On Monday evening in the south parking lot of the Luverne Elementary School, every large vehicle imaginable could be found parked in rows.

The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on May 28, 1942. 

Monday, June 22: Pork tips with gravy, egg noodles, diced carrots, wheat bread, snickerdoodle cookie. 

Half-Priced Day sponsored by First Farmers and Merchants Bank. 

10 years ago (2016) 

•Almost 70 years of classroom experience won’t be returning to Luverne Public Schools when just two longtime teachers decided to retire at the end of the 2015-16 school year. 

The Luverne Redbirds moved their record to 3-5 after splitting games with Pipestone and Windom in the past week.

The Redbirds defeated the Pipestone A’s 7-3 at home Wednesday, June 10, before falling to the Windom Pirates 6-5 Sunday, June 14, on the road.

Card shower 

The Luverne Lions Club donated funds to cover the tuition of two local students so they can attend one week of Diabetes Camp at Camp Gilbert in Estelline, S.D. The two students sponsored by the club this year are Parker Oye and Nick Lenz. 

Carole Bosch, age 77, of Steen, Minn., died peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. 

Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 15, with family present at Steen Reformed Church in Steen, Minn. 

The Luverne Senior Legion baseball team opened its 2026 season with two wins and one loss in the past week.

Luverne came out on top of Colton, S.D., 11-0 on Tuesday, June 9, lost to Springfield 5-1 Saturday, June 13, and defeated Colton again 11-7 Monday night, June 15.