In the Luverne Middle School commons area Saturday morning, Luverne teacher Amy Von Holtum (at top, at podium) pronounces the 25 words of the written spelling test to the 23 students participating in the 2024 SW MN Spelling Bee. Mavis Fodness/Rock County Star Herald Photo
Twenty-three of the best spellers in southwest Minnesota participated Saturday morning in the 2024 SW MN Spelling Bee hosted at the Luverne Middle School.