Hills-Beaver Creek grad is guest Veterans Day speaker in Hills
Hills-Beaver Creek High School alumnus Wade Blomgren addressed students, staff and members of the public Monday morning as the keynote speaker for the annual H-BC Veterans Day Program.
'Little Shop of Horrors' takes Palace stage Nov. 14-16, 20-23
Green Earth Players (GEP) cast members admit their upcoming “Little Shop of Horrors” might be rated PG-13 compared with the family-friendly productions they typically
Energy companies host 'PowerOn Midwest' open house in Luverne Nov. 5
An open house Friday night at Generations in Luverne offered information for the community about a major transmission line planned in the region.
Blue Mounds to discontinue tipis as camping option due to cultural sensitivities
Tipis will no longer be a camping option at the Blue Mounds State Park after officials opted not to improve or replace the current ones that need maintenance.
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September 02, 2025Mavis Fodness celebrates 11 years at the Star Herald office on September 2. She answered a few questions about her time at the Star Herald. 1. How did your journey with the Star Herald start? My journey to coming to work at the Star Herald began 40 years ago with a college internship. I interned as a reporter and recall covering feature stories and developing film in the dark room. This long-…
By Lori SorensonAugust 27, 2025Last week’s heat wave broke Friday night just in time for Saturday’s fly-in and drive-in breakfast at the Luverne Municipal Airport, Quentin Aanenson Field. Under sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s, the City of Luverne and airport staff hosted the event for an estimated 600 people, including dozens of classic car drivers and nearly 50 pilots. The morning included an all-you-can-eat…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 27, 2025Unfinished construction projects have prompted Hills-Beaver Creek School District officials to make adjustments as the 2025-26 school year begins Tuesday. Preschool- through fifth-grade students will begin classes in what school officials now call the “old elementary” in Beaver Creek. “We’ll start just like we have in the past,” said Superintendent Todd Holthaus. Students and staff plan to…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 27, 2025Three months after purchasing the former Gevo Inc. plant in Luverne, A.E. Innovation debuted a partnership with a bio-processing firm to create green methanol. CapCO2 Solutions of Ridgeview, New York, will use the Luverne plant as a model to capture the carbon dioxide emitted during the ethanol-making processes and turn the waste product into methanol, a fuel commonly used in cruise ships.…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 27, 2025Luverne Schools will open the 2025-26 school year with improved technology for sharing information with students, parents and the public. The redesigned website at isd2184.net allows users to access the most current information from the elementary school, middle school-high school and community education. The current design replaces a platform put into place in 2017. “Our old website was great…- By Lori SorensonAugust 27, 2025Research shows that the odds of surviving a heart attack in a public place are 10 times greater in regions where thousands of ordinary citizens are trained in CPR. This form of bystander rescue is also applied in suicide prevention through QPR training — which teaches how to Question, Persuade and Refer to prevent a suicide. On Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 20, David Goehl-Manolis of the National…
- August 27, 2025SAIL classes in Beaver Creek SAIL classes are being offered every Monday and Thursday morning now until Oct. 23 at the First Presbyterian Church, 203 S. 3rd Street. Class leaders are A.C.E. Volunteers Nancy Lange and Pat Bender. There is no cost to attend these classes; however, donations will be accepted. For information or to register, contact Linda Wenzel, 507-283-5064. Blue Mounds…
August 27, 2025The city-owned parking lot at the corner of Main Street and Estey Street was milled off and resurfaced over the past two weeks, temporarily displacing dozens of motorists who use the lot daily. The contractor for the work was Duinink Inc. and the paving was done in conjunction with other local road projects. City crews completed striping last week.- By Lori SorensonAugust 27, 2025The Orthopedic Institute (OI) is opening an outreach clinic in Luverne through Freedom Family Clinic. “This expansion offers residents of Luverne and surrounding communities easier access to highly specialized orthopedic services without the need for long-distance travel,” a press release from OI announced Aug. 12. One year ago, certified nurse practitioner Jonathan Pap, a 20-year former…
By Lori SorensonAugust 27, 2025The Tuff Memorial Home in Hills recently achieved a rare five-star rating through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). A five-star rating signifies that the health care provider or facility has achieved the “highest level of quality and performance,” according to the CMS five-star quality rating system. And five-star ratings among nursing homes are relatively uncommon,…
August 27, 2025Traffic on South Highway 75 in Luverne was diverted this week for utility work at the railroad crossing near the carwash and Dollar General driveways. According to Ellis and Eastern manager Eric Berning, the work involved replacing the outdated crossing arms for improved visibility and technology. “The old system no longer had parts offered,” Berning said.
By Mavis FodnessAugust 27, 2025Two new teachers will join the Luverne Elementary School staff Tuesday when the district opens for the 2025-26 school year. Two resignations late last school year prompted district officials to replace existing staff after cutting five full-time teachers for the upcoming school year due to declining enrollment. While Hanna Walters and Ali Dinger are new to the Luverne district, they are not new…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 27, 2025Four new licensed staff will be in the Hills-Beaver Creek School District when the 2025-26 school year begins on Tuesday. Starting at H-BC in their first full-time positions as educators are Justine Sandbulte, Calvin Erickson, Taryn Rauk and Court Anderson. Justine Sandbulte is the school guidance counselor and school social worker. “I am eager for this new chapter,” she said. “I am looking…
August 27, 2025Roughly 650 people attended Saturday’s Ag Appreciation Night at Take 16 Brewing Company where they were treated to a free meal of burgers and pork and a free night of entertainment. The evening included inflatables for young families and music by Hills musician Allie LaRock (pictured on stage) as well as the Shirts and Skins, a five-piece variety pop/rock band out of Minneapolis. “We do this to…- By Kent Thiesse, Farm Management AnalystAugust 27, 2025August is typically the month of the year when we get the first producer survey yield estimates from USDA, as well as yield projections from major private forms. This yield data is gathered in different formats from producer survey and crop tours. There is not necessarily a method that has proven more accurate than any other, as all methods have some strengths as well as some limitations. As…
By Lori SorensonAugust 20, 2025A group of local leaders and donors have signed a purchase agreement on the historic downtown Power Fitness building with plans to renovate it for retail space. Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow (LIFT) is buying the 7,000-square-foot building from Brian and Ginger Beuning, Alexandria, who closed their business earlier this summer. It will reopen next spring as “Smith Mercantile,” a nod to the…
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