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Can you hear me now?

To some folks these two words are pretty scary.  These two words are “silencers” and “suppressors.” To others they are just the common names for a firearm accessory. Suppressors or silencers were heavily regulated starting in 1934.

On the Record Dec. 24-30, 2025

Dispatch report

Dec. 24

•Complainant eastbound on Interstate 90 at mile marker 10 reported an accident with property damage.

Dec. 25

Luverne teacher goes to Washington, D.C.

Luverne Middle-High School social studies teacher Sam Goldsmith was chosen to share one of her classroom lessons at the National Council for Social Studies in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

Celebrations Jan. 8, 2026

Brigitte Wieneke will celebrate her 75th birthday Saturday, Jan. 10. Greetings can be sent to 1018 N. Lindale St., Luverne, MN 56156.

Menu Jan. 12-16, 2026

LSS meals at Generations

 

Monday, Jan. 12: Herb-baked chicken, rice pilaf, peas and carrots, dinner roll, chocolate pudding with whipped topping. 

People in the News Jan. 8, 2026

Siebenahler retires from Air Force

1942: Cummings recalls opportunities in Middle West

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group and it appeared in The Rock County Herald on Jan. 29, 1942.

Remember When Jan. 8, 2026

10 years ago (2016)

James Dahlberg

James Poole Dahlberg, 75, of Morehead, Kentucky, died from complications of Parkinson’s Disease at the Life Care Center on Dec. 28.

Henry Zwaan

Henry Dale Zwaan, age 84, of Luverne, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2025, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne.

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