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  • September 05, 2017
    On Sunday, Aug. 27, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, along with Luverne and Rock County officials, toured the construction underway on the 4-million-gallon reservoir being constructed southwest of Luverne. Pictured are (front from left) Red Arndt, Klobuchar, Rock County Commissioner Sherri Thompson, Lewis and Clark’s Troy Larson, (back) Luverne City Councilwoman Caroline Thorson and County Commissioners Stan…
  • September 05, 2017
    Minnesota waterfowl season opens Saturday, Sept. 23. “Habitat conditions look good in most areas, wild rice reports are good for hunters in the northern portions of the state and waterfowl numbers are favorable,” said Steve Cordts, waterfowl specialist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The waterfowl season will open with similar bag limits and season dates that were in place…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    August 29, 2017
    The newest addition to local law enforcement weighs 40 pounds, speaks Dutch, and loves his job. King is a 1½-year-old German shorthair pointer who works with Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Austin Christensen, Luverne. “When it’s time to work, he can’t wait to get in the squad,” Christensen said. “He thinks work is playtime; he loves to go to work.” King and two other new State Patrol canines came…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    August 29, 2017
    Luverne’s tru Shrimp Bay Harbor is coming into focus as company officials work with engineers, attorneys, financiers and scientists. Tru Shrimp CEO Michael Ziebell shared some details with Rock County Farm Bureau members at their annual meeting Monday night in Luverne. For those who hadn’t heard the presentation before, he spoke about the global shrimp market and the fact that 80 percent of U.S.…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 29, 2017
    A familiar face will lead renewed efforts to offer vocational medical classes to high schools when the 2017-18 school year begins Sept. 5. Sanford’s Tammy Loosbrock has been a leader in the medical field for more than 20 years, but she said classroom teaching is a new venture. “I’ve dabbled in teaching,” she said of the mentoring she has done. “This will be the first time in the classroom.”…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 29, 2017
    Laughter was included in Monday’s message to almost 200 Luverne Public School staff as they kicked off the first of four in-service days to prepare for the 2017-18 school year. Luverne Superintendent Craig Oftedahl built on previous in-service messages by sharing a video of motivational speaker, comedian and author Steve Gilliland. “He will make you laugh, he will make you cry — but most of all,…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 29, 2017
    Nineteen new teachers will be greeting students in the Star Herald coverage area when the 2017-18 school year gets underway Sept. 5. Luverne welcomed nine new instructors, with Ellsworth welcoming two, and Adrian five teachers and one new administrator (see separate story) during this week’s in-service meetings. Hills-Beaver Creek Public Schools has three new teachers. (See separate story.)  …
  • By Lori Sorenson
    August 29, 2017
    Chief Fire Control Technician Carl Schoneman will retire from the Navy on Aug. 31 after 20 years and six deployments at sea. His message to young adults back home? “Rock County may seem like the center of the universe, but it’s a big world out there,” he said. “Keep an open mind. You never know where life is going to take you. … Sometimes you have to put your toe in the water; you might get swept…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    August 29, 2017
    After several hours of investigating a possible kidnapping, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office deemed there was no criminal activity at a local hotel on Aug. 18. According to the dispatch records, deputies were requested at the Super 8 Motel on South Highway 75 to help locate a kidnapping suspect. Sheriff Evan Verbrugge said hotel staff reported seeing a 20-year-old male leaving with a 14-year-old…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    August 29, 2017
    No one was injured Monday, Aug. 21, when a train collided with a pickup on the tracks near Beaver Creek. According to information from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, officials were notified at 6:30 p.m. of a train vs. pickup crash at 30th Avenue and 61st Street. Upon arrival, members of the sheriff’s office located a 2001 Chevrolet pickup approximately 100 yards east of the road where the…
  • August 29, 2017
    Do you enjoy learning about the natural world?  If so, consider becoming a Minnesota Master Naturalist volunteer. Blue Mounds State Park, Luverne, will host a Minnesota Master Naturalist volunteer training beginning Sept. 11. Master Naturalist volunteers complete a 40-hour hands-on class with expert instructors and fellow learners. Topics to be studied include natural history, environmental…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 29, 2017
    Rebecca Austin will represent Rock County at the upcoming Minnesota State 4-H Dog Show at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights. Austin earned grand champion honors at the Southwest Minnesota Regional Dog Show Aug. 7 at the Nobles County Fairgrounds in Worthington. She won each of her intermediate division classes. The winning classes included beginner agility and obedience, jumpers I…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 22, 2017
    A joint venture inviting the public to view the total solar eclipse in Rock County went soggy Monday when thunderstorms rolled into the area and obscured any view of the rare occurrence. Luverne Area Chamber, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Brandenburg Prairie Foundation organized the solar eclipse viewing at Touch the Sky Prairie, located northwest of Luverne. Hosts were initially…
  • By Lori
    August 22, 2017
    To prevent erosion and boost soil health, many Rock County corn and soybean farmers are planting cover crops between growing seasons. The added bonus is higher yields and lower input costs, according to Luverne farmer Tom Fick. “It’s something anybody can do,” he said. “You just need to figure out what your goals are. … Do you want it for extra livestock feed? Do you want the extra nitrogen? Do…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 22, 2017
    When Luverne’s founding father Philo Hawes decided to relocate his family home to the banks of the Rock River more than 150 years ago, he was following a well-worn path created by the area’s Native Americans. Francis “Bud” Johnston and his wife, Rona, of Flandreau, South Dakota, brought a little of Luverne’s early history to life Saturday when the couple hosted an afternoon rock-carving workshop…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    August 22, 2017
    Hardwick’s Jessie Wenzel is not your typical senior citizen. The soon-to-be 87-year-old lives on her own, sews four-square quilts despite suffering from central vision loss and, until earlier this week, lived on the same Denver Township farm for all but six months of her life. Born in Luverne, Wenzel never called any other place home, choosing to live and raise her own family on the farm…
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