2022
The following is a list of the obituaries that appeared in the issues of the Rock County Star Herald in 2022.
December 2021
Dec. 18: Jean Wallenburg, 66, Inwood, Iowa.
Dec. 20: Randall Morgan, 72, San Clemente, Calif.
Dec. 28: Thomas Feit, 70, Rushmore.
January 2022
Jan. 4: Randy Aanenson, 69,...
By Greg Hoogeveen
This year was a year to remember for local athletes and coaches.
Several teams completed school history-making seasons while others had individual standouts among their ranks. (See related story).
At the Star Herald we tried to capture the excitement and significance in the...
By Greg Hoogeveen
The 2021-22 sports season saw many individual accomplishments that reached historic milestones within their sport.
These moments were years in the making and involved many hours of work and dedication to accomplish.
Six athletes from Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek hit milestones...
The Luverne Area Community Foundation hosted its annual Friends of the Foundation Celebration of Philanthropy Monday night, Dec. 5, at Take 16 Brewing Company in Luverne.
The event recognizes and celebrates businesses, nonprofits and individuals who benefit from and support the foundation’s mission...
Residents in the Hills-Beaver Creek School District support a new elementary school but do not support additions to the secondary school.
That’s according to a district-wide survey conducted by School Perceptions out of Slinger, Wisconsin, for the district.
H-BC School Board members reviewed the...
Luverne School Board members extended a new three-year contract to Superintendent Craig Oftedahl through June 2026.
He will receive salary increases of 2.75 percent each year with the contract that begins on July 1, 2023. The board approved the contract at their Nov. 22 meeting.
With the increase,...
Luverne City Administrator John Call presented his last budget hearing during his last City Council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 6, ahead of his official retirement at the end of the month.
Luverne Mayor Pat Baustian thanked him for his leadership.
“He’s led our community and our city for 17 years, and he...
Three Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary students were recently honored by the Wilmont VFW and VFW Auxiliary as winners in the Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen essay contests.
Joining the H-BC students in the contests were students from Adrian and Worthington Christian Schools.
Patriot’s Pen are...
Hardwick Santa Day featured a variety of experiences Saturday afternoon at the local community center including ornament making, cookie frosting, pictures with Santa and a more unusual Christmas tradition of a visit from Zoo Man aka Brent Mielke. Mielke from Sleepy Eye returned to Santa Day, this...
The Luverne girls’ hockey team posted two shutouts this past week against conference opponents in the Blue Mound Ice Arena.
Luverne blanked Marshall 3-0 at home Tuesday, Nov, 29, and outshot Waseca 6-0 on home ice Saturday, Dec. 3.
The Cardinals, now 6-0 for the season, were scheduled to host...