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  • February 12, 2025
    Have you noticed anything different about the Star Herald lately? We haven’t lost weight or got new eyeglasses, but our new look is about that subtle and we hope our readers notice. We’re enjoying more vibrant colors, crisper graphics and better contrast on the pages. That’s because we switched to a new printer, White Wolf Web and Digital Printers in Sheldon, Iowa, and the new presses required…
  • By Mavis Fodness, reporter
    February 12, 2025
    Just before Christmas, an obsession began in our house thanks to the office holiday party. A Star Herald gift exchange resulted in a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle coming home with me. The intriguing “Coca Cola memorabilia” picture ultimately led to the opening of the box and clearing off the dining room table for my husband and me to work on it. As a result, we’ve finished 10 puzzles since mid-…
  • By Scott Rall, outdoors columnist
    February 12, 2025
    Who doesn’t like gifts? I don’t think there is anyone who doesn’t like to receive things of value. Some are small and have less meaning, and others might fall under a substantial inheritance. The gift giver makes a determination that the asset is better in the hands of someone else. The Minnesota State Legislature seems to really enjoy giving gifts of great value. The issue is that the gifts…
  • February 05, 2025
    Next week is Valentine’s Day, and Friday, Feb. 7, is the deadline to sign up for a giant frosted heart cookie for the lovers and loved ones in our lives. A thoughtful local nonprofit is hosting a creative fundraiser, “Cookies for a Cause,” to support their mission and to encourage thoughtful gifts timed with Valentine’s Day. Luv1LuvAll is a non-profit organization that addresses issues in the…
  • By Brenda Winter, columnist
    February 05, 2025
    The key to successful New Year’s resolutions is to make them so vague that success is ensured no matter the effort. Which is why, after six weeks, I’m keeping all of my New Year’s resolutions for 2025. One of my resolutions for the year was to go to the gym. All I have to do is “go to the gym.” That’s it. Find a parking spot. Boom. I am at the gym. My commitment “to work out” begins if I…
  • By RIck Peterson, general manager
    February 05, 2025
    I never considered myself much of a hat guy. That was until I was searching for a column idea, and as I looked around in my garage, I counted 13 hats and four more in the house … 17 hats in all, so that might make me a hat guy. With the exception of a couple of those hats, I have worn the rest at least once this past year. Four of the hats are for cold weather use. My snowblowing hat is one of…
  • By Scott Rall, outdoors columnist
    February 05, 2025
    Can you remember the very first game animal you ever harvested? I certainly can remember the first goose I ever shot, and I can tell you exactly where I was when I harvested my first duck. But for the life of me, I cannot remember my first rooster. I can remember my first rooster shot over a trained hunting dog. I have been blessed to have been part of many firsts for other new hunters. Most…
  • January 29, 2025
    According to the calendar, we just came through the darkest weeks of the year, Nov. 16 through Jan. 22, when the days are short, nights are long and temperatures are cold. It's no wonder the medical community recognizes SAD (seasonal affective disorder) as “a type of depression related to changes in seasons.” According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms start in the fall and continue through winter,…
  • By Lori Sorenson, editor
    January 29, 2025
    My sisters and I — all five of us — recently returned from a short Florida beach vacation. Cheap airline tickets in November prompted a flurry of last-minute travel plans, and our Allegiant, Airbnb and Turo reservations were quickly secured. We chose Fort Myers, because January temperatures are typically in the 70s, and our stretch of beach on Estero Island was restored from Ian in 2022 and…
  • By Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota State Patrol
    January 29, 2025
    With the holidays upon us, I wanted to share a message about distracted driving. Here is some information we recently shared on our Department of Public Safety blog. “It was supposed to be a routine trip for 20-year-old Megan Severson. On Oct. 17, 2019, Severson was driving from Preston in southeastern Minnesota to visit her boyfriend in North Dakota. But when she reached Highway 52 in St. Paul…
  • January 22, 2025
    The Star Herald editorial staff has compiled an assortment of “thumbs up” and “thumbs down” this week for small business investments, bad social media attitudes, family-friendly events and more. Thumbs up — to economic growth in Luverne and Rock County. In 2024 a record number of building permits were issued for new single-family houses in Luverne. Their construction value of $3 million is in…
  • By Mavis Fodness, reporter
    January 22, 2025
    Madi Oye’s kindergartners embarked on a special lesson this month. She’s seeking your help in garnering postmarks from all 50 states via the mailing of Valentine’s Day cards to her Luverne classroom. So far, her students have received 17 cards and have checked a dozen states off the 50-states list. With Feb. 14 three weeks away, we need to get our cards sent to the kindergartners sooner rather…
  • By RIck Peterson, general manager
    January 22, 2025
    I have a little bit of this and a little bit of that for you this week. First, I have to admit until the Caitlin Clark phenomenon, I didn’t pay much attention to girls’/women’s basketball. I watched as Clark took women’s college basketball by storm. I followed her throughout her first year in the WNBA. What I came to realize is that women at the college and professional level can really shoot…
  • January 22, 2025
    Harnack shares poem about refugees titled 'Just Like Me' Letter to the Editor:   “Just Like Me” They are forced to become a “refugee”. But, the more I think, the more I see. They want to be safe, they want to be free. And in many ways, they are just like me.   They bleed red blood, just like me. They breathe the air, just like me. They feel pain, just like me. Have a distant stare,…
  • By Scott Rall, outdoors columnist
    January 22, 2025
    The winter we never had last year has appeared this year, at least in the form of decent ice as a result of day after day of below zero temperatures during the overnights. Most of the local lakes in my area are at 14-15 inches of solid clear ice in most locations. I was up in northeast South Dakota a few weeks back, and the ice conditions there were very good. You will still see a few someones…
  • January 15, 2025
    With nearly 2,000 babies affected by birth defects each year in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz proclaimed January as Birth Defects Awareness Month in Minnesota. January is also National Birth Defects Awareness Month.   This year the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is joining with the National Birth Defects Prevention Network to highlight the “Every Journey Matters” campaign. The national group…
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