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A $1 million six-unit hangar and taxilane construction project is included in next year’s airport capital improvement plan. Luverne City Council members approved the project and CIP at their Tuesday, Aug. 22, regular meeting. “This has been in the long-term plan for years, and this just follows the CIP,” said Mayor Pat Baustian. Council member Kevin Aaker serves on the airport board and said…

LHS sophomore Jaxon Lais returned home from football practice Wednesday morning to find smoke coming from his house on North Cedar Street in Luverne. He called 911 and then called his parents, Mark and Kari Lais. When firefighters arrived moments later, they noticed a thin curl of smoke coming from a small vent on the back side of the home. But when fire chief David Van Batavia entered the…

Luverne School Board members adopted a new five-year agreement between the district and the Luverne Hockey Club to continue interscholastic ice hockey Under the new agreement approved Aug. 24, the district will allocate more financial support to the 25-year-old program for boys’ and girls’ teams at the middle and high school levels. “We took on a little more expense on the school side,” said…

Luverne Public Schools welcomes five new teachers to its staff Tuesday, Sept. 5, when the 2023-24 school year begins. Three of the five teachers return to the site of their elementary and secondary years. Amy (Helle) Lysne said she “graduated as a Cardinal in 2007” before attending Minnesota State University – Mankato, where she received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a…

(above) Ben Serie celebrates winning the game against Plato 4-3, in the bottom of the ninth inning Aug. 26 in Delano. Serie beat the throw to home plate after teammate Derek Lundgren hit a line drive toward third base for the walk-off win.   The Luverne Redbirds are headed to the Sweet 16 of the 2023 Class C Baseball State Tournament. The Redbirds knocked off the Plato Blue Jays in a walk-off 4…

The Luverne cross country team started the 2023 season participating in the Beresford, South Dakota, XC Invite Friday, Aug. 25. Luverne was among 30 teams invited to the event at the Bridges Golf Course. “I was super proud of each and every runner today that had the courage to stand on the starting line and test their limits,” said Luverne head coach Peter Janiszeski. The Cardinals had six Top 20…

The Luverne volleyball team traveled to Fairmont for the Cardinals’ first game of the season Saturday, Aug. 26, taking three games 25-15, 25-19 and 29-19. Junior Amira Cowell led Luverne with 15 set assists, and junior Hannah Sneller had 10 set assists. Junior Ella Reisdorfer had nine kills for the Cardinals, senior Morgan Ahrendt had eight kills, senior Kira John had seven kills and senior Tori…

The historic Palace Theatre in Luverne once had exterior doors to protect the decorative tile, ticket booth and lobby entrance from the elements.  A project this fall will return exterior glass and doors and recreate a vestibule in order to keep snow, ice and cold out of the current entry way.  “This is a project that has been needed for a long time,” Luverne Mayor Pat Baustian said at a recent…

Tiny houses at the Luverne Campground are popular lodging options for travelers and locals alike.  Owners-operators Mike and Traci Davis built the nine houses on their property at the east end of The Lake in southwest Luverne.  “We started building them in 2019 and are just about done with them now,” Traci said.  “We designed and built them ourselves, did everything except the plumbing and…

The Luverne Jr. American Legion baseball team took third place in the 2023 Division II State Tournament Sunday, Aug. 6, in Granite Falls. At the state competition, Luverne beat Le Sueur 9-0 Friday, Aug. 4, lost to an undefeated Montevideo team 13-2 Saturday, Aug. 5, and beat Granite Falls 7-5 to take third place in the tournament. Luverne finished the season with a record of 17-7 under first-…

The Luverne Redbirds beat Hadley 5-2 on Aug. 2 and 13-2 on Aug. 7 to move on to the Region 13C championship. Luverne will play Jackson Aug. 9, 11 and 13 for the Region 13C championship. If the Redbirds win that series, they’ll have a first-round bye in the state tournament The Redbirds and the Bulls will play Game 1 of three at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Redbird Field. Game 2 will be at 7…

Kids are getting a kick out of fall soccer in Luverne with more than 200 players on 16 co-ed teams from Luverne, Hills-Beaver Creek and Edgerton. Organizer Michelle Raddle DeKam started the fall program four years ago when she noticed a local need.  “I was traveling with my son outside of town to have him play, so I decided to reach out to the Optimist Club for help in getting something started…

Luverne took the Region 13C playoff series against Heron Lake 2-0. The Redbirds beat Heron Lake 15-0 at home July 26 and finished the Lakers on the road 3-0 July 29. The Luverne Redbirds move on to the Final Four against the Hadley Buttermakers in a best-of-three series while qualifing for the state tournament. Luverne’s first game against Hadley will be at Redbird Field at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday…

The Redbirds swooped in and knocked Heron Lake out of the Region 13C playoffs, beating the Lakers 15-0 Wednesday, July 26, and 3-0 Saturday, July 29 in a best-of-three series. Here is a recap of other Region 13C baseball playoff action. Game 1 Wednesday July 26 Windom 6,  Hadley 3 Fairmont 10, Lakefield 0   Jackson 17, Milroy 0  Game 2 Friday July 28 Fairmont 10, Lakefield 0 - Martins win…

Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Luverne, Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 25-31.   Rock County Speedway July 29 Luverne, MN Rock County Fair Enduro Race Class A 1st-#46 Stacey Krohnberg, 200 laps 2nd-#78 Trey Anderson, 194 laps  3rd-#16 Scott Jones 189 laps 4th-#79 Carter Anderson, 185 laps 5th-#36 Andy Krohnberg,…