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Luverne’s annual Winterfest Celebration featured all the classic holiday activities over the weekend, along with an appropriate dose of winter snowfall Saturday afternoon. “There was just a ton of stuff going on around town, and it went really well,” Chamber Director Kenzi Klein said Monday during the Chamber Annual Board meeting. The weekend kicked off Friday with the annual Story Hour at the…

Eunice Ruth Bartels, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Luverne. Eunice Ruth Kuhlmann born to William and Louise (…

Mary Ann Davis (McDowell), age 97, of Arden Hills, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Nov. 26, 2025. Born on Oct. 18, 1928, to Leslie and Ruby McDowell, in Luverne, Minnesota. She graduated from Luverne High School and attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mary Ann married her high school sweetheart, Gene Davis, and they enjoyed 76 years of marriage. She was a devoted mother of…

Edwin "Ed" Elbers, age 86, of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at Sanford Luverne Hospital in Luverne. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in…

Like most Christian pastors, I was frustrated with the commercialization of Christmas and the lack of spiritual meaning expressed during the holiday, UNTIL I served as a U.S. Navy Chaplain and understood, for the first time, that there is more than one correct way to celebrate Christmas. After all, President Ulysses S. Grant made Christmas a Federal Holiday in 1870, the only U.S. Federal Holiday…

First-year Luverne FFA member Charlie Mostad is already making an impact at the state level. Mostad, a junior, finished second at the regional FFA Farm Bureau Discussion Meet Nov. 12 in Okabena, and he’ll now compete at the state level. Luverne FFA adviser Travis Bullerman was in charge of the event and encouraged Mostad to be in the competition. “I was very nervous going into it,” Mostad said…

Darlene H. McClure, age 91, of Luverne, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne.  Visitation was from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne and also one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Bethany Lutheran Church, in Luverne, officiated by Rev. Andrew Palmquist. Burial followed the…

Julie Schuur, age 98, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society - Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A memorial service was at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Visitation was two hours prior from 1-3 p.m. Arrangements were under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. Please visit www.…

Alice Mabel Overgaard was born on Sept. 22, 1927, to Andrew and Katrine (Barstad) Tofteland on the family farm in Clinton Township, Rock County, Minnesota. She was baptized Nov. 28, 1927, and confirmed July 6, 1941, both at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Luverne. She attended Pleasantview Country School District 57 through eighth grade. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1945. Mabel went…

Luverne Area Chamber conducted a ribbon-cutting Saturday morning for the grand opening of Functional Nutrition on Main Street Luverne. Participating in the ribbon-cutting are (front, from left) Chamber director Kenzi Klein, owner Kathy Thomas, previous owner Tyler DeCesare, (back) Ashlyn Kundert, Lisa Mathis, Mary Lynn Benshoof, Annette Kundert, Andrea Fuhrer (holding Bella), Sheri Dirito, Sharla…

Nexus Vault owners (front, from left) Katrina Brown, Chris Brown, Tyler Johnson and Peggy Johnson (with Rayna) official opened their new business with a ribbon-cutting with the Luverne Area Chamber and the public. Pictured (in back, from left) chamber director Kenzi Klein, Garret Cattnach, Maddison Shield, Chip Cattnach, Travis Hubbard, Cassie Rose, Karen Johnson, chamber member Matthew Sterrett…

Students in Luverne’s Discovery Time Preschool got into the Thanksgiving holiday spirit by creating oversized turkey art last week. According to Discovery Time teacher Angie Janiszeski, the projects are made from “Texas snowflakes,” which are essentially giant coffee filters. “We learned about color theory as we mixed primary colors using a pipette (building fine motor skills) to squirt liquid…

Wayne Francis Biever, age 91, of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Funeral arrangements were under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, with a prayer service and sharing of memories at 6:30 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne.  A private family graveside service…

John Bosch Jr., age 92, of Luverne, Minnesota, formerly of Steen, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at the Reformed Church of Steen.  Funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at the Reformed Church of Steen with interment in the Eastside Cemetery near Steen.  …

A key theme running through the tapestry of scripture is that of a watchful God, intimately concerned with human affairs. From the Psalms to the Prophets, and into the New Testament, the Bible repeatedly assures believers that the Lord sees, knows, and considers every aspect of their lives, both public and private. Psalm 33:13-15 opens this perspective, describing the Lord looking down from…

Ethanol production is returning to Luverne, and officials celebrated Thursday morning, Nov. 13, with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting hosted by the Luverne Area Chamber. Earlier this month, A.E. Innovation purchased the former Agri-Energy ethanol production facility from Gevo. Beaver Creek native David Kolsrud is co-founder of A.E. Innovation and was also involved in starting the Agri-Energy ethanol…