2024
By Lori SorensonOctober 02, 2024The Rock County Star Herald hosted a livestreamed and recorded candidate forum Wednesday, Sept. 25, from the new Star Media studio. The forum featured candidates vying for election to mayor and city council — in both the north and south wards. Isaac DeBoer is challenging incumbent Pat Baustian for election as mayor, and Josh Gangestad is challenging incumbent Dan Nath for election to the North…
October 02, 2024The first student council-organized “ABC” parade drew 53 Luverne High School students who drove “Anything But Cars” in the inaugural event Friday morning from the Luverne Ice Arena north on Donaldson Street to the school campus. Motorcycles were the most common ABC mode of transportation. Other modes included tractors, scooters, golf carts and even a race car, a bulldozer and a dump truck.- October 02, 2024Meetings Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, in the township hall in Beaver Creek. Luv1LuvAll Board will meet from 8-9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at SWHHS Community Room located at 2 Roundwind Road, Luverne. Luv1LuvAll is a Rock County non-profit with initiatives which include mental health awareness, a substance-free coalition, and children’s dental clinics. All are…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 02, 2024One last community get-together occurred Saturday afternoon at Jacobson Park in Hills. The Helping Build Communities Stronger (HBCS) community club members organized the event that included a Fall Festival with the fifth-annual Smoke Fest. “We just wanted one more get-together before winter,” said HBCS president Joseph Streeter. Eleven cooks entered the Chix ’n’ Chuck contest. Derek Haak from…- By Mavis FodnessOctober 02, 2024Luverne School Board members approved the district’s preliminary levy for taxes payable in 2025 at their Sept. 26 meeting The levy is set at $4.331 million, which is a $30,777 increase (.72 percent) over the current levy. This is the maximum amount allowed by the state formula. Superintendent Craig Oftedahl was pleased with the levy amount. “We like to keep it plus or minus a percent or two so…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 02, 2024Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School in Hills celebrates Oct. 7-11 as Homecoming Week. “Home Sweet Homecoming” kicks off Monday with coronation at 7 p.m. in the school gym. Queen candidates include Bailey Spykerboer, Emma Deelstra, Gracie Fagerness and Harli Rozeboom. King candidates are Talon Steensma, Gate Lacey, Cameron Allen and Lukas Hubbard. Seniors Gracie Wilhelmi and Beau Bakken are…
By Lori SorensonOctober 02, 2024Luverne hosted the 73rd Tri-State Band Festival Saturday with 19 bands participating in the parade and field events. “It was a wonderful day in Luverne to celebrate the 73rd Annual Festival,” said Chamber Director Kenzi Klein. “Thanks to all the bands and band supporters that attended this event. We firmly believe that every band participating was a winner.” Former Luverne Chamber Director…- By Lori SorensonSeptember 25, 2024Luverne will host the 73rd Tri-State Band Festival Saturday with 19 bands participating in the parade and field events. Parade competition begins at 9:30 a.m. on Main Street with 14 marching bands performing on the parade route. Bleachers will be available at the intersection of Freeman Avenue and Main Street by the judging station. Field competition begins at 12:30 p.m. on the Cardinal…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 25, 2024The Blue Mound Tower public housing building in Luverne recently received a perfect score of 100 percent on an important government building inspection last week. The National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate is a scoring model used by the U.S. Department of housing and Urban Development (HUD) and building manager Tammy Johnson said her entire team and residents deserve…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 25, 2024Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School in Hills is a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School. The announcement was made Monday by U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. H-BC Secondary is one of seven schools in Minnesota and 356 schools across the U.S. recognized for excelling in academic performance or making significant strides in closing achievement gaps among different student groups. H-BC…- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 25, 2024Editor's note: The 57-percent increase has been corrected to represent the exact cost of $325,000 or $326,000 a year. Exorbitant costs prompted Rock County commissioners to end a contract with the local Southwestern Mental Health center (SWMH) for the second time in two years. Commissioners unanimously agreed to sunset the agreement at their Sept. 17 meeting. Commissioner Greg Burger…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 25, 2024Luverne High School alumni and educators will be honored at 4 p.m. Friday Sept. 27, in the performing arts center for the 2024 Luverne Alumni Hall of Fame and the Luverne Educators Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The Luverne Public Schools Hall of Fame Committee inducted the first class of the Luverne Alumni Hall of Fame last year, and the first members of the Luverne Educators Hall of Fame…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 25, 2024Luverne High School seniors Payton Behr and Keaton Ahrendt were selected by their peers as the 2024 LHS Homecoming queen and king Monday night during coronation ceremonies in the performing arts center. Other senior candidates included Hailey Como, Caitlin Kindt, Maria Rops, Piper Wynia, Marcos Diaz, Linkon Knorr, Carter Sehr and Sage Viessman. Representing the underclassmen were freshmen Ellie…- September 25, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, Sept. 30: Beef pepper steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas and carrots, bread, oatmeal raisin cookie. Tuesday, Oct. 1: Herb chicken breast, mashed butternut squash, broccoli florets, dinner roll, chocolate chip cookie. Wednesday, Oct. 2: Country pork tips with gravy, parslied noodles, capri vegetable blend, caramelized pears, herb butter roll. Thursday,…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 17, 2024More than 300 people circled the Luverne City Park Saturday morning for the fourth annual Out of the Darkness Suicide Walk. “This day is an opportunity to create a safe space where people can experience and express their emotions around the complex issue of suicide,” said Stacy Schepel, who helped organize the event with a team of volunteers and sponsors. The walk raises money for research to…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 17, 2024Luverne students and staff will celebrate Homecoming 2024 next week, which concludes with the homecoming football game at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, against Blue Earth Area. This year’s theme is “We Got the Beat.” Coronation is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, in the performing arts center. The event will be livestreamed on CardinalVision and LuvTV. The event will select a king and a queen…
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