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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 14, 2024The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team made history this past weekend at the 2024 Division II State Tournament in St. Charles. Though they placed second in the championship, falling 6-3 to Holdingford, this year’s Luverne Junior Legion team is the first to play for a state title. Luverne won their first two games in the tournament beating Ely 5-1 Friday, Aug. 9, and taking down the host team…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 14, 2024The Luverne Redbirds fell to the Fairmont Martins two games to one in the Region 13C Championship series this past week. Fairmont won the No. 1 seed and will have a bye in the first round of the state tournament. The Gopher League No. 2 seed Luverne Redbirds are scheduled to take on the Central Valley League No. 2 seed Kimball Express in the first round of the state playoffs Saturday, Aug. 17,…
August 14, 2024Sharyl Elaine Remme, age 71, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation was Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, from 4-7 p.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Mass of Christian Burial was Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Arrangements were under the care…
August 14, 2024Elizabeth “Betty” Olson, 96, of Luverne died Sunday, Aug. 11, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, with an 11 a.m. funeral service at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial is at Flowerfield Cemetery near Steen. Elizabeth Carmilla Johnson was born May 13, 1928, in Columbia, Montana. As an infant, she was welcomed into the loving home of Chris and…
August 14, 2024James “Jim” McClure passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Fridley, Minnesota. He was born to Agnes E. Hansen and Leslie A. McClure Sept. 30, 1937, in Luverne, Minnesota. Jim graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Business and was employed by Honeywell Aerospace & Defense Systems for 33 years. He managed contracts that supported military surveillance and aerospace…
By Lori SorensonAugust 07, 2024When Luverne Elementary School students return to classrooms this fall, one of their favorite familiar faces will be missing. Lucinda Rofshus retired this spring after 34 years of teaching, and she said she’ll miss her students and co-workers as much as they’ll miss her. “I’ll miss joking around and being in students’ lives,” she said. “You go to their hockey games or their t-ball games. ……
August 07, 2024The Luverne American Legion and the Hardwick American Legion each donated $1,000 to the Luverne Area Pickleball Association toward the purchase of another heavy duty outdoor pickleball net. With the new equipment, the Pickleball Association now has three courts with nets and lines to support pickleball games at the high school tennis courts in Luverne. Pictured playing at the new net are (from…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 07, 2024For the past two weeks, Luverne High School band students have been preparing for the upcoming marching band season. Freshmen began practice in late July followed by two weeks with all 48 band members learning music for both parade and field competitions along with various crowd-pleasing maneuvers. “We’ve had a lot of good time to spend on fundamentals, just how we’re placing our feet,” said…
August 07, 2024Joanne Klarenbeek, age 81, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation was Friday, Aug. 2, from 5-7 p.m. at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church. Funeral service was Saturday, Aug. 3, at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial was held prior to the service at Eastside Cemetery in rural Steen, Minnesota. Arrangements were…
August 07, 2024Patricia Jean (McClure) Ladd, age 83, of Luverne, died Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 3, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.- By Rev. Dr. Steven Voris, First Presbyterian Church, LuverneAugust 07, 2024The modern rejuvenation of the Olympic Games happened in 1896 in Athens, Greece, as 14 nations brought their best athletes to compete in sporting events and to strengthen ties between peoples. Through the years, the Olympic ideals have been honed to this taken from the Olympics website, “The three values of Olympism are excellence, respect, and friendship. They constitute the foundation on which…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 07, 2024The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team is headed to the 2024 Division II State Tournament after beating Sleepy Eye 12-7 in the sub state championship game Tuesday, July 30, in Springfield. The team is led by Redbird players Jake Haugen and Ben Serie, both second-year coaches at the helm of the program. “Through all my years of playing, I have had really impactful coaches like Mike Wenninger,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 07, 2024The Luverne Redbirds are heading back to state after defeating Windom 5-2 twice in Final Four series action. This marks the sixth straight year of state tournament appearances for the Redbirds. Luverne beat Windom 5-2 Wednesday, July 31, in Luverne and took the second game 5-2 in Windom Saturday Aug. 3. The Redbirds are scheduled to face Fairmont in the best-of-three Region 13C Championship…- July 31, 2024Name: Patrick Baustian Occupation: I am retired from the South Dakota Air National Guard and the United States Air Force with over 38 years of military service and over 35 years of federal service. How long have you lived in Luverne? I was born in Luverne and raised on the family farm northwest of Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1981. After joining the active-duty Air Force…
- July 31, 2024Dispatch report July 20 •Complainant east-bound on Interstate 90, mile marker 3, Beaver Creek, reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported an abandoned vehicle. •Complainant on 11th Street, Ellsworth, reported property damage. •Complainant west-bound on Interstate 90, mile marker 15, Luverne, reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant west-bound on…
By Lori SorensonJuly 31, 2024Local emergency personnel responded to a fatal motorcycle crash just west of Luverne on I-90 Tuesday morning. David Martin Houck, 41, of Durham, North Carolina, was traveling west on the interstate when his 2024 Harley Davidson motorcycle struck a road grader in the construction zone and died at the scene. Westbound traffic was backed up for miles for several hours, and motorists were detoured…
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