November 2024
November 13, 2024Luverne High School 2015 graduate McKenzi (Wenninger) Klein was the featured speaker at the Veterans Day program in the performing arts center in Luverne Monday afternoon. Klein, a first lieutenant in the Army National Guard shared information about her own service and expressed gratitude for all veterans. “Joining the military takes courage,” she said. “You don’t know what sacrifices you’ll have…- November 13, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, Nov. 18: Smothered chopped steak, mashed potatoes, whole kernel corn, dinner roll, chocolate chip cookie. Tuesday, Nov. 19: Chicken a la king, steamed rice, parslied carrots, dinner roll. Wednesday, Nov. 20: Meatballs with spaghetti sauce and noodles, Italian vegetable blend, herb butter roll. Half-Price Day sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church. Thursday, Nov…
- November 13, 2024St. 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 SorensonNovember 06, 2024More than 400 heavy land records books are temporarily relocated to the former armory building in Luverne to accommodate remodeling at the courthouse. After the new National Guard Readiness Center opened near I-90 in Luverne last year, the state transferred ownership of the former armory on Freeman Avenue to Rock County. Plans are underway to move the Rock County Land Management Office (…- By Lori SorensonNovember 06, 2024The Star Herald went to press Tuesday afternoon as voters were still participating at the polls, but local election official Ashley Kurtz was keeping tabs on Election Day processes. “So far, all the polls have opened up with zero issues,” she said Tuesday morning. “All polling places, including the mail ballot precinct and the courthouse, have remained steady through the morning, and we expect…
- November 06, 2024Meetings Southwest Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in the Pipestone Pizza Ranch. Co-executive director of MCCL Cathy Blaeser will speak. Battle Plain Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Edgerton Ag conference room. Vienna Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the Kenneth Community Center. American Legion…
- November 06, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, Nov. 11: Beef stew, green peas, garlic cheese biscuit, apple crisp. Tuesday, Nov. 12: Herb baked chicken, mashed butternut squash, broccoli florets, dinner roll, chocolate chip cookie. Half-Priced Day sponsored by American Reformed Church. Wednesday, Nov. 13: Country pork tips with gravy, parslied noodles, capri vegetable blend, caramelized pears, herb butter…
- November 06, 202410 years ago (2014) •Federal monies are slowly coming into Rock County coffers four months after June’s extreme weather events left $4.3 million in infrastructure damages in its wake. Rock County is one of the first counties in the state to receive payments, according to Chris Nordeng, engineering specialist with the state’s Homeland Security and Emeregency Management Agency. Nordeng oversees…
- September 25, 2024Voting for the Nov. 5 general election began in Minnesota on Sept. 20. To be eligible to vote, a person must be 18 or older by Election Day, a U.S. citizen, a resident of Minnesota for at least 20 days, not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction, and not under a court order that revokes your right to vote. The 2024 general election is the first presidential election since the passage…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 17, 2024The 1915 Big Brown Luverne arrived in Luverne last week and will join the 1909 Luverne Thirty already on display at the History Center. The two cars are believed to be the only two produced by Luverne Automobile Company that are still in existence. They were made by the auto company started in 1904 in Luverne by brothers Al and Ed Leicher. The company manufactured passenger cars, mostly of…- November 26, 202310 years ago (2013) •When Carol Wieneke began her nursing career at the Luverne Medical Center 50 years ago, the clinic operated with only two other people, Dr. Donald Odland and Harriet Skattum. Sanford Health Systems honored Wieneke on Wednesday, Nov. 20, with a celebration of her half century of employment. “Sanford, our community and our patients are better having known her,” said Laurie…
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