Tuff Home residents experience 'A Night on Mount Olympus'
The day after Hills-Beaver Creek High School hosted a junior-senior prom for students, residents from Tuff Memorial Home donned dresses and suits Saturday afternoon for their first
State offers info on 2026 Hwy 75 work
Minnesota Department of Transportation personnel were in Luverne Tuesday, April 23, to discuss the 2026 Highway 75 construction project.
'Marlene and Darlene without George'
“Marlene and Darlene” will return to the stage next week for another comedy performance to raise money for Generations.
Emerald ash borer officially reported in Rock County
Infestations of the destructive emerald ash borer have been spreading across Minnesota over the past 15 years, and on Monday the Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirmed the first sighting
LHS competes in world robotics
The Luverne High School robotics team earned a Judges Choice Award at last week’s FIRST Robotic Competition World.
Sled hockey comes to Blue Mound Ice Arena
The Siouxland Sled Hockey Association brought on-ice practice to the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne for the first time April 7 in honor of their newest member.
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- By Lori SorensonAugust 03, 2021The moment he jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge, Kevin Hines regretted the decision to end his life. He miraculously survived that fall in September of 2000 and has since then dedicated his life to preventing suicide. Hines will be in Luverne Wednesday, Sept. 1, as part of the Luv1LuvAll Brain Health initiative to raise awareness of suicide in order to save lives. “He’s a very good storyteller…
- August 03, 2021After a subdued pandemic event in 2020, Rock County Fair Board returned with the classic community event last week with four full days of family entertainment, 4-H shows and popular grandstand events. See page 8A for tractor pull pictures and results. See page 6A with a full 4-H wrap-up and photos and see page 1B for more Rock County fair information and feature photos.
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 03, 2021Luverne High School graduate Tyler Reisch has been hired as Luverne School District’s new business manager, starting Aug. 30. Reisch, currently the Pipestone County auditor-treasurer, was one of seven candidates interviewed for the position recently held by former business manager Marlene Mann, who retired July 31. “The pool of candidates was very strong,” said Superintendent Craig Oftedahl.…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 03, 2021Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members will ask voters this fall to renew a levy referendum set to expire next year. Board members adopted the resolution calling for the special election at their July 28 meeting. The referendum vote will be Nov. 2. Two questions will be on the ballot. Voters will be asked to continue the current levy referendum at $879.15 per pupil for the next 10 years…
- August 03, 2021The results reported for Open Class competition at the 2021 Rock County Fair are as follows: Floral •Best of Show: Nick DeBoer. •Reserve Best of Show: Eileen Hemme. •Champions of Subdivisions: Jean Jongerius Hoffman, Eileen Hemme, Nick DeBoer, Shirley Connor, Cambrie Bork, Marlyn Luitjens. •Reserve Champions of Subdivisions: Eileen Hemme (2), Lorraine Stoel, Tori Hemme, Carissa Cunningham,…
- August 03, 2021The Luverne Area Chamber and local sponsors are planning several free community events and activities in the coming weeks. •Summer Olympics for kids will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, in the Luverne City Park. Activities include Fantasy Face Painting, the Rock County Library, Chuck’s Snow Cones, a “Torch Run,” prizes and “Mr. Twister.” •Local vocalists and guitarists Ron and Jane Cote…
- August 03, 2021Corrections: •A headline in the July 29 edition of the Star Herald incorrectly stated the date of the Manure Demo Day as Aug. 2. The correct date, as detailed in the first paragraph of the story, is Aug. 10. Late registrations will be accepted. •The July 29 Star Herald story about a motorcycle vs. van accident incorrectly identified Brittany Ruiter as a passenger, when in fact she was listed in…
- August 03, 2021Rock County motorists may want to avoid County Road 5 (Dodge Street) west of Luverne for the next week or two. The county state aid blacktop is getting a mill off and overly from Highway 75 west to County Road 6 (the Beaver Creek road.) The road is not closed, but travel is reduced to one lane in several areas. The best alternative for traveling west from Luverne is currently County Road 4 (Old…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 03, 2021Forty-two local youth will represent Rock County at the upcoming state 4-H shows after their recent showings in Luverne. Eighteen youth will participate in the livestock encampment at the Minnesota State Fair Aug. 25-29. Seventeen will be at the state fair’s general encampment set for Aug. 31-Sept. 2. Seven Rock County 4-H’ers will be at the state horse show Sept. 17-20. “The Rock County Fair…
- August 03, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek Class of 1971 recently gathered for a 50th reunion. Attending the event were (front, from left) Marlene (Feucht) Stueven, Wannetta (Fey) Lloyd, Linda Hoeck, Yvonne (Severtson) Hoffman, Susan (Castor) Boeve, Linda (Rens) Aukes, Roxanne Rauk, Dan Sells, Jim Sammons, Mark Sandager, (back) Clair Crawford, Neal Hoyme, Dennis Olson, Mel Van Batavia, Ed Boeve, Doug Lunstra, Tony…
- August 03, 2021The Great Plains Tractor Pullers drew more than 700 fans and nearly 80 pullers to the Rock County Fair grandstand Thursday night, July 29.
- By Eva Kramer, FSA County Executive DirectorAugust 03, 2021Agricultural producers and landowners in Minnesota can apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup until Aug. 20. This year the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated signup options to provide greater incentives for producers and increased the program’s conservation and climate benefits, including setting a minimum rental rate and identifying two national priority…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2021Brent Mielke, the area’s “Zoo Man,” resumed his reptile shows this month, stopping in Luverne July 22 to promote the library’s summer reading program. Mielke said the go-ahead was given to his traveling education show after a 17-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. His zoo for the performance in Hawkinson Park featured a bearded dragon, a corn snake, a boa constrictor, a red-footed…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2021When Shawna Marshall debuted a public contest this summer for a new candle scent, she got more than she expected from the winning entry. Kaylena Riendeau of Brandon suggested her grandmother’s blueberry dessert for the Vasshaus Candle Company contest. “Her suggestion changed the idea of what this contest would be,” Marshall said. “To take something special to one family — create and share that…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 27, 2021Luverne School District business manager Marlene Mann attended her last school board meeting Thursday night, July 22, capping a 55-year career. Mann told board members, many of whom were students while she was on the job, that she found her job rewarding. “Even though I wasn’t in the classroom, I consider myself an educator,” she said. “We were putting things together and doing what could be done…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 27, 2021Twenty-eight years ago, Pat and Helen Saum’s 15-year-old son, Jesse, died in a drowning accident in the Rock River at the city park. On June 4 last year, Maggie and Nathan Siebenahler’s daughter, Kimber, died when a knot developed in her umbilical cord. It was the day before her scheduled delivery. Their losses and their grief are unique tragedies, but both families seek comfort for their pain. “…
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