Jayson Delfs, Hardwick, appeared in Rock County District Court Monday on charges of third-degree murder and vehicular homicide related to the March 2025 fatal crash northwest of Beaver Creek. 

Luverne’s Junior Legion White and Red teams both gave up two games in double-header action this past week.

Luverne White fell 11-1 to Madison on the road June 23 and lost 4-1 to Worthington at home June 25.

ACE of Southwest Minnesota, an area nonprofit that serves aging population members across eight counties, celebrated its successes of the last year during an annual report presented to the Rock County Board on Tuesday, June 16. 

Two Luverne High School students attended Minnesota Boys State at St. John’s University in Collegeville June 14-20. 

Staff members with the Rock County Star Herald and Luverne Announcer were recently recognized by the Association of Community Publishers in the ACP Best of the Best Awards. 

Eleven Luverne Cardinal athletes were named to 2026 Big South All-Conference teams in baseball and golf.

Baseball honors go to seniors Jaxon Lais, Blake Sauer, Josh Hansen, Maddux Domagala and junior Maddox Miller.

Senior Landyn Lais was named all-conference honorable mention.

Rapid Speedway

June 26 - Rock Rapids, IA

Sportsmen

#142 Eric Gaul, Luverne – placed fourth in A Feature, finished third in Heat 2.

This week, three U.S. District Courts issued new rulings upholding current election laws across the country. 

•On June 22, the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia ruled that the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system violates federal law.