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September 24, 2025After more than a week without stoplights at Main Street and Cedar Avenue, motorists in downtown Luverne have been taking turns under the direction of a small, stationary stop sign in the middle of the intersection. According to city officials, hardware at the intersection needed to be replaced after a semitractor-trailer took a corner too close and clipped a pole. Work started a week ago but was…
September 03, 2025Lisa Trudeu celebrated 30 years of working at Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown nursing home in Luverne. Her co-workers hosted a party for her on Aug. 20 to celebrate the milestone. Trudeu, who is pictured with Mary Jane Brown administrator Tim Yeaton, started as a CNA and is now a TMA (trained medication aide). Administration remarked that 30 years ago she came in for an interview the day…- By Pastor Joe Steenholdt, Christian Reformed Church, LuverneAugust 27, 2025When you hear the word “work,” do you tend to associate it with words like tiring, burdensome, or frustrating? Personal experiences and cultural factors often influence our perception of work. For instance, the 1981 Loverboy ballad “Everybody’s Working for the Weekend” reflects the desire to merely endure the daily grind only to enjoy time in between work weeks. However, if we look to the Bible…
- September 17, 2024Continental Western Group (CWG), a Berkley company, has been named in the annual Best Places to Work in Insurance program. The program recognizes employers for outstanding performance in establishing workplaces “where employees can thrive, enjoy their work, and help their companies grow.” This is the third time in a row that Continental Western Group has been recognized for this achievement.…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 28, 2024A stretch of North Kniss Avenue (Highway 75) in Luverne received a temporary fix to smooth the bumpy surface. A paving crew with the Minnesota Department of Transportation spent Wednesday, Aug. 21, wedge-paving the right-hand wheel track on both the northbound and southbound lanes from Dodge Street north to Veterans Drive. The work is the result of the annual visit of MnDOT District 7 engineer…
By Lori SorensonNovember 08, 2023Rehabilitation of the historic Spring Brook Bridge began last week in Beaver Creek, and the gravel road east of town will be closed for several weeks until work is complete. The bridge had been showing signs of wear — cracking, pitting and some erosion underneath — and the Rock County Highway Department received grant funding to repair the historic structure. Prahm Construction, Slayton,…- October 03, 2016To the Editor: On behalf of the businesses and citizens of Luverne, we would like to thank the city of Luverne (council, administration and public works) for carrying through with the Luverne Gateway Project prioritized in the community revitalization plan adopted by citizens in 2010. Over six years ago on a snowy winter night, almost 200 community members met at the Blue Mound Banquet Center…
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