August 2024
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 28, 2024Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members toured the new elementary school site in Monday night in Beaver Creek where 15 percent of the precast concrete wall panels are in place. Currently 26 of the 200 panels that will make up the exterior walls of the building have been set. Workers began placing the 44,000-pound structures into place on Aug. 19. During Monday’s tour, R.A. Morton site…
- August 28, 2024Meetings Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, in the township hall. UMC hosts free community meal The United Methodist Church will host its free community meal at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, in the church fellowship hall in Luverne. All are welcome. A pickup option is available by calling 50-283-4529. SATURDAY, AUG County Tractor Ride Aug. 30 The 60-mile…
- August 28, 2024Dispatch report Aug. 17 •Complainant on N. Cottage Grove Avenue reported suspicious activity. •Complainant on west side of post office reported found property. •Complainant on Freeman Avenue and Hatting Street reported trespassing. •Complainant on County Road 4 between 160th Avenue and 170th Avenue reported an accident with property damage. •Assistance from another department was requested…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 28, 2024South Highway 75 in Luverne will be closed for storm sewer improvement and detoured for nearly two weeks starting next week. The closure is at Gabrielson Road near the Security Savings Bank corner between Kwik Trip and Subway. The detour will send traffic on Gabrielson Road, Commerce Road and Koehn Avenue. The City of Luverne and the Minnesota Department of Transportation are collaborating on…
- August 28, 2024Card showers Gene Gehrke will celebrate his 80th birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Greetings may be sent to him at 320 Spicer Ave. N., Jasper, MN 56144. Wayne Biever will celebrate his 90th birthday on Friday, Sept. 6. Greetings may be sent to him at 715 S. West Park Street, Luverne, MN 56156. Open houses Craig Rosenberg will celebrate his 70th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m…
- August 28, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, Sept. 2: Labor Day—closed! Tuesday, Sept. 3: Chef salad with turkey and ham, French dressing, mandarin oranges, dinner roll, cherry cobbler. Wednesday, Sept. 4: Meatloaf, baked potato, buttered corn, bread, fresh fruit. Half-Price Day sponsored by Christian Reformed Church. Thursday, Sept. 5: Hamburger on a bun with lettuce, tomato and onion, baked beans…
- August 28, 202410 years ago (2014) •Mike Jarchow recently returned home from Haiti where he helped set up a tent donated by his business to a school in a remote village. He and his wife, Wanda, own Jarchow Enterprises, which rents out tents, tables and other equipment for weddings, graduations and other events. Last summer he was at a Sioux Falls lumberyard looking for tent parts when he was approached by a…
- August 28, 2024DSU honor list Three students from Luverne, Ashlyn Johnson, Ethan Teunissen, and Cade Wenninger, were named to the academics list for the Spring 2024 semester at Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. To qualify, full-time students must achieve at least a 3.5 GPA. Northwestern College Lexie Severtson, Luverne, received a master’s degree in physician assistant studies from…
- August 28, 2024St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information. …
- 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…
- August 21, 2024Hardwick Fire Department hosts fundraiser meal The Hardwick Fire Department will host its annual pork chop fundraiser from 6-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, at Hardwick Community Hall. Pork chop meal is $10; rib tickler meal is $8. Tickets will be available at the door. ‘Equipt Luverne Christian School’ meeting Aug. 26 Organizers of the proposed “Equipt Luverne Christian School” will host a…
- August 21, 2024Card showers Erna Jessen will celebrate her 95th birthday Monday, Aug. 26. Greetings may be sent to her at 116 N. Estey Street, Luverne, MN 56156. John and Sheryl Heronimus will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Monday, Aug. 26. Greetings may be sent to them at 302 E. Veterans Drive, Luverne, MN 56156. Wes and Patti Pierson will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Friday, Aug…
- August 21, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, Aug. 26: Beef pepper steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas and carrots, bread, oatmeal raisin cookie. Tuesday, Aug. 27: Sloppy Joe on a bun, California vegetable blend, Italian pasta salad, fresh fruit. Half-Priced Day sponsored by First Presbyterian Church. Wednesday, Aug. 28: Pork loin, diced potatoes, green peas, bread, chocolate chip bar. Thursday,…
- August 21, 202410 years ago (2014) •Luverne High School graduate McKayla Schilling was recently recognized by the Army National Guard for physical fitness excellence following 10 weeks of basic training in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. She was the top female finisher in her company, with only two male recruits finishing ahead of her. At the end of her training, she received “The Army Achievement Medal for exceeding…
- August 21, 2024St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information. …
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 14, 2024Workers finished pouring concrete footings for the 57,400-square-foot new Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School in Beaver Creek last week as they transition to erecting the large pre-cast walls for the pre-K through fifth-grade facility. According to site construction supervisor Michael Beach, the individual pre-cast concrete panels will be trucked in and lifted into place by the crane now on site…
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