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Rock County Board meetings to be shared on YouTube

Nicole Ronchetti

May 08, 2026

For the first time in Rock County’s history, video-recorded meetings of the board of commissioners will be shared online.

Hills resident Allen Saakyan provided a brief presentation to the board during the Tuesday…

Semi rollover claims life of 21-year-old driver

Lori Sorenson

May 08, 2026

The community is mourning this week the loss of 21-year-old Caden Metzger, Sioux Falls, who died in a semi rollover accident Thursday, May 7.

He and his passenger, Matthew Renken, 24, Hills, were hauling water…

Rock County DFL volunteers clean along I-90

May 06, 2026

Rock County DFL volunteers completed an Adopt a Highway project on I-90 Saturday, May 2, near Luverne. Pictured are (from left) Chuck Tweet, BJ Aanning, Lois King, Terry King, Carmen Schempp, Suanne Ohme, Mark Lundgren, Larry Nelson, Lona Klosterbuer, Carol Serie, Sue Dispanet, Rhonna Jarchow,…

DNR: Drought causing lake water to recede

Nicole Ronchetti

May 06, 2026

Luverne residents hoping for an easy beach day this summer may be in for disappointment.

Low water levels at The Lake mean that the shoreline has receded several feet, leaving sandy ground where there used to be water.

As water levels continue to drop, community members are…

'Arts don't happen in Luverne without Shawn'

Nicole Ronchetti

May 06, 2026

Members of Luverne’s art community came together Saturday night to reflect a lifetime of generosity back to one of their own.

The benefit for Shawn Kinsinger raised nearly $20,000 to help him and his family following a cancer diagnosis earlier this spring.

A total of 65…

Sports

Greg Hoogeveen photo Cardinal senior Maddux Domagala, center, heads back to the bench after his grand slam home run against Redwood Valley Thursday, April. 30, at home. LHS won 18-2 in the game.

Cardinals baseball team sweeps six games, improves record to 12-1 for the season

Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor

May 06, 2026

The Luverne High School baseball team won five games in a row this past week to improve to 12-1 for the season. LHS beat Pipestone 16-6 at home Tuesday, April 28. Luverne took two games from Redwood Valley Thursday, April 30, beating Redwood 18-2 in Game 1 and 14-1 in Game 2. The Cardinals…

Greg Hoogeveen photo Luverne senior Gabbie Nath-Huls goes to the grass to catch the ball before it hit the outfield grass against Fairmont at home Thursday, April 30. LHS fell 3-1 in the game.

Girls’ softball team gives up six games in busy week on the diamond

Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor

May 06, 2026

The Luverne girls’ softball team gave up six games in the past week to fall to 4-10 for the season. The Cardinals lost 11-5 to Pipestone Tuesday, April 28, on the road. They fell twice to Fairmont Thursday, April 30, at home and gave up a doubleheader to St. James Friday, May 1, before losing a…

Greg Hoogeveen photo H-BC junior Brynn Bakken sprints her way to a second-place finish in the girls’ 100-meter with a season best time of 11.90 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays Friday, May 1, in Sioux Falls.

LHS and H-BC shine at Howard Wood Relays

Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor

May 06, 2026

High school athletes from Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams participated in the 101st Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays May 1-2 in Sioux Falls. The Cardinals had five individuals and four relay teams invited and the Patriots had four individuals and four relay teams invited for…

Greg Hoogeveen photo LHS senior Connor Bose heads over the finish line at the Bob Nangle Relay Tuesday, April 28, in Pipestone. He was followed closely by LHS senior Levi Huisman in the boys’ 100-meter.

Patriots, Cardinals run strong at Bob Nangle Relay

Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor

May 06, 2026

Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek High School track and field teams participated in the Bob Nangle Relays in Pipestone Tuesday, April 28. They were among 13 teams to participate in cool and slightly windy conditions. The Luverne girls’ team placed first with a team score of 142. The Patriot girls’…

LHS girls’ track and field team wins True Team

Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor

May 06, 2026

The Luverne High School girls’ track and field team topped 12 schools to move on in the Section 3A True Team competition. The Cardinals took top honors at the event Monday, May 4, in Pipestone with a team combined score of 685. Redwood Valley placed second with 565.5 points, SWMC-Edgerton was…

LHS golf drives through busy week on the course

Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor

May 06, 2026

The Luverne boys’ and girls’ golf teams played three solid meets this past week finishing toward the top of the teams’ score board. Luverne participated in the Big South Conference Week 2 meet Thursday, April 30, with the boys finishing in third and the girls taking fourth in team competition. On…

Columns

Road Closed

Highway 75 through Luverne is closed.

The highway, for those unfamiliar, is not just a road. It is — the — road. It’s the road that gets us to church, school, the Tasty Drive In, the world’s largest half-of-a-nutcracker and I-90.

Highway 75 is the road we take if we’re going…

May 06, 2026

Reflecting on a long career in newspapers

Rick Peterson, general manager

I started my 40-year newspaper career in 1985 at the Worthington Daily Globe. It was called the Daily Globe back then because it was six days a week, so close enough.

I have a handful of columns left to write before I punch out for the last time on my July 31 retirement date.

…

May 06, 2026

How to zipper merge safely

Sgt. Troy Christianson, Minnesota State Patrol

Question: Like most people I travel every day for work and I know that construction season is upon us. Can you write about getting people to understand the zipper merge? I still see a lot of people that can’t seem to figure this out.

Answer: The zipper…

May 06, 2026

Falling back in love with reading

Nicole Ronchetti

When I was growing up, books were very nearly my entire life.

Every morning before school I would wake up early to read before breakfast. If there was a spare minute in class, I would pick up my book.

I even read while I was walking home from school, taking my nose out of the…

April 29, 2026

Obituaries

Steven Earl

May 06, 2026

Steven “Steve” Dale Earl was born on Nov. 2, 1945, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to Dale and Myrttus (Skattum) Earl. In his early childhood, from 1945 to 1950, he lived in Luverne where his parents owned and operated a local butcher shop. During the Korean War, his father was called to active duty, and…

Janet Jessen

April 29, 2026

Janet Kae Jessen was a mother, a sister, a daughter, a wife, a friend, a woman who lived with love and happiness, and left behind a legacy of cookie recipes and fishing stories.

Janet was born a twin on Jan. 29, 1947, to Ervin and Evelyn (Titus) Boone in Madison, Wis. At a young age,…

Ronald Baumhoefner

April 29, 2026

Funeral services for Ronald “Buzz” Baumhoefner, 83, of Luverne, Minn., formerly of Fulda, will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 1, 2026, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Fulda, Minn.

Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday April 30, at the Totzke Funeral Home in Fulda and one hour prior…

Betty Gamel

April 29, 2026

Betty Gamel, age 70, of Luverne, died Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

A private family service will take place at a later date with the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne.

Semi rollover claims life of 21-year-old driver

Cardinals baseball team sweeps six games, improves record to 12-1 for the season

Girls’ softball team gives up six games in busy week on the diamond

DNR: Drought causing lake water to recede

'Arts don't happen in Luverne without Shawn'

City of Beaver Creek may purchase former elementary school building

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