Dry conditions fuel grass fire
Fire departments from three different communities were on the scene of a grass fire north of Beaver Creek last week for over three hours last week.
Children hunt for Easter eggs in Beaver Creek
More than 1,200 eggs were “hidden” on the grounds of the Cidery at Blackshire Farms in Beaver Creek Saturday morning.
Luverne community mourns loss of world-acclaimed artist and native son
National Geographic photographer, filmmaker and environmentalist Jim Brandenburg died last week at age 79.
Construction work moves inside of H-BC Elementary
Eleven months after dirt work began for the new Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School in Beaver Creek, workers are focused on the inside infrastructure for the 57,4
PMP solar panels connected and producing electric power for pork processing plant
A 5,400-panel solar array is now producing electricity for Premium Minnesota Pork in Luverne.
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March 12, 2025Jen Wipf (center), owner of Rock River Apothecary, was awarded the first-ever Battle of the Beverages plaque and event hosted by the Luverne Area Chamber. Through the month of February, 16 businesses and organizations in Rock County offered a signature beverage for customers to try and vote as their favorite drink. Wipf’s featured drink was called the Electric Apple.- By Lori SorensonMarch 12, 2025Mike and Cheryl Cox will receive more than $21,000 in city funds for a façade improvement project at their Main Street Financial Services Building at 212 E. Main Street in Luverne. At their Monday morning meeting, the Luverne Economic Development Authority approved an application by Mike & Cheryl Main Street Property LLC for funding to complete a facade improvement project. The total…
By Mavis FodnessMarch 12, 2025Ag lessons are a little more hands-on at Luverne Middle-High School, thanks to a donation by the Luverne American Legion Post 123 and the family of the late Al Willers. Legion member David Banck said the Willers family donated $500 toward a one-time scholarship. Instead of selecting one student as the recipient, Legion members decided to benefit an entire class. Ag teacher Travis Bullerman…
By Lori SorensonMarch 12, 2025Generations hosted 16 teams Saturday for its popular Puzzle Tournament, with three different categories and team configurations and two rounds of competition. Participants could enter 300-piece two-person teams, 500-piece three-person teams or 300-piece adult and youth teams. Winners were determined by who completed puzzles in the shortest amount of time. Austin and April Spronk won in the two…- By Lori SorensonMarch 12, 2025A Luverne man is facing felony charges following a recent Rock County investigation into criminal sexual misconduct. Court documents state that 80-year-old R G Hensley, owner of the Cozy Rest Motel in Luverne, was charged with first-degree and second-degree criminal sexual conduct for illegal acts that allegedly occurred repeatedly between 2007 and 2017. According to the complaint filed in Rock…
- March 12, 2025The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Climatology Office is seeking rainfall monitors for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. The network includes more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide who measure precipitation in their backyards using a standard 4-inch diameter rain gauge. Participants submit their precipitation reports online. The data from backyard rain…
- March 12, 2025The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is now accepting applications for water storage grants to help make landscapes more resilient to severe weather events. Eligible applicants include soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, municipalities, counties, tribal governments and joint powers organizations. The state is experiencing more frequent and intense…
March 12, 2025Kadhim is a native of Iraq and in 2008 began classes at Washington High School in Sioux Falls, graduating in 2013. He attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion from 2018-2022, receiving a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice/sociology. Kadhim was hired as a Rock County deputy sheriff in August, after graduating from Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Worthington. He…
By Mavis FodnessMarch 12, 2025Twelve residents at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills prepared more than 1,000 meals in a volunteer activity that left them feeling a sense of purpose. Representatives from Then Feed Just One, a mobile food-packing organization based in LeMars, Iowa, traveled to Hills Feb. 22. They coordinated the assembly-line filling of plastic bags containing soy, dried vegetables, rice, vitamins and minerals.…- By Mavis FodnessMarch 12, 2025The Luverne High School speech team secured two team trophies from invitational tournaments on March 1 and 8. Redwood Valley Cardinal Invitational Nine LHS students earned awards at the Redwood Valley Cardinal Speech Tournament in Redwood Falls March 1. The team finished sixth out of 22 teams with 42 points. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton won the event with 136. LHS students earning recognition…
March 12, 2025Kindergarten through second-grade students at Luverne Elementary School spent last week as “Mitten Makers,” a residency program through the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul. The residency was sponsored through a KAHR Foundation grant. Guided by a museum representative, the students used the engineering design process (ask, imagine, plan, create, improve) to conduct tests on a variety of…
March 11, 2025Jennifer Nelson celebrates 6 years at the Star Herald office on March 11. She answered a few questions about her time at the Star Herald. 1. How did your journey with the Star Herald start? A good friend of mine saw the ad in the Announcer for the position and it was a perfect time in my life for me to apply. 2. Can you make a comparison between then and now? What was your role in the…
By Lori SorensonMarch 09, 2025Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow will host a community gala Friday night, March 21, to share information about current local initiatives. Jane Lanphere of the Luverne Chamber is helping to coordinate the event for LIFT. “We’re putting together a program we think people will be interested in,” she said. The gala at Big Top Event Center will start at 5 p.m. with a social hour. A Bluestem catered…
March 05, 2025The Blue Mound Figure Skaters competed at the Brookings Prairie Polar Blast this past weekend and brought home the second-place trophy, placing behind the home team. Pictured are (front, from left) Aliyah Tiesler, Braelinn Papik, Olivia Schneekloth, Lydia Jarchow, Ellianna Kopp, Remme Henning, Afton Nuffer, Madison Van Santen, Aida Nath, (back) Emma Schneekloth, Josalyn Hiebert, Madilyn Wenzel,…- March 05, 2025Minnesota’s 1,776 townships will host their annual meetings on Tuesday, March 11. These annual meetings occur every year on the second Tuesday in March, known as Township Day, and set townships apart from other forms of local government. At these meetings, residents of the townships will voice their opinions about local issues with other township residents and vote directly on their annual tax…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterMarch 05, 2025John Berdahl said a decision he made as a Hills-Beaver Creek student in the early 1990s set his life on a better path. Berdahl was the second speaker in H-BC’s National Blue Ribbon Alumni Talks series Feb. 20 in Hills. He told students he considered the potential costs of drinking the summer before his junior year. “An addiction won’t happen if you don’t have the first drink — that I was lucky…
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