June 2024
- June 19, 2024Blood donations in Jasper June 19 The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Jasper from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 101 Spicer Street. Make an appointment to give at redcrossblood.org, 1-800-RED CROSS or with the Red Cross blood donor app. Plaza events •Luv1LuvAll will host a “Kids Music Party” from 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at the…
- June 19, 2024Dispatch report June 8 •Complainant in Hills reported found property. •Complainant northbound on Highway 75 near the Iowa line reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on 41st Street and 50th Avenue reported suspicious activity. •Complainant on 110th Avenue reported a garbage complaint. •Complainant at Redbird Field reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on Oak Drive…
- June 19, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, June 24: Sloppy Joes on a bun, green beans, chilled peaches. Tuesday, June 25: Tuna noodle and pea casserole, broccoli florets, dinner roll, gelatin with fruit. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church. Wednesday, June 26: Meatloaf, baked potatoes, buttered corn, bread, fresh fruit. Thursday, June 27: Chicken, broccoli and rice casserole, carrots…
- June 19, 2024Sioux Valley Energy presented 48 graduating seniors nearly $23,000 in technical college and university scholarships. Local students receiving scholarships include: •$1,000 recipients: Julia Hoogland (L&O Power Cooperative scholarship) and Kai Buss, Luverne High School. •$750 recipients: Sarah Stegenga, Luverne, Sylvia Fick, Hills-Beaver Creek. •$500 recipients: Grace Anderson, H-BC,…
- June 19, 202410 years ago (2014) •The Rock County Historical Society is requesting $150,000 each from the Luverne City Council and the Rock County Board of Commissioners. The request comes as part of a $900,000 fundraising campaign to transform the downtown Ford Motor building into the new History Center, as it will be called. History Center Fundraising Chairman Greg Burger presented a preliminary project…
- June 19, 2024Bemidji State University Anna Huisman, Luverne, was named to the Spring 2024 president’s list at Bemidji State University. To be eligible, students must earn a 4.0 GPA and with at least 12 credits. Iowa State University Peter Baustian and Miles Roberts, both of Luverne, were named to the Spring 2024 dean’s list at Iowa State University, Ames. To be named, students must earn at least a 3.…
- June 19, 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 Mavis FodnessJune 12, 2024On Friday, June 7, the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne celebrated the 30th anniversary of its opening in 1994. At center stage were the staff members, who have made the veterans home welcoming. “I feel what they do is so genuine,” said Dennis Olson, an Air Force veteran from Sioux Falls who has been a resident for 16 years, the longest of any current resident. In 30 years, 952 veterans and/…
June 12, 2024The Plaza Committee of Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow hosted the third annual “Touch a Truck Night” Monday evening in the south lot of the Luverne Elementary School. Dozens of local families explored fire trucks, large vehicles and farm implements, along with squad cars, skid loaders and other public service equipment as part of the evening that is designed to introduce local residents and…- June 12, 2024Meetings Compassionate Friends will meet for their free monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 17, at the LACF office next to the Palace Theatre. For more info contact pat.saum@gmail.com. Blood donations in Jasper June 19 The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Jasper from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 101 Spicer Street. Make an…
- By Lori SorensonJune 12, 2024U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar toured the child care center under construction in Luverne Monday morning along with local leaders and a delegation from the USDA, which provided grant funding for the renovation. The $7.2 million project will renovate the former Total Card Inc. office building (originally Tri-State Insurance) into the Kids Rock! Child Care Center set to open in 2025. Klobuchar’s visit…
- June 12, 2024Dispatch report June 1 •Complainant on Pine Drive reported a disorderly. •Complainant reported a transient. •Complainant on E. Main Street reported a fire call. •Complainant on E. Brown Street reported a lost child. •Complainant reported a scam. •Complainant at mile marker 4 on Interstate 90 reported an accident with property damage. June 2 •Complainant on W. Bishop Street reported…
- June 12, 2024SMSU releases dean’s list Four students from Luverne were named to the Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, dean’s list for the Spring 2024 semester. Elizabeth Wagner, Luverne, was named to the High Honors dean’s list with a 4.0 GPA. Tiana Lais, Rozilyn Oye, Paris Van Dyke and Christina Wagner were named to the Honors dean’s list with a 3.5 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale. Winona…
- June 05, 2024Meetings Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 10, in the Beaver Creek Township Hall. Vienna Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, in Kenneth Community Center. American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, at Pizza Ranch. Call Dianna Tomlinson with questions, 507-283-1934. June 5 Widow Wednesday Dingmann Funeral Home will host…
- June 05, 2024Area students named to dean’s list at USF Several area students were named to the Spring 2024 semester dean’s list at the University of Sioux Falls. From Luverne are Gretchen Jacobsma, criminal justice and history and political science; Camden Janiszeski, elementary education; Brooklynn Moss, nursing; Casey Sehr, business administration; Leslie VanEngelenhoven, nursing; Harley Wendland, history…
- June 05, 202410 years ago (2014) •A group of athletes participated in the Annual Relay Iowa last weekend, Friday to Sunday (June 6, 7, 8). This is the longest running relay in the United States. The 339-mile running relay starts at Sioux City and continues east across the entire state of Iowa and ends in Dubuque. There were 29 teams entered this year, and Luverne Dave’s Duffy entered an all-female team…
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