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- January 22, 2025Bryan Kienholz, age 61, of Luverne, Minnesota, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. Visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 23, from 4-7 p.m. at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Funeral service will be Friday, Jan. 24, at 1:30 p.m. at the church. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To view Bryan’s LifeTribute video or…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 15, 2025Premium Minnesota Pork is putting up solar panels for electrical generation next to its hog processing facility on the west edge of Luverne. According to the permit filed in city offices, the $2.4 million construction project will result in 5,400 solar panels connected to two meters. The 2-megawatt PMP solar array, once online, will supplement plant operations, according to plant engineer Scott…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 15, 2025Members of the Luverne High School mock trial team are preparing for a special season as the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) celebrates its 40th anniversary. The MSBA organizes the two-month mock trial season and selects cases the students will develop in court. This year it’s an unusual case, according to first-year LHS mock trial adviser Megan Klumper. “Right away when the case was…
January 15, 2025Donald Christoffels, age 88, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Funeral service will be Thursday, Jan. 16, at 11 a.m., with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m., all at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist…
January 15, 2025Cornelius “Casey” Feikema Jr. was born on April 28, 1947, to Cornelius “Case” Sr. and Martha (Van Tol) Feikema in the Canton/Inwood Hospital rural Canton, South Dakota. Casey grew up on a farm near Fairview, South Dakota. He attended Inwood Christian School in Inwood, Iowa, and was a freshman at Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa, when the family relocated to rural Luverne, Minnesota,…- By Lori SorensonJanuary 08, 2025The Southwestern Mental Health Center is rebranding itself as ElevaCare, according to a company announcement earlier this month. “Our improved care coordination model focuses in on the holistic wellbeing of an individual,” the press release stated. “The name ElevaCare stems from our ongoing commitment to elevate and support people as they rise toward a better version of themself with our care…
- January 08, 2025Cornelius “Casey” Feikema Jr., age 77, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation is Wednesday, Jan. 8, from 4-8 p.m. at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church. Funeral service will be Thursday, Jan. 9, at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of…
- By Rev. Dr. Steven Voris, First Presbyterian Church, LuverneJanuary 08, 2025We celebrated the passing of another year on the Gregorian calendar last week, which has been the standard measure for recording the passage of time since 1582. The Gregorian calendar was an improvement over the Julian calendar which went into effect in the Roman Empire on January 1, 45 BCE. If the goal of a calendar is to keep the solstice and equinox dates the same, so that a year is…
- December 30, 2024Melvin G. Viessman, age 84, of Luverne, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by his family. He was born on Nov. 15, 1940, on the family farm in rural Rock County, Minnesota, to Glen and Reka (Giesen) Viessman. Mel attended country school in rural Luverne until eighth grade and graduated from Luverne High School in 1958. Mel…
December 30, 2024Peter John Hauff, age 76, of Luverne, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at Dow Rummel Village, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was born Nov. 5, 1948, in Sidney, Montana, to Wilbert and Hazel (Pederson) Hauff. Peter was the oldest of three children. As a child, he lived in Velva and Williston, North Dakota, and in 1957 his family moved to Brookings, South Dakota, where he graduated…
December 30, 2024Marilyn Carlson was born on Feb. 3, 1940, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Harold and Louise Staeffler Kiebach. She grew up in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1958. On Sept. 9, 1959, she and Lyle Carlson were married at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Luverne. Following their marriage, they made their home in Maryland and Alaska while Lyle served in the United States Army. Following…- By Pastor Walt Moser, First Baptist Church, LuverneDecember 30, 2024There is reason to believe that much Bible reading and study in recent years has brought little spiritual benefit to many who engage in it. God's gifts can be misused, and His blessings abused. The evidence of this is seen in the results. Even those without a genuine faith may study the Bible with the same enthusiasm they might have for science or literature. When this happens, their knowledge…
- December 24, 2024City workers Aric Uithoven (left) and newly hired Matt Nath work on a water main break on North Blue Mound Avenue Wednesday afternoon. It was the second break this year, and according to water supervisor Darrel Ykema, they happen when the ground shifts, often in response to changing temperatures. Below, water runs across the street.
December 24, 2024St. John Lutheran Church Sunday School students and staff presented their annual Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 15. This year’s production, “Coloring Christmas,” was written by St. John Director of Christian Education Jessica Blocker. It tells the life of Christ in reverse, with vignettes inspired by The Coloring Song (Petra). Starting at the empty tomb, the children showcased Jesus’ death,…
December 24, 2024William “Bill” Henry Holling was born on March 25, 1923, in Germany to Ferdinand “Peter” and Wiebke (Jollmer) Holling. His parents immigrated to the United States when Bill was about 1 1/2 years old. His parents were farmers and settled on a farm near Hardwick, Minnesota, for about nine years. The family sold their farm and went back to Germany in 1934. Bill spent one month in a German school…
December 24, 2024Patricia "Patsy" Ann (Nath) Cragoe, age 82, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation was Sunday, Dec. 22, from 3-5 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Funeral service was held on Monday, Dec. 23, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. To view Patsy…
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