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Tamara Slegers

Tamara Ann Dobson Slegers, age 65, of Lake Benton, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2025, at Sanford ICU in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by her loving family.

Vickie Van Dyke

Vickie Van Dyke, age 62, of Hardwick, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in her home with family by her side on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. 

Fitness challenge raises $1,200 in memory of 1987 LHS graduate

The Blue Mound Ice Arena received a donation this week from participants in the “FIT25: Becker’s Love Health and Fitness Challenge” in memory of the late Craig Becker.

'The eye in the sky' applies a different way to hunting between seasons

This is one of those times of the year when a dog guy gets kind of bored. The ice conditions have been so sketchy that I don’t really feel all that great driving on the ice of the area lakes. More about this next week.

Church News Feb. 27, 2025

St. Catherine Catholic Church

203 E. Brown St., Luverne

Missed by that much!

Ever feel as if you missed out on something? You are hungry for that brownie, but the kids ate the last ones. You missed getting through the green stoplight by that much and now have to wait for the train, which is in slow motion.

Luverne places fourth out of 12 speech teams

A strong showing by the Luverne High School speech team at the Montevideo Thunder Hawk Speech Invitational was displayed Saturday.

Boys’ hockey team advances to Section 3A championship

The Luverne boys’ hockey team will advance to the section championship after two big wins in the past week.

Cowell, Winter represent Luverne at state gymnastics meet Feb. 21

Luverne gymnasts senior Amira Cowell and junior Kianna Winter participated in the 2025 MSHSL individual and all-around state tournament Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul.

Patriot boys claim 2025 Red Rock Conference Championship

The Patriot boys’ basketball team swept three teams to finish their regular season with a 23-2 record.

The Patriots beat Edgerton 72-47 at home Tuesday, Feb. 18, topped Heron Lake 80-41 on the road Friday, Feb. 21, and beat Adrian-Ellsworth 79-30 at home Monday, Feb. 24.

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