September
October 08, 2025Luverne Optimist Club members hosted their annual Optimist Club Fishing Derby Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Veterans Pond in Luverne. The event included hot dogs and $750 worth of prizes for participants. Pictured are (from left) Demetri Spillman, Brody Bailey, Charlie St. Clair, Jayden DeKam and Beau Paquette. (Shared image and information)
September 24, 2025Roughly 250 people circled the Luverne City Park Saturday morning for the fifth annual Out of the Darkness Suicide Walk. This year organizers centered around a theme of hope, according to Angela Nolz, who helped organize the event with a team of volunteers and sponsors. “Hope is what brings us together today — hope for healing, hope for understanding and hope for a future where no one walks…- September 24, 2025Apple giveaway at Prairie Alley Several varieties of apples are available at Prairie Alley throughout the season shared by friends at 308 N. Blue Mound Ave in Luverne. Donations are welcome. ‘The Boys in the Light’ book signing events Sept. 26-27 Author Nina Willner of “The Boys in the Light,” a book about Luverne’s Elmer Hovland’s role as a U.S. military leader in rescuing two…
September 24, 2025Luverne High School Homecoming Royalty visited the Kids Rock! Child Care Center Friday morning before settling in for a game of bingo with residents at the Good Samaritan — Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. The students were invited to stop at each location before returning to the high school, where an afternoon pep fest took place. Kids Rock! Director Sara Robinson said the children were in awe…- September 24, 2025Card shower Doreen Rollag will celebrate her 100th birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Greetings may be sent to her at 3008 E. Aspen Blvd. #501; Brandon, SD 57005.
- September 24, 2025LSS meals at Generations Monday, Sept. 29: Spaghetti noodles with meat sauce, Italian vegetable blend, green beans, dinner roll, gingersnap cookie. Tuesday, Sept. 30: Herb-baked chicken, mashed sweet potatoes, green peas, wheat dinner roll, Granny Smith apple. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Christian Reformed Church. Wednesday, Oct. 1: Smothered chopped steak, baked potato, sliced carrots,…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 17, 2025The fifth annual “Out of the Darkness” suicide awareness and prevention walk will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, in the Luverne City Park. The 2025 walk focuses on improving brain health in farming communities. “Farmers are tough, but it’s not an easy profession,” Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen recently shared on the MDA website. “From unpredictable weather to…
- September 17, 2025Meetings Battle Plain Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Edgerton Ag conference room. Library get-together Rock County Library will host the Great North Star Read Together event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. The event is a statewide celebration of the heart of every community: our libraries. All-ages are invited to stop at the library to read for…
- September 17, 202510 years ago (2015) •Steps will be taken as soon as next week to stop bats from inhabiting the Rock County Courthouse. At their Sept. 8 meeting, Rock County Commissioners unanimously agreed to hire Prestige Services, Canby, to bat-proof the entire structure. Cost will be $34,500. The board’s action is in response to a Sept. 3 letter from Court Administrator Denise Brandel to County…
By the National Alliance on Mental IllnessSeptember 10, 2025September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness, spread hope and spark meaningful action around one of the most urgent mental health issues of our time. During September (and year-round) the focus is on bringing discussion about suicide out of the darkness and into the open. The goal is to ensure that individuals, friends and families have access to the tools, resources and…
By Lori Sorenson, editorSeptember 10, 2025Saturday, Sept. 6, marked 11 years of marriage to a man who is an absolute gift in my life. He makes me laugh with his goofy humor, he steadies me with his solid strength, and his quiet generosity makes me a better person. I smiled while sorting photos of the two of us captured over 20-some years of adventures we’ve shared as a couple. At the same time Saturday, my sisters and I were texting…- September 10, 2025Dispatch report Aug. 27 •A fire was reported on County Highway 4. •Complainant eastbound on Interstate 90, just west of mile marker 14, reported debris. •Complainant on Highway 75 and County Road 1 requested roadside assistance. •Complainant on Oak Drive reported harassing communications. •Complainant reported a scam. Aug. 28 •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported fraud/forgery/…
- September 10, 2025LSS meals at Generations Monday, Sept. 15: Beef pot roast with beef gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, peach cobbler. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Security Savings Bank. Tuesday, Sept. 16: Swedish meatballs with brown gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, vanilla pudding. Wednesday, Sept. 17: Pork roast with pork gravy, candied yams, green beans, wheat bread, chocolate chip…
- September 10, 202510 years ago (2015) •A Luverne manufacturing company has acquired recent business accolades for workplace satisfaction and sales records. According to Prairie Business Magazine, “Midwest Fire demonstrates a commitment to being great and understands employees are its greatest asset.” The magazine named the Luverne business to its list of 50 Best Places to Work, which is compiled through…
- September 10, 2025St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Father Joshua Miller, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information. Luverne…
- September 03, 2025LSS meals at Generations Monday, Sept. 8: Baked pork chop with pork gravy, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, oatmeal raisin cookie. Half-Priced Day sponsored by St. John Lutheran Church. Tuesday, Sept. 9: Chicken cordon bleu, sliced carrots, green peas, Red Delicious apple, wheat dinner roll. Wednesday, Sept. 10: Salisbury steak with brown gravy, mashed potatoes, green…
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