Minnesota voters serving in the military or living overseas can still vote from anywhere in the world through UOCAVA voting. UOCAVA stands for the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. 

Luverne girls’ track team captured the Big South Small School Conference Title Thursday, May 7, in Luverne.

LHS edged out six other teams in 18 events for top team honors.

Dispatch report 

April 29 

•Complainant on N. Carol Street reported burning/smoke. 

•Complainant on W. Fletcher Street reported a civil issue. 

•Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue reported a disorderly. 

10 years ago (2016) 

•Al Willers is not a well-recognized name at Luverne Elementary School. He’s better known as “Grandpa Al.” 

Register by May 15 for Twins Trip on June 14. Fee is $140/person for this chartered bus day trip. 

Monday, May 18: Barbecued chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, peas, wheat bread, brownie. 

Tuesday, May 19: Swedish meatballs with brown gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, dinner roll, vanilla wafers. 

The Luverne Cardinals baseball team goes 2-1 the past week to improve to 14-2 for the season.

LHS beat Jackson County Central 13-1 on the road Tuesday, May 5, and split a double header with St. James at home Thursday, May 7, at home.

Fifth graders in Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek schools recently graduated from Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or DARE, an educational program that teaches young people about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.

The Luverne girls’ softball team played strong but fell in three games this past week.

LHS lost a 9-7 game to West Central at home and fell 3-2 and 12-5 to Redwood Valley on the road Monday, May 11.