Alison L. Baker was born Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, to Jesse and Alissa Baker of Hardwick at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and then received into the open arms of Jesus a short time later.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, at Zion Lutheran Church in...
Margaret Enger was born in Luverne, MN, in May of 1960. She was the third of four daughters born to Kermit Enger and Luella Funck Enger of Hardwick, MN. Margaret was baptized and confirmed at Blue Mound Lutheran Church.
Prior to Margaret’s 4th birthday the family moved to a farm west of Hardwick...
Nicole Halverson was sitting at her dining room table early Friday morning, Sept. 17, when she heard a noise around 12:30 a.m. that caused her to move away from the table.
“Thank God I did, because as soon as I was out of the way, that’s when the tree came down on my house — that was one of the...
Tuesday marked the first day of the 2021-22 school year for Luverne Public School students.
Waiting for them were gifts from local veterans — American flags for each classroom and a large, new flagpole outside the new entrance to Luverne Middle-High School.
Glen Gust, a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran...
Ramona A. McDowell, 91, Luverne, died Friday, July 30, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.
Ramona Watts was born Jan. 7, 1930, to Ralph and Hilda (Hoveland) Watts. She owned the Hardwick Grocery Store for 25 years, retiring in September of 2007.
She was a member of...
With rain showers occurring most of the morning and early afternoon, the weather turned sunny Saturday afternoon in time for Jubilee Days in Hardwick. The annual celebration featured a community dinner and adult and children’s activities. The parade, however, took center stage, with community...
Tradition resumes this weekend as the Hardwick Community Club organizes activities for the Jubilee Days town celebration.
The Saturday night parade for the annual event the last weekend in June highlights a long list of activities that begin Saturday afternoon and culminate with a community church...
Mary Van Hofwegen, 92, died Thursday, June 3, 2021, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton.
Mary Gorter was born on June 25, 1928, to Laurens and Antje (Oostra) Gorter in Doon, Iowa. After graduating from eighth grade, she moved to a farm near Pipestone with her family. She helped her mother care...
The following appeared in The Rock County Star-Herald on Feb. 9, 1950.
Lunch Program Inaugurated at Hardwick School
Hot Dish, Sandwich, Dessert and Milk Now Are Served to Children
The traditional lunch bucket — as important to the pupil as pencils and books in years gone by — has vanished from...
A year after Memorial Day services were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, local American Legion and VFW posts hosted programs Monday.
In Hardwick the Arthur Moeller Post 478 remembered the 1.3 million U.S. men and women who died in military service as well as paying tribute to the nine...