Four area volunteer fire department teams went head-to-head Saturday afternoon in the inaugural Fire Department Water Wars in Hills during Hills Friendship Days activities.

For eight months, world-renowned wildlife photographer and Luverne native Jim Brandenburg coordinated the finding and restoration of a 1942 military Ford GPW jeep used 80 years ago in the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France.

On Friday, June 7, the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne celebrated the 30th anniversary of its opening in 1994.

The Plaza Committee of Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow hosted the third annual “Touch a Truck Night” Monday evening in the south lot of the Luverne Elementary School.

A group of worshippers gathered atop the Blue Mounds State Park Saturday evening for a modern-day version of Christ’s “Sermon on the Mount.”

Pat Baustian will face two challengers in his bid for re-election as Luverne mayor after Isaac DeBoer and Willy Baker also filed for election to the office of mayor.

As currently permitted, the local demolition landfill will be full in four years unless an agreement can be reached with state officials to expand the existing facility east of Luverne.

Meetings

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar toured the child care center under construction in Luverne Monday morning along with local leaders and a delegation from the USDA, which provided grant funding for the renovation.