2022
United Community Action Partnership (UCAP) works to eliminate poverty by empowering individuals and strengthening communities.
Through community coordinated partnerships, we help individuals and families find the support, resources and relationships they may need. We care about the communities and...
Friday’s warm weather may have kept many of the area’s “zombies” outside, but that didn’t stop the Rock County Library from celebrating Halloween early during the MEA break. Zombie Appreciation Day featured a scavenger hunt, a special monster story time and afternoon activities that included...
The LHS girls’ tennis doubles team of Sarah Stegenga and Katharine Kelm competed in the semifinals and finals rounds of the Section 3A Individual Tournament in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Tuesday, Oct. 18.
Stegenga and Kelm were awarded a forfeit in the semifinals when a Morris athlete was unable to...
The H-BC Patriots, the No. 10 seed in 3A south subsection play, ended their season Monday night in Slayton with a 25-13, 25-6, 25-12 loss to No. 7 seed Murray County Central.
The Patriots, 1-19 during the season, and MCC, 8-14, had also met on Sept. 29, when MCC won in three sets.
MCC started the...
So, the 2022 pheasant opener was a few days back, and I had a very unusual one.
Worthington was selected for the location to host the 2022 Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener. We were selected late and only had about 100 days to put the weekend event together.
It may seem like not a very big thing...
Jill Wolf of rural Adrian will be Luverne’s next city administrator, according to action at a special council meeting Tuesday night.
Wolf, who was director of Luverne’s economic development authority from 2004 to 2009, was one of four finalists considered for the job held by John Call who retires...
Luverne’s Main Street has resembled a freeway of heavy truck traffic and numerous other vehicles this week as motorists are detoured away from Highway 75 construction.
Among other things affected by the detour is the Luverne Chamber’s annual Trunk ‘n Treat Halloween event that typically packs the...
Each of Luverne Elementary’s fifth-graders questioned local volunteer firefighters James Rahm and Joe Juhl Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 12.
Rahm and Juhl visited the students as part of National Fire Prevention Week. They also revealed which fifth-grader’s poster would be forwarded to the state...
The Rock County Star Herald will host a candidate forum at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in council chambers of Luverne City Hall.
At 2 p.m. candidates seeking election to the Ward 2 seat of Luverne City Council will answer questions pertaining to duties of that position.
Incumbent council member Kevin...
Four people are seeking election to two open seats on the Beaver Creek City Council.
Council members Jeff Dysthe and Pat Bender did not file for re-election, and Heidi Freese, Joe Conger, Jacob Conger and Madison Conger filed for their open seats.
Mayor Josh Teune is running unopposed for re-...