2022
… there’s smoke testing of sewer lines underneath Highway 75. The work is part of the infrastructure project that closed six blocks of the main corridor north of Main Street in Luverne from Oct. 17 for a month. Smoke testing identifies sections of the sanitary sewer system that may have defects...
Luverne Elementary students hosted a Veterans Day Coffee & Treats Open House Friday morning for local veterans. The two-hour event in the school commons was hosted by the fifth-graders and organized by the school’s elementary student council. Local veterans and their families were invited to...
The Star Herald went to press Tuesday afternoon as voters were still participating at the polls, but local election official Ashley Kurtz was keeping tabs on Election Day processes.
“We have not had any hiccups so far,” she said Monday. “Everything has been going smoothly. We are in close contact...
Harvest for local farmers wrapped up quickly this fall, thanks to dry conditions that affected yield potentials as well as drying expenses at harvest.
“Yields have been good,” said Centrol’s Mark Moeller of Luverne.
“But with the dry growing conditions, there was some potential left in the field....
“Elf, the Musical Jr.” brings an early holiday spirit to the local area.
The Green Earth Players present the children-only production for seven shows, Nov. 11, 12 and 13 and Nov. 17, 18, 19 and 20. The Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7 p.m. Sunday performances are at 2 p.m.
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Among the more than three dozen children involved in the upcoming Green Earth Players production of “Elf the Musical Jr.,” are the five kids of Casey and Trisha (Schmidt) McKenzie.
Casey is a GEP veteran, having acted in several local productions. Trisha, however, is a newcomer to theater after...
Six blocks of Highway 75 in Luverne remain closed between Main Street and Dodge Street for a sewer lining project that started Oct. 17 and was expected to last one month. The infrastructure work includes sewer lining, spot repairs, installing new manholes and replacing water service lines beneath...
I have never really been much of a deer hunter. I have purchased a Minnesota firearms deer license for the past 37 years and have never pulled the trigger on a Minnesota deer. I have participated and helped in the harvesting of many deer over that same time frame.
A few years back I set a record of...
More than 1,000 people participated in Luverne’s 10th Annual Trunk ‘n Treat community Halloween event Monday evening in the Luverne Elementary School parking lot.
“What a fantastic event for children,” said Luverne Area Chamber Director Jane Lanphere. “With 44 individuals, organizations and...
Luverne Initiatives for Tomorrow hosted its annual meeting Friday in the form of several tours highlighting community development.
In a round-robin approach, groups of roughly 20 people at a time visited four separate sites for 20- to 25-minute tours between 4 and 6 p.m.
By the end of the evening...