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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 28, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team won four out of five team matches this past week, putting their season record at 5-2 through Aug. 23. The Cardinals beat MCCRAY 6-1 and Yellow Medicine 7-0 on the road, Tuesday, Aug. 20. On Thursday, Aug. 22, the Luverne Cardinals hosted Lac Qui Parle, beating them 5-2, but fell to Montevideo 6-1 later in the day at home. On Friday, Aug. 23, Luverne posted a 4-3…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 28, 2024The Luverne volleyball team traveled to New Ulm for the Cardinals’ first game of the 2024 season Saturday, Aug. 24. “We played with some hesitation the first game, but came back and took control in the next three,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “Everyone got over their first-game nerves, settled in and did their jobs.” The Cardinals fell 27-15 in the first set and came back to win the next…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 21, 2024Four candidates are seeking election to three seats on the Luverne School Board for the Nov. 5 general election. Heather Johnson is challenging incumbents Ryan DeBates, Tim Jarchow and David Wrigg, who all filed for re-election to the board. “I do believe our current board is doing a good job, but I think it’s time to have a female voice back on the board,” Johnson wrote in a social media post…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 21, 2024Local voters narrowed down the candidates on the November general election ballot during the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 13. Luverne voters selected the final two candidates for mayor and North Ward city council races. In the mayor’s race, incumbent Pat Baustian and challenger Isaac DeBoer were the top two vote getters to advance to the general election. Baustian received 475 votes,…
By Lori SorensonAugust 21, 2024A former Luverne Public Schools teacher is leading an effort to start an income-based Christian school by September 2025. Brooke Van Essen left her 10-year Luverne Elementary School teaching job in June to pursue what she describes as a calling. “God has been speaking since 2019 to start a Christian school in Luverne that looks a bit different than the options we have in our area,” Van Essen…
By Lori SorensonAugust 21, 2024Kids Rock! Inc. nonprofit board has hired Dina Brown as executive director to oversee licensure and facility startup. Brown has nearly 30 years of experience in the child care industry and expertise in child care center administration. Her background is in early childhood education. She started as a preschool teacher and soon became a center director. Kids Rock! Board President Emily…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 21, 2024A childhood experience with her younger brother led to a 33-year career in education for Luverne’s Lynette Stensland. Stensland retired from Luverne Public Schools at the close of the 2023-24 school year after spending 21 years in the Luverne School District. Her interest in education was sparked by a favor to her mother. “One summer my mom asked me to tutor my younger brother, which I really…- By Mavis FodnessAugust 21, 2024Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster survivor assistance teams are currently canvassing damaged individual properties in Rock County. The canvassing of damage began Aug. 16 and is expected to take 10 to 12 days to complete. Damage would have occurred from weather events occurring June 16 to July 4, 2024. Local homeowners and renters could be eligible for damage reimbursement…
By Lori SorensonAugust 21, 2024Minnesota Congressman Brad Finstad (R-Dist. 1) was in Luverne Wednesday for discussion about soil health as it relates to the federal Farm Bill and legislation to boost renewable fuels. "I was impressed by the locally led effort of farmers trying to improve their land using sound practices and science,” Finstad said after the meeting. “Their acknowledgement of what works on one farm might not…
August 21, 2024Former Luverne Elementary School teacher and children’s author Shirley Harrison made an appearance Aug. 13 at the Plaza on Main in Luverne as part of the community’s series of summer afternoon downtown events. She read her message, “We All Need,” and gave away 75 signed copies of the book. Tammy Johnson, one of Harrison’s former students, attended the event with her granddaughter, Gracie…
August 21, 2024Lillian Peterson, 90, of Hills, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, surrounded by her family at Ava’s House Hospice in Sioux Falls. A Celebration of Life Service was at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in Sioux Falls. Visitation was from 2 p.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Graveside service was at 11 a.m. Monday…
August 21, 2024Marlene M. Erickson, age 88, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. Funeral service was held Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To view Marlene’s LifeTribute page or sign an online…
August 21, 2024Lori Lynn Boelman was born on Dec. 8, 1951, to Ecko Sr. and Ruth (Johnson) Boelman at the Rock Rapids Hospital in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She was raised first in Ellsworth, Minnesota, and then in Lismore, Minnesota. The family then moved to Hardwick, Minnesota. As a child, she enjoyed putting together puzzles and reading, especially about John F. Kennedy. Throughout her life, she possessed such a…- By Pastor Sarah Zender, Grace Lutheran Church, LuverneAugust 21, 2024Authenticity. It is a quality of God in that God is. God is God’s self. In the Old Testament, Moses asks God what God’s name is, and the reply is, “I am who I am.” (Exodus 3:14) God cannot be anything other than God. Jesus is also authentic. Jesus is both divine and human, which is a concept challenging to understand with the human mind, even if Christians embrace the truth of it. Jesus acts…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 21, 2024The Luverne Redbirds fell to the Kimball Express 10-0 in the first round of the 2024 Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament Saturday, Aug. 17, in Belle Plaine. With the loss, the Redbirds have been eliminated from the tournament and end their season with a 20-5 record. Kimball moves on to the Sweet 16 to take on the Foley Lumberjacks Saturday, Aug. 24, in Jordan. Against Kimball, Luverne…
By Lori SorensonAugust 14, 2024Certified nurse practitioner Jonathan Pap will soon move his Freedom Family Clinic from Sioux Falls to Luverne with a Sept. 4 opening date. “I have a strong patient base in southwest Minnesota, so it made sense to come back to Luverne,” said Pap, who lives in Edgerton with his wife, Darci, and their children. “I feel it’s an honor caring for people I know and love and maybe even grew up with…
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