Ross Bergman, Kenneth, is a junior enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is majoring in biological sciences. Bergman was named to the Fall 2025 dean’s list. 

Several students from the area were named to the Fall 2025 dean’s list at South Dakota State University in Brookings. 

To qualify, students must be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours and earn a GPA of 3.5 or greater on a 4.0 scale. 

Winona State University names area students to the Fall 2025 semester dean’s list. To qualify, students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.5 or greater. 

Ella Schmuck, Luverne High School senior, was honored as runner up in the Sejong International Sijo Competition, a poetry contest. 

Sijo is a traditional three-line Korean poetic form (often 14–16 syllables per line, 44–46 total) that often includes a twist. 

Gerry and Bev McGuire were crowned Snow Week king and queen at the Mary Jane Brown-Good Samaritan Center on Thursday, Feb. 5.

Monday, Feb. 23: Country fried chicken with cream gravy, mashed potatoes, green peas, wheat bread, sugar cookie. 

Tuesday, Feb. 24: Beef stew, sliced carrots, apple dump cake, biscuit. 

Half-Priced Day sponsored by First Presbyterian Church. 

St. Catherine Catholic Church 

203 E. Brown St., Luverne; Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org 

Father Joshua Miller, Pastor 

For the first time in three years, the Luverne High School mock trial team resumed its bid Friday for a regional title after compiling a 3-1 season record. 

Jean Delores Paulsen Stradinger, age 96, died on Feb. 4, 2026, in Portland Oregon, after a brief illness.