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Confetti rains down on the graduates of Hills-Beaver Creek High School Friday night.
Twenty-seven seniors received diplomas Friday night at commencement exercises conducted at the Hills-Beaver Creek High School in Hills.
Post commander Ed Stearns addresses the crowd gathered Monday morning at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne for the annual Memorial Day ceremony.
Memorial Day speaker Kent Heronimus, a retired airman, admits he had a hard time picking one speech topic for the Memorial Day ceremony at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne Monday. He focused on the true meaning of the day.
Middle-school teacher Randi Oftedahl (right) is the Hills-Beaver Creek Education Association’s 2023 Teacher of the Year. Oftedahl was honored Friday night during the H-BC commencement by H-BC Education Association representative Megan Klumper.
The Hills-Beaver Creek Education Association revealed the 2023 teacher of the year and friend of education recipients Friday night during the school district’s commencement exercises.
Children’s librarian Bronwyn Wenzel will take her popular Story Time event on the road in June and July for “Traveling Story Time” in the smaller communities of Rock County. The first on-the-road event takes place Monday in Beaver Creek, Hills and Steen.
Rock County Community Library’s popular children’s program will go on the road this month for two weeks of “Traveling Story Time.”
Junior Conner Connell crosses home plate surrounded by his teammates after his home run blast against Pipestone May 27. LHS beat the Arrows 13-3 to move on in the section tournament.
The Luverne High School baseball team won two big Section 3AA games at home Saturday, May 27. The Cardinals beat Pipestone 13-3 in their first game and blanked St. James 10-0 in the second game.
Sophomore Augusta Papik placed second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.06 May 25 in Pipestone. The Cardinal boys’ and girls’ teams both took first place at Section 3A South Sub-Section action.
Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams traveled to Pipestone Thursday, May 25, for Section 3A - South Subsection competition. The Cardinal boys’ and girls’ teams both took first place at the event.
Confetti rains down on the graduates of Hills-Beaver Creek High School Friday night.
Post commander Ed Stearns addresses the crowd gathered Monday morning at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne for the annual Memorial Day ceremony.
Middle-school teacher Randi Oftedahl (right) is the Hills-Beaver Creek Education Association’s 2023 Teacher of the Year. Oftedahl was honored Friday night during the H-BC commencement by H-BC Education Association representative Megan Klumper.
Children’s librarian Bronwyn Wenzel will take her popular Story Time event on the road in June and July for “Traveling Story Time” in the smaller communities of Rock County. The first on-the-road event takes place Monday in Beaver Creek, Hills and Steen.
Junior Conner Connell crosses home plate surrounded by his teammates after his home run blast against Pipestone May 27. LHS beat the Arrows 13-3 to move on in the section tournament.
Sophomore Augusta Papik placed second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.06 May 25 in Pipestone. The Cardinal boys’ and girls’ teams both took first place at Section 3A South Sub-Section action.

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Confetti rains down on the graduates of Hills-Beaver Creek High School Friday night.
Twenty-seven seniors received diplomas Friday night at commencement exercises conducted at the Hills-Beaver Creek High School in Hills. Thirteen students were recognized for the academic achievements including valedictorian Brayden Metzger and salutatorian Devon Dysthe.   The H-BC Class of 2023...
Post commander Ed Stearns addresses the crowd gathered Monday morning at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne for the annual Memorial Day ceremony.
Memorial Day speaker Kent Heronimus, a retired airman, admits he had a hard time picking one speech topic for the Memorial Day ceremony at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne Monday. He focused on the true meaning of the day. “Memorial Day is not about the living,” the LHS Class of ’88 graduate said. “...
Middle-school teacher Randi Oftedahl (right) is the Hills-Beaver Creek Education Association’s 2023 Teacher of the Year. Oftedahl was honored Friday night during the H-BC commencement by H-BC Education Association representative Megan Klumper.
The Hills-Beaver Creek Education Association revealed the 2023 teacher of the year and friend of education recipients Friday night during the school district’s commencement exercises. Randi Oftedahl is the HBCEA 2023 Teacher of the Year. Kathy Metzger is the HBCEA 2023 Friend of Education.  ...
Children’s librarian Bronwyn Wenzel will take her popular Story Time event on the road in June and July for “Traveling Story Time” in the smaller communities of Rock County. The first on-the-road event takes place Monday in Beaver Creek, Hills and Steen.
Rock County Community Library’s popular children’s program will go on the road this month for two weeks of “Traveling Story Time.” Children’s librarian Bronwyn Wenzel will travel to Hardwick, Hills, Beaver Creek, Kanaranzi, Kenneth, Magnolia and Steen, reading books, singing songs and telling...
Luverne’s 39th annual Buffalo Days Celebration is set for this weekend, with four days of events and activities for community participation. The lineup features classic Buffalo Days events like the Friday Night Cruise-In and the Saturday morning Loop run, Main Street parade and vendor event in the...
Marcus Feit leads his fellow seniors through the halls of Luverne Elementary School followed by Brock Behrend.
Cheers erupted throughout the Luverne School campus Friday morning as the 83 graduating seniors finished practicing for Sunday’s commencement exercise and walked through the hallways of the elementary school, giving and receiving high-fives, and out the west doors of the middle-high school.
Pop-up book sale at library June 1-3 Friends of the Library will have a pop-up book sale in the Rock County Community Library in Luverne over Buffalo Days weekend. Hours will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 1,  11 to 4 Friday, June 2, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 3.   Pie and ice...
For the past 20 years, Sanford has sponsored the Buffalo Days 5K, 10K and Fun Run event, but this year a new organization will appear on the finish line banner. Volunteers with the local non-profit Carson’s Cause have been registering runners for the 5 and 10K races, and they’re expecting strong...
The flag pole outside of the Hills Fire Hall on the corner of South Main Avenue and East Third Street received a necessary replacement earlier this month when a new pole and cement base was installed. The cost, nearly $1,700, is split between the city of Hills and Martin Township, which jointly...
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