September 2025

Dispatch report Sept. 24 •An outage was reported. •Complainant reported a pedestrian north of County Road 5, near Garretson, South Dakota. •A road and drive law issue was reported in city of Beaver Creek. •A fire call was reported on E. 4th Street, Hills. Sept. 25 •A scam was reported. •A road and drive law issue was reported on S. 4th Street, Beaver Creek. Sept. 26 Complainant on N.…

Dispatch report Sept. 17 •Report of a road closure. •Complainant on Highway 75 and County Road 7 reported debris. •Complainant on N. McKenzie Street reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on 110th Avenue reported suspicious activity. •Complainant on S. Summit Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, reported harassing communications. •Complainant on 110th Avenue in a field approach…

Four Luverne High School graduates and four educators became the newest members of the Luverne Educator and Alumni Halls of Fame Friday afternoon in an induction ceremony in the Luverne Public Schools performing arts center. Alumni included Tim Connell (’67), Dyan Ebert (’86), David Piepgras (’58) and Richard “Dick” Wildung (’39). Educators included Laurin Carroll, Gregg Gropel, Katie Hemme and…

Radisewitz: 'Best of luck to everyone during this AEP' Letter to the Editor: As the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) approaches, it is crucial for those 65 and older to pay attention to the upcoming changes. In late September, beneficiaries will receive the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) from their Medicare plan. For some, there will be slight changes, and their plan will automatically…

Dispatch report Sept. 10 •Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on U.S. Highway 75 reported an outage. •Complainant reported harassing communications. •A scam was reported. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported fraud/forgery/counterfeit. •Complainant on W. Interstate Drive reported theft/larceny. •Complainant on Interstate 90 reported a road…

10 years ago (2015) •Just in time for Highway 75 construction to wrap up in Luverne, community leaders are making plans for a “four corners” facelift at the stoplights on Main and Highway 75. The plan calls for small trees and shrubs, grassy green spaces, colored concrete, Sioux quartzite boulders, lighted signage and the long-awaited flag park on the southeast corner. “The goal is to grab the…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org Father Joshua Miller, Pastor Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information.   Luverne Christian Reformed Church 605 N. Estey…

DeBoer: City leadership failed us Letter to the Editor:   The “load control receivers” that are being replaced presently rely on a signal to be transmitted over the power line, via signal “injection” equipment to operate, versus the new equipment which will be able to operate from a wireless signal. This is important to know, as back when the east substation was upgraded, the signal injection…

Dispatch report Sept. 3 •A fire was reported on County Highway 4. •Complainant on 11th Street, Ellsworth, reported a sudden death/found body. •Rock County Sheriff’s Department assisted another department. •Complainant on W. Mead Court reported suspicious activity. •Complainant westbound on Interstate 90, mile marker 6, near Beaver Creek reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on…

LSS meals at Generations   Monday, Sept. 22:  Beef chili macaroni casserole, green beans, California vegetable blend, wheat bread, sugar cookie. Tuesday, Sept. 23: Scalloped chicken, green peas, sliced carrots, wheat dinner roll, blonde brownie. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church. Wednesday, Sept. 24: Diced turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, dinner roll, Red…

St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org Father Joshua Miller, Pastor Sunday mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday daily mass: 5:15 p.m. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information.   Luverne Christian Reformed Church 605 N. Estey…

Meetings Town & Country Garden Club will have its September meeting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Willow Century LLC Garden. We will tour the floral garden and if you so desire, you may pick your own bouquet. Cost will be by the jar, either quart or pint. Please call 507-669-2905 if you would like to attend the tour. The address is 980 140th Ave., Luverne. The Compassionate Friends…

Luverne High School students will soon begin construction on a fourth house through the city-school partnership, Today and Tomorrow’s Tradesmen (TnT). The lot at 716 N. Spring Street was cleared last week when the Luverne Fire Department burned down the property in a house fire training. The dilapidated rental house had been vacant for several years and was donated to the city earlier this…

Mollberg asks Congressman Finstad, do something – do  anything!   Letter to the Editor:   Congressman Brad Finstad, in a Facebook post you said, “Thank you to the numerous law enforcement personnel responding to this heartbreaking scene this morning. Keeping the students, teachers and all of Minnesota in my prayers in the wake of today’s horrific violence.” In my prayers? In my prayers?  I am…

Derek Werner is sworn in by Rock County Sheriff Evan Verbrugge Sept. 2 as commissioners watch. Werner was originally from Martin County and moved to Kentucky when he was in his early 20s. For more than a decade he worked in emergency medical services and later in corrections. An avid outdoorsman, Werner, who is single, has six children. He is now on patrol, having finished training after being…

Rock County Road 3 is closed south of Kenneth for a bridge replacement project, according to information from the Rock County Highway Department. The work includes removing the current bridge and replacing it with a 14-by-6-foot precast concrete box culvert. Contractors started the project Sept. 2, and work is expected to continue for four weeks, roughly through the week of Sept. 23. The…