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  • By Lori Sorenson
    February 04, 2020
    Luverne High School graduate Matt Christensen is a student in Nanjing, China, not far from Wuhan where the deadly coronavirus broke out. He returned to Luverne in mid January for the Chinese lunar holiday and days later, the World Health Organization declared a global emergency. His flight left Shanghai on Jan. 12, and on Jan. 23 China imposed travel restrictions. By the end of January public…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    February 04, 2020
    Hills-Beaver Creek High School students will take an avid interest in college basketball scores next month, thanks to a lesson in mathematics. Representatives from Dordt College met with the H-BC sophomores, juniors and seniors in Nora Wysong’s math classes and outlined the March Madness Data Analytics Battle. Mathematics associate professor Valorie Zonnefeld is in her third year of working with…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    February 04, 2020
    During her quarterly report to the Luverne City Council Jan. 28, Luverne Area Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere made an announcement about the community’s long-running Buffalo Days celebration. She announced that she and local planners had decided to move Arts in the Park activities to the Rock County Courthouse Square for all Buffalo Days celebrations going forward. After flooding rendered…
  • February 04, 2020
    The Rock County Star Herald received one group and two individual awards at the Better Newspaper Contest of the 153rd annual convention of the Minnesota Newspaper Association Jan. 30-31 in the Twin Cities. As a group the Star Herald staff received a third-place award in special sections for their work documenting the “Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener.” The 14-page special section…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    February 04, 2020
    At the end of each semester since 2000, the Bookin’ Buddies at Luverne Elementary School share one last story and the second graders receive a free book as a parting gift. On Wednesday, Jan. 22, the second-graders in Lori Nath’s and Laura Louwagie’s classes received an extra book provided by the Rock County Dementia Network that organizers hope will have a lasting impact with readers. “Grandpa…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    February 04, 2020
    Luverne High School students broke up this week’s colder temperatures by embracing winter with the kickoff of Snow Week Monday. Coronation took place Monday afternoon in the LHS gymnasium. Vying for the queen title were Michelle Arevalo, Claire Baustian, Alexa Chesley, Anita Cole-Kraty, Madi Flom and Mela Jarchow. King candidates were Isaiah Bartels, Colby Crabtree, Graham Cunningham, Brody…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    February 04, 2020
    The Luverne High School speech team opened the 2020 season with a second place team finish in Worthington on Saturday. Eighteen students competed with 200 other students from 16 different schools in three rounds of competition. Fourteen Cardinal speakers received individual honors at this event as listed: Creative expression: Megan Hansen, blue ribbon. Discussion: Alexa Chesley, second place. Duo…
  • February 04, 2020
    Minnesota West Community and Technical College has selected Rita Miller, Luverne, as a nominee for the statewide Outstanding Educator Award. The award acknowledges “exceptional individual professional accomplishment and encourages ongoing excellence in teaching,” according to Jackie Otkin, dean of Allied Health for Minnesota West. “Rita demonstrates that excellence in teaching is an ongoing…
  • February 04, 2020
    The artwork of two fourth-graders is among 12 final designs being considered for the Sioux Valley Energy Billboard Contest. Posters designed by Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary student Lily Top and Luverne Elementary student Trinley Vanderburg were chosen from 200 submissions to the 12th annual competition. Each poster contained a farm safety message. The top three posters for the billboard will be…
  • February 04, 2020
    USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages agricultural producers to enroll now in the Agriculture Risk (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. March 15, 2020, is the enrollment deadline for the 2019 crop year. Although more than 200,000 producers have enrolled to date, FSA anticipates 1.5 million producers will enroll for ARC and PLC. By enrolling soon, producers can beat the rush as the…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    February 02, 2020
    Child abuse charges against a Luverne native in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are gaining national attention after an NBC News investigation last week referenced 15 medical experts who say there’s no proof. Dr. John Cox, a 1999 Luverne High School graduate, is a pediatric emergency room physician who accidentally fell asleep with his one-month-old adopted daughter in his arms last May. When he woke up to…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    January 28, 2020
    An Ellsworth farm family wants more 4-H youth involved in showing sheep at the Rock County Fair. Chris and Jamie Tiesler will bring their idea to an introductory meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the Extension office in Luverne. The Tieslers propose providing interested Rock County youth with quality show lambs as a way to increase the number of sheep exhibited at the July fair event and…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    January 28, 2020
    Construction of the $7 million performing arts center at Luverne High School has halted for the time being. Project manager Joel Bornhoft with ICS of Sioux Falls told school board members Thursday evening, Jan. 23, that weather may have compromised the ground under and around the center’s footings. “The contractor thought it best to delay it,” Bornhoft said. The soil tests by Geotek Engineering…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    January 28, 2020
    A common misconception about human trafficking is that victims are suddenly abducted and locked away to be exploited for cash. At Sunday afternoon’s human trafficking awareness event in Luverne dozens of people learned how exploitation starts, what makes young people more vulnerable and how to help prevent it. Allan Bakke, a navigator with the Southwest Crisis Center shared statistics about the…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    January 28, 2020
    Being able to convey messages in front of a crowd is a skill Luverne High School speech students are successfully applying to other extra-curricular activities. Senior Nicole Hoogland is one of three team captains for the 2020 season and is completing her fifth year on the speech team. “I want my teammates to know that speech is an important part of your life and you’re going to need it,’ she…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    January 28, 2020
    Fresh off his ride on the Buffalo Ridge Railroad through Luverne on Jan. 21, U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn noted the necessary improvements the rail line needs. “It makes quite an impression that your rail cars can only travel at 10 miles per hour,” Hagedorn said during a town hall meeting that evening. “It’s not very efficient.” Rail and county officials will talk to Hagedorn again in Washington, D.C…
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