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Winter named ‘Best of Class’ at UMD
Luverne High School 2017 graduate Brandon Winter received the prestigious “Best of Class” scholarship at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, where he will be a freshman this fall.
The scholarship is awarded to first-year students who rank in the top 1 or 2 of...
State Sen. Bill Weber was recognized by the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) Aug. 3 during the Coalition’s three-day summer conference in Fergus Falls for his positive impact on the state’s tax policy.
Sen. Weber, a Republican from Luverne, is serving his second term in the Minnesota...
Local student enrolls at SJU
Quinton Siebenahler, son of John and Awanda Siebenahler of Luverne, has enrolled at Saint John’s University in Collegeville for the 2016-17 academic year.
Popkes granted $1,000 scholarship
Ellsworth High School student Megan Popkes, daughter of Darrin and Nancy Popkes, has earned a $1,000 academic scholarship from the Minnesota Soybean Processsors’ Board of Directors to further her education in animal science and ag business at South Dakota State...
Oye earns master’s degree in recreation management
Ryan Oye, son of Steve and Andrea Oye, Luverne, graduated May 14, 2016, from the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, with a master’s degree in recreation management.
He graduated Cum Laude from Mount Marty College, Yankton, South Dakota, in 2015...
Poplar Creek employee Krista Stenger, Luverne, received a $1,000 scholarship Friday from Care Providers of Minnesota, an association of which Good Samaritan Society is a member.
Stenger, a certified nursing assistant and universal worker at Poplar Creek, is a student at Minnesota West Community and...
U of M Crookston
Dalton Javner, Hardwick, was one of 27 students to serve as an S.O.S. leader at the University of Minnesota Crookston during orientation weekend Aug. 19-22.
S.O.S. leaders welcome and assist new students and their families to become acclimated to the campus and the community.
Luverne graduates awarded A.R. Wood scholarships
Six Luverne High School 2016 graduates are recipients of scholarships awarded by the A.R. Wood Scholarship Trust.
The award recipients include Jenna Schelhaas, Tatiana Gust, Jacob Jarchow, Brianna Jonason, Nicole Kneip and Chase Wiederhoeft.
The...
Minnesota West releases summer dean’s list
Minnesota West Community and Technical College congratulates the following students for achieving a 3.5 or higher grade point average to earn a place on the Summer 2016 dean’s list:
From Adrian, Danielle Hermeling.
From Luverne, Christa Kahnke and...
The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners recently recognized Dr. Codie Zeutenhorst of Luverne with a certificate of attainment for satisfactory completion of the acupuncture examination.
He is a chiropractor practicing out of the Luverne Health and Wellness office on South Freeman Avenue in...