All the body parts of Luverne’s giant nutcracker are now ready to be assembled on the nutcracker’s base — which currently holds the boots, legs and torso — at Those Blasted Things in Luverne.

Do you hear that? Spring is in the air with the sounds of migrating birds. Join the naturalist for Blue Mounds Birding for up to a one-mile walk around the picnic area as we practice our birding skills from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25.

It’s fair to want our election system to be secure, we all do. The good news is that the data show it already is. 

According to the Heritage Foundation Election Fraud Map, from 1982– 2025 there were just three convictions for noncitizen voting in Minnesota. 

Hills City Council members heard a recommendation to establish a fire escrow account during their April 14 meeting. The account would provide financial protection for the city in the case of a property owner abandoning a damaged structure after a fire. 

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a biannual, nationwide event sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). 

On a recent Sunday morning I put a frozen Stouffer’s family-size lasagna in the oven before we headed out the door for church. 

During the service, I mentally patted myself on the back for such good planning. 

To the editor: 

The City of Hills and City Clerk-Treasurer Connie Wiertzema are currently being sued for illegal public data practices. 

I have shared many of my life events and experiences with you over the years on this page. If you haven’t read or heard I announced my upcoming retirement at the end of July. I told my Star Herald family last week and now it’s your turn. 

To the editor: