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- By Lori SorensonNovember 13, 2024With the general election in the rearview mirror, Rock County election official Ashley Kurtz shared insights on the 2024 process. “I thought Election Day went great,” she said last week. “All polling places were busy, and I thought the election judges did great at handling everything.” She said a few voter questions came up through the day, but they were easily addressed. “Polling places…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 13, 2024Local families and individuals have until Nov. 20 to apply for assistance through Rock County’s SHARE program. For 40 years Sharing Hearts Are Reaching Everyone has been collecting donations and distributing gifts of food, clothing and toys to Rock County residents in need during the holidays. Everyone who helps with the program is a volunteer, including board members and officers, according to…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 13, 2024John Deere farm implement customers who do business with C & B companies received letters on Nov. 4 that C & B had been sold. The letters, signed by the Burwell family, stated that C & B’s Agricultural Division, John Deere dealerships, was purchased by Point Field Partners, another family firm, on Nov. 4. The letter provided background on C & B, which was started in 1988 by Rod…
November 13, 2024Luverne High School 2015 graduate McKenzi (Wenninger) Klein was the featured speaker at the Veterans Day program in the performing arts center in Luverne Monday afternoon. Klein, a first lieutenant in the Army National Guard shared information about her own service and expressed gratitude for all veterans. “Joining the military takes courage,” she said. “You don’t know what sacrifices you’ll have…
November 13, 2024Luverne Elementary student council members greeted and later served coffee and sweet rolls in the school commons Monday morning for the Veterans Day Open House. For two hours students and veterans sat together asking each other questions, while other students occasionally walked through to deliver “thank you” messages made in crayon, marker or pencil.
November 13, 2024Theresa Graff, age 61, of Alexandria, formerly of Luverne, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at the University of Minneapolis Hospital. A time of fellowship will be from 4-7 p.m., with a time of sharing memories at 6 p.m., Friday Nov. 15, at the Living Rock Church in Luverne. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Living Rock Church in Luverne, officiated by Pastor Josh…- By Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, St. John Lutheran Church, LuverneNovember 13, 2024The mythical King Arthur was known as the “Once and Future King.” T.H. White, in his book by the same name, described a prophecy that Arthur would return when Britain needed him most. The legend of King Arthur seems to reappear quadrennially in American politics. Every four years each political faction seeks to persuade us that their candidate alone is the savior we need to rescue society from…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 06, 2024There are roughly 100,000 lead pipes that bring water into Minnesota homes, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Now there is a statewide effort to replace every single one, and communities in Rock County are part of that initiative. It stems from the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent “Lead and Copper Rule Revision” to strengthen drinking water standards. Most cities across…
November 06, 2024Luverne area businesses and organizations hosted the community’s annual Trunk ’N Treat in the elementary school bus lot Thursday afternoon to celebrate Halloween. The event featured dozens of creatively decorated trunks and roughly 2,500 costumed trick-or-treaters. This is the 12th annual Trunk ’N Treat in Luverne and the third year it’s been at the school after nine years on Main Street.
November 06, 2024Eugene “Gene” LeRoy Cragoe was born on Aug. 28, 1935, to Charles and Garnet (Hetrick) Cragoe in Luverne, Minnesota. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Oct. 30, 2024, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A service was at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne with burial following at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Gene was…
November 06, 2024James L. Johnson, age 80, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial visitation was Monday, Nov. 4, from 5-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., all at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial was at Christ Lutheran Cemetery in Alvord, Iowa. Arrangements were under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home…
November 06, 2024Edgar “Ed” Anton Vermeer, 82, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Brandon, South Dakota, passed away on Oct. 29, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family. Visitation was 5-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at Heartland Funeral Home, Brandon. Memorial services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Spirit of Truth Lutheran Church, Brandon. Inurnment followed at…- By Pastor Sarah Zender, Grace Lutheran Church, LuverneNovember 06, 2024As I write this article, it is the day before our national election. When this is published, I hope that the results are clear and defined. Uncertainty creates a lot of tension in our collective hearts. It does not always bring out the best in people’s actions. As I prepare to vote, I am also preparing to preach on Sunday. At the church in which I serve, we follow a lectionary, which is a…
- October 31, 2024Eugene "Gene" Cragoe, age 89, of Luverne, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Hartquist Funeral Home-Luverne Chapel. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne with burial to follow at Maplewood Cemetery,…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianOctober 30, 2024The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on May 10, 1945. This world may have “gone to the dogs” in many respects since the days Mrs. Willmine Buus, Luverne, was a girl, but from the…
October 30, 2024Gloria Schlapkohl Siekmeier, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in her Denver home, age 91. Gloria was laid to rest with the Schlapkohl family in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minnesota, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30. She was born to Lloyd and Ruth (Dietrich) Schlapkohl in Luverne, Minnesota, Oct. 17, 1932, and raised on the Schlapkohl family farm in a home without electricity or running water. She…
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