Lois Elaine Nath, age 80, of Luverne, Minnesota, died peacefully on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital.

Ferdinand J. Tilstra, age 91, of Hills, Minnesota, died peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota.

Amber Briggs, age 34, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at her home. A memorial service was Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 7 p.m., with visitation at 6 p.m., at First Baptist Church in Luverne.

St. Catherine Catholic Church

203 E. Brown St., Luverne

The week of April 8 was Severe Weather Awareness Week in Minnesota. Each year the National Weather Service makes an effort in every state to draw attention to the dangers of severe weather.

Luverne High School juniors and seniors enjoy their Saturday night prom, whose theme was "Ballroom Brilliance," with a grand march featuring 105 couples who walked through thehigh school gym and across the stage of the performing arts center.

Under the theme, “A Night on Mount Olympus,” 35 couples participated in the grand march at the Hills-Beaver Creek High School prom in Hills Friday night.

The LHS and H-BC track and field teams traveled to the Worthington Invitational Thursday, April 25.

Temperatures were in the high 60s at the beginning of the meet and dropped to the high 50s toward evening.

The Luverne baseball team hosted Jackson County Central Tuesday, April 23, beating the Huskies 10-7.

Luverne tallied 10 runs on 15 hits and covered 24 total bases in a game that featured junior Carter Sehr’s two triples and four trips over home plate.