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Seniors Sarah Stegenga (left), Morgan Hadler, Roselynn Hartshorn, Cassi Chesley and Rayann Remme accept the Battle Racket from Pipestone after the Cardinals’ 6-1 win Thursday, Sept. 14, in Luverne.
Sports Rock County Sports Luverne Sports 20 September 2023

Luverne Cardinals take back Battle Racket from Pipestone

The Luverne girls’ tennis team beat Worthington 7-0 Tuesday, Sept. 12, defeated Pipestone 6-1 Thursday, Sept. 14, and fell to Sioux Falls Lincoln 6-3 Monday, Sept. 18.

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Junior Beau Bakken breaks through multiple Cougar defenders on his way to the end zone Friday, Sept. 15, in Hills. Bakken posted 119 total rushing yards in the Patriots’ 40-6 win.
Sports Hills-Beaver Creek Sports 20 September 2023

H-BC Patriots pound Cedar Mountain 40-6

The H-BC Patriots secured their third team win of the season against Cedar Mountain at home Friday, Sept. 15, with a 40-6 victory.

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Senior Elliot Domagala carries the ball against Sibley East defense Friday, Sept. 15, in Luverne. Domagala rushed for 55 yards against the Wolverines in the Cardinals’ 35-0 win at home.
Sports Luverne Sports 20 September 2023

Luverne Cardinals roll past Sibley East 35-0

The Luverne Cardinals football team hosted Sibley East Friday, Sept. 15, beating the Wolverines 35-0.

“It was nice to get a solid win and shutout at home,” said head coach Todd Oye.

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Reagan Gangestad holds Brynlee Gacke’s arms as she crosses the balance beam with Brielle Haakenson and Zaharra Harnack following the leader.
News 20 September 2023

Little Cardinals take to the gym

Luverne High School varsity gymnastics coach Phoebe Flom, along with current and former high school gymnasts, opened a four-day fall gymnastics camp Monday through Luverne Community Education.

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Construction equipment gathers at the site of the future Kwik Trip on South Highway 75 on Thursday, Sept. 14.
News 20 September 2023

Kwik Trip under construction, opening planned for January 2024

Construction is underway on the Kwik Trip building on South Highway 75 in Luverne.

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Luverne City Council member and Luverne High School teacher Caroline Thorson addresses a group at the start of Saturday’s Out of the Darkness suicide awareness walk in Luverne City Park. The event attracted nearly 400 participants and raised $21,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
News 20 September 2023

Nearly 400 walk for suicide prevention Saturday

Nearly 400 people circled the Luverne City Park Saturday morning for the third annual Out of the Darkness Suicide Walk.

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September 20, 2023

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H-BC Homecoming
H-BC Homecoming coronation Monday, Sept. 25
By
Mavis Fodness
September 20, 2023

Homecoming activities at Hills-Beaver Creek High School will be Monday, Sept. 25, through Friday, Sept. 29, and students will participate in various activities throughout the week. Public events include coronation at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, in the high school gymnasium, and the homecoming…

Reagan Gangestad holds Brynlee Gacke’s arms as she crosses the balance beam with Brielle Haakenson and Zaharra Harnack following the leader.
Little Cardinals take to the gym
By
Mavis Fodness
September 20, 2023

Luverne High School varsity gymnastics coach Phoebe Flom, along with current and former high school gymnasts, opened a four-day fall gymnastics camp Monday through Luverne Community Education. Participants ranging in age from preschool through sixth grade were introduced to skills needed to do…

Know where and when to apply fall nitrogen fertilizer
September 20, 2023

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is reminding farmers and commercial applicators that fall nitrogen fertilizer applications are restricted in some areas of the state. Under the MDA’s Groundwater Protection Rule, fall nitrogen fertilizer application is prohibited in vulnerable areas…

Local 4-H’ers at the 2023 Minnesota State 4-H Western Heritage event include (back) Dakotah Sina, (front from left) Andrea Honken, Peyton Blom, Kellie VanDerBrink, Paige Blom and Allison Honken.
4-H’ers compete at state horse show
By
Mavis Fodness
September 20, 2023

Five Rock County 4-H’ers competed at the 2023 Minnesota State Horse Show Sept. 15-18 in St. Paul.

Two of the exhibitors placed in the top ten in their respective grade levels.

•Morgan Bonnett, grade 11, finished fourth in key race, eighth in poles and eighth in ranch pleasure.…

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Junior Payton Behr (left), junior Amira Cowell and senior Tori Serie team up to block a shot from Adrian-Ellsworth Thursday, Sept. 14, in Ellsworth. The Dragons won the match in three sets.
LHS volleyball falls to Adrian-Ellsworth
By
Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
September 20, 2023

The Luverne Cardinals volleyball team dropped three games to Adrian-Ellsworth in Ellsworth Thursday, Sept. 14, and traveled to Jackson Saturday, Sept. 16, winning one game and losing three.

“Our record for the season is now 6-9,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said.

“We have a big…

Patriots volleyball team falls to Westbrook, beats conference foe Mountain Lake
By
Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
September 20, 2023

By Greg Hoogeveen

The H-BC volleyball team traveled to Westbrook Walnut Grove Tuesday, Sept. 12, and lost to the Chargers 3-1. The Patriots beat Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 3-1 on the road Thursday, Sept. 14.

The 3-2 Patriots were scheduled to travel to Red Rock…

Luverne cross-country team runs at Mayo Invitational
By
Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
September 20, 2023

The Luverne Cardinals’ boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams traveled to Rochester for the Mayo Invitational Thursday, Sept. 14.

The Luverne boys’ varsity 5,000 meters team placed eighth, behind Wayzata in first place, then Stillwater Area, Rosemount, Winona, Cotter, Onalaska, and…

Minnesota’s regular waterfowl season begins this weekend
September 20, 2023

Minnesota’s regular waterfowl season opens a half hour before sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 23, with the same regulations as last year.

Minnesota has three waterfowl hunting zones — north, central and south — that share the Sept. 23 season opener but have varying end dates. The central and…

Public land acquisition, Part 3: determining the exact land appraisal value and obtaining a marketable title
By
Scott Rall
September 20, 2023

In the first two columns about public land acquisition, we covered how a parcel is selected and how these sales originate. Appraisals are then completed and surveys finished and then reviewed by a second party.

After these are finalized, you can actually get close to having the seller…

Teach a kid to hunt during ‘Take a Kid Hunting’ weekend
September 20, 2023

Getting youth outdoors in pursuit of squirrels, rabbits and other small game is the focus of Take a Kid Hunting Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 23, and Sunday, Sept. 24.

During the weekend, adult Minnesota residents accompanied by a youth younger than age 16 may hunt small game without a…

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Public land acquisition, Part 3: determining the exact land appraisal value and obtaining a marketable title
By
Scott Rall

In the first two columns about public land acquisition, we covered how a parcel is selected and how these sales originate. Appraisals are then completed and surveys finished and then reviewed by a second party.

After these are finalized, you can actually get close to having the seller…

September 20, 2023
Oh, what a year it has been for sports
By
Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor

The 2023-24 school year is in full swing, and fall sports are almost halfway through the regular season schedule.

The school sports cycle continues, and at the end of the fall season it will mark my one-year anniversary as the Rock County Star Herald sports editor.

Luverne and…

September 20, 2023
The Finder-of-Lost-Things recovers cell phone for frantic Redwood Falls mom
By
Rick Peterson, general manager

A recent column of mine was about how I enjoy looking for things other people have lost.

A couple of Saturdays ago, while Mary and I, along with Gilbert, the dog, were on a Ranger ride, I got a phone call.

The call was from a frazzled mother from Redwood Falls.

She…

September 20, 2023
‘How far is it?’
By
Brenda Winter, columnist

With just a short distance to go, Blondie, pushing her bike up the last hill, looked accusingly at me and said, “I can’t even believe you are making us do this.”

Stirring together a bowl of flower petals and dill seed she collected from the garden, my 6-year-…

September 20, 2023

Obituaries

Janice Larson Death Notice
September 20, 2023

Janice Marie Larson, age 79, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her acreage outside of Beaver Creek on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.

Visitation was Friday, Sept. 15, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne from noon to 2 p.m. with a graveside service at 2 p.m. at Maplewood…

Louis Laackmann
September 20, 2023

Louis Leroy Laackmann, age 91, of Doon, Iowa, passed away peacefully with his loving family at his side on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Louis was on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic…

Raymond Sneller
September 13, 2023

Raymond Sneller, 95, of Parker, South Dakota, passed away Sept. 2, 2023, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 9, at Calvary Reformed Church in…

Louis Laackmann Death Notice
September 13, 2023

Louis Leroy Laackmann, age 91, of Doon, Iowa, passed away peacefully with his loving family at his side on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian…

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