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2024

  • June 12, 2024
  • June 12, 2024
    LSS meals at Generations   Monday, June 17: Beef pepper steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas and carrots, bread, oatmeal raisin cookie. Tuesday, June 18: Chicken a la orange, broccoli florets, rice pilaf, pineapple tidbits, dinner roll. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Presbyterian Church. Wednesday, June 19: Closed for Juneteenth holiday. Thursday, June 20: Lemon pepper chicken, brown rice…
  • June 12, 2024
    St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Monsignor Gerald Kosse, 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.  …
  • By Lori Sorenson
    June 05, 2024
    Luverne’s 40th annual Buffalo Days Celebration wrapped up over the weekend, with four days of events and activities for community participation. Rainy weather canceled Friday Night’s Cruise-In, which hasn’t happened since 2016, and numerous games scheduled throughout the weekend for the Junior Legion Baseball Tournament. “I am very sorry for all the work the Baseball Association put into…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    June 05, 2024
    Family members of the late Al Top will lead the 2024 Hills Friendship Days parade Saturday morning. Al, former fire chief for the Hills Fire Department, died in March and is being honored posthumously as this year’s parade marshal. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8. Top was selected by the HBCS (Helping Build Communities Stronger) committee, who organizes Friendship Days. “He…
  • By Jason Berghorst
    June 05, 2024
    A detour may be in place on a busy area of Highway 75 later this year.  According to action at the May 28 Luverne City Council meeting, the city will partner with the Minnesota Department of Transportation on a storm sewer project near Kwik Trip and Taco John’s. Plans are in place to construct a 30-inch storm sewer across Highway 75 at Gabrielson Road.  The work will require a detour for part…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    June 05, 2024
    Six out of the seven “at-will” employees of Luverne Public Schools received raises May 23 at the Thursday evening school board meeting. The raises are effective July 1. At-will employees (or those not under union contract) met with Superintendent Craig Oftedahl for one-on-one evaluation and salary negotiation meetings. A meeting with transportation director Brad Goembel has not been scheduled…
  • June 05, 2024
    Bremer: Artificial Intelligence is real Letter to the Editor: I am known by many to be a technology geek of the highest order. Artificial Intelligence is forging its way into our existence in so many ways. I, for one, detest that fact that AI takes over the jobs of real people (like our local DJs at the once local radio stations). In order to get any type of real assistance on the Internet,…
  • June 05, 2024
    The Rock County Historical Society presented its 12th annual “Tales from the Graves” and pie and ice cream social Sunday afternoon at the History Center. Local actors played the roles of featured “guests” who were prominent in Rock County history and helped to tell the story of the county’s past.
  • June 05, 2024
    Dispatch report May 25 •Complainant east-bound on Interstate 90, mile marker 20, Magnolia, reported an accident with property damage. •Complainant on E. Luverne Street reported disturbing the peace. •Complainant on 191st Street, Hardwick, reported suspicious activity. •Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue reported an assault. •Complainant on Luverne bike path reported lost property. •Complainant…
  • June 05, 2024
    LSS meals at Generations   Monday, June 10: Chicken salad on croissant, coleslaw, fruit. Half-Price Day sponsored by American Reformed Church. Tuesday, June 11: Chicken a la king, biscuit, mixed vegetables, lime-pineapple gelatin. Wednesday, June 12: Pork loin, baked yams, broccoli, cornbread, peach crisp. Thursday, June 13: Chicken and noodles, peas and carrots, bread, pineapple upside…
  • June 05, 2024
    Sevent students from the Luverne High School Class of 2024 each signed a Future Teacher Letter of Intent May 17 in a ceremony hosted by the Luverne Education Association. The students were able to share their reasons for going into a career in education, while the seasoned teachers shared wisdom about the path ahead. Brynn Rauk and Grace Anderson are the Class of 2024 Future Educators from the…
  • May 29, 2024
    Commencement exercises were conducted for 90 Luverne High School seniors Sunday afternoon in the elementary school gymnasium. Several seniors took the leadership in delivering key messages. Under the class motto of “Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it — Charles Swindoll,” seniors Tyler Arends, Kai Buss and Patrick Kroski delivered the senior address…
  • May 29, 2024
    Thirty-four students in the Hills-Beaver Creek High School Class of 2024 are awarded diplomas at the 59th commencement exercises Friday, May 24, in the secondary school gymnasium in Hills. Named valedictorian and salutatorian were Grace Anderson and Sylvia Fick respectively. Anderson, Fick and classmate Taylor Gehrke delivered the student address, focusing on the class motto of “Together we have…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    May 29, 2024
    Hills-Beaver Creek High School teacher and coach Dan Ellingson received the highest education association honor Friday night — Teacher of the Year. Hills-Beaver Creek Education Association member Haley Tollefson presented Ellingson with the honor during the H-BC graduation ceremonies. “Mr. Ellingson has been someone we all have learned from during this time at H-BC,” she said. “He is a leader…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    May 29, 2024
    Luverne’s 40th annual Buffalo Days Celebration is set for this weekend, with four days of events and activities for community participation. The lineup features classic Buffalo Days events like the Friday Night Cruise-In, Saturday morning run, Main Street parade and vendor event in the Courthouse Square. “We are excited to welcome everyone to Luverne this weekend,” said Luverne Chamber Director…
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