Arland “Swede” Anderson, 89 years old of Bloomington, Minnesota, passed away on Feb. 5, 2026. He was born Sept. 10, 1936, in Luverne, Minnesota. 

Loren James Forrest, age 82, of Luverne, died of heart failure at the home farm on Feb. 10, 2026. 

This past Saturday was Valentine’s Day… that sacred, terrifying, chocolate‑coated battlefield where men everywhere suddenly remember the wise words of Proverbs 4:7, “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.” And nothing motivates men to seek wisdom faster th

STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT 

FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

COUNTY OF ROCK 

Court File No. 67-PR-26-47 

In Re Estate of: NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR

The Luverne girls’ hockey team is heading to the state tournament after beating Marshall 3-2 in an exciting section championship game Tuesday, Feb. 10, in St Peter.

The Luverne gymnastics team placed second in the team section meet and qualified one gymnast for the state meet in St. Paul Feb. 20-21 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

The H-BC boys’ basketball team collected two conference wins over the past week to improve its season record to 20-2.

The Patriots beat Westbrook Walnut Grove 73-34 Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 70-46 Friday, Feb. 13.

The Luverne boys’ hockey team beat New Ulm 6-3 Thursday, Feb. 12, at home and fell 6-2 to Waseca Friday, Feb. 13, on the road in the Cardinals’ final two games of the regular season.

They finish with a 21-4-1 regular season record as they push on the section play.

The Luverne boys’ basketball team beat Worthington 65-52 at home Thursday, Feb. 12.

The Trojans took a 30-27 lead in the first half of the game, but Luverne switched gears and outscored the Trojans 38-22 in the second half to collect the conference victory.