintended collection of Tri-State Band Festival buttons on her late grandfather. Walter Greene worked as a bill clerk for the South Dakota Senate. Bremer inherited his bucket full of political campaign buttons and would casually toss the buttons from the Tri-State Band Festivals into the bucket. In honor of the band festival each year, Bremer displayed her button…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2022Twenty-three bands will perform Saturday in the 71st annual Tri-State Band Festival. The parade competition begins at 9:30 a.m. on Luverne’s Main Street. Fifteen bands will be part of the parade with bleachers available for spectators at the intersection of McKenzie Avenue and Main Street, where the judging station is also located. Ten bands will participate in Saturday’s field competition…
- September 20, 2022The 110-megawatt Walleye Wind Farm in western Rock County is taking shape with cranes assembling bases for 40 turbines across a 49-square-mile (31,000 acres) footprint. Starting in October, the turbines will generate $400,000 to $600,000 in annual local tax revenues and feed electricity to the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency through a 30-year agreement.
- September 20, 2022A correction to the Sept. 15, 2022, story “Remembrance of Luverne’s first AFS exchange student” about Philippe Piot. The pastors who were part of the 1957-58 AFS support team for Philippe were the Revs. Wesley Drummond and G.S. Helgeson, immediate predecessors to Wayne Hoffman and Stan Eyberg, who were incorrectly named in last week’s Star Herald article as being part of the AFS support team.…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2022A Luverne High School grad will be honored Oct. 1 at the Verne Drive-In for the outdoor movie theater closing night of the season. Carson Ehde, 21, assisted the Rozeboom family in operating the seasonal business. “He was there for our first night opener under new ownership and never hesitated to come back and help … even if I was being a bit bossy,” wrote Gracie Rozeboom in a post to the business…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 20, 2022
- September 20, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek High School seniors Taylor Huisman (left) and Cody Moser received the queen and king crowns and capes Monday night in coronation ceremonies at the high school in Hills. Members of the royal court are seniors Elly Klosterbuer, Amallia Ternus, Jenifer Martinyuk, Taylor Frederickson, Luke Fuerstenberg and Alex Harris. Class attendants include juniors Brynn Rauk and Carter…
- September 20, 2022Luverne High School students selected ten seniors, two of whom will be crowned king and queen of the 2022 Homecoming. Coronation takes place at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, in the school performing arts center. Various LHS Homecoming activities will take place during the week of Sept. 26-30 including a 4:30 p.m. volleyball game Thursday, Sept. 29, against St. James Area and the 7 p.m. Friday, Sept…
- By Dan Ellingson for the Star HeraldSeptember 20, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek football team continued their winning ways Friday night with a convincing 42-14 victory over the Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Coyotes to move to 3-0 on the season. The Coyotes fell to 0-3 in the loss on their home field. The Patriots jumped out to an early 14-0 lead after the first quarter. The Pates’ first touchdown came on an 18-yard pass from Sawyer Bosch to Brock Harnack…
- September 20, 2022Minnesota’s archery deer season opened Sept. 17, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters to make a plan for the season by considering safety, hunting regulations, chronic wasting disease and steps they need to take to process their deer. “The start of fall is an exciting time for hunters who are looking forward to deer season,” said Barbara Keller, DNR big game…
- September 20, 2022Pheasant numbers in Minnesota increased 18 percent from 2021 and exceeded the 10-year average by a similar amount, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ annual roadside pheasant survey. When the pheasant hunting season opens on Saturday, Oct. 15, bird numbers are expected to be strong. “The weather really cooperated this year in terms of producing favorable nesting…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 13, 2022“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Second Timothy 4:7 was the Bible verse of the day for young flag football players who gathered Saturday morning for the first game of the season. Every Saturday for the next several weeks, the west edge of Luverne will come alive with hundreds of elementary-age flag football players through the Fellowship of…
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