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August 07, 2024The Luverne American Legion and the Hardwick American Legion each donated $1,000 to the Luverne Area Pickleball Association toward the purchase of another heavy duty outdoor pickleball net. With the new equipment, the Pickleball Association now has three courts with nets and lines to support pickleball games at the high school tennis courts in Luverne. Pictured playing at the new net are (from…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 07, 2024For the past two weeks, Luverne High School band students have been preparing for the upcoming marching band season. Freshmen began practice in late July followed by two weeks with all 48 band members learning music for both parade and field competitions along with various crowd-pleasing maneuvers. “We’ve had a lot of good time to spend on fundamentals, just how we’re placing our feet,” said…
August 07, 2024Joanne Klarenbeek, age 81, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation was Friday, Aug. 2, from 5-7 p.m. at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church. Funeral service was Saturday, Aug. 3, at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial was held prior to the service at Eastside Cemetery in rural Steen, Minnesota. Arrangements were…
August 07, 2024Patricia Jean (McClure) Ladd, age 83, of Luverne, died Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 3, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.- By Rev. Dr. Steven Voris, First Presbyterian Church, LuverneAugust 07, 2024The modern rejuvenation of the Olympic Games happened in 1896 in Athens, Greece, as 14 nations brought their best athletes to compete in sporting events and to strengthen ties between peoples. Through the years, the Olympic ideals have been honed to this taken from the Olympics website, “The three values of Olympism are excellence, respect, and friendship. They constitute the foundation on which…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 07, 2024The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team is headed to the 2024 Division II State Tournament after beating Sleepy Eye 12-7 in the sub state championship game Tuesday, July 30, in Springfield. The team is led by Redbird players Jake Haugen and Ben Serie, both second-year coaches at the helm of the program. “Through all my years of playing, I have had really impactful coaches like Mike Wenninger,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 07, 2024The Luverne Redbirds are heading back to state after defeating Windom 5-2 twice in Final Four series action. This marks the sixth straight year of state tournament appearances for the Redbirds. Luverne beat Windom 5-2 Wednesday, July 31, in Luverne and took the second game 5-2 in Windom Saturday Aug. 3. The Redbirds are scheduled to face Fairmont in the best-of-three Region 13C Championship…- July 31, 2024Name: Patrick Baustian Occupation: I am retired from the South Dakota Air National Guard and the United States Air Force with over 38 years of military service and over 35 years of federal service. How long have you lived in Luverne? I was born in Luverne and raised on the family farm northwest of Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1981. After joining the active-duty Air Force…
- July 31, 2024Dispatch report July 20 •Complainant east-bound on Interstate 90, mile marker 3, Beaver Creek, reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported an abandoned vehicle. •Complainant on 11th Street, Ellsworth, reported property damage. •Complainant west-bound on Interstate 90, mile marker 15, Luverne, reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant west-bound on…
By Lori SorensonJuly 31, 2024Local emergency personnel responded to a fatal motorcycle crash just west of Luverne on I-90 Tuesday morning. David Martin Houck, 41, of Durham, North Carolina, was traveling west on the interstate when his 2024 Harley Davidson motorcycle struck a road grader in the construction zone and died at the scene. Westbound traffic was backed up for miles for several hours, and motorists were detoured…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 31, 2024Editor's Note: Story has been edited to correct the time of the second performance. The time is 5 p.m. versus the published time in the Luverne Community Education brochure. The 60-member cast of the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “Robin Hood” will perform at 3 and 5 p.m. Friday at the Palace Theatre in Luverne. The child actors are participants in the weeklong Missoula Children’s…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJuly 31, 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 Aug. 3, 1944. Of all the Fourth of July celebrations he ever attended during his 68 years of residence in Rock county, the one perhaps that S.S.…
July 31, 2024Marlene Viola Mann was born to Henry and Viola (Lorenzen) Kindt in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised on her parents’ farm place near Hardwick, Minnesota, and began her schooling riding the bus into town. At a young age, her family moved into Hardwick, where she was raised through her childhood. Following her eighth grade year, Marlene continued her education and attended Luverne High School in…- July 31, 2024Joanne Klarenbeek, age 81, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Arrangements are pending under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To view updated service information, please visit www.hartquistfuneral.com.
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024The Luverne Redbirds beat the Lakefield Horned Frogs in two games to move on to the Final Four in Region 13C playoffs. Luverne beat Lakefield 10-0 at home Wednesday, July 24, and 5-3 on the road Friday, July 26. The Redbirds will open the Final Four, Game 1, in a best of three series against the Windom Pirates at Redbird Field Wednesday, July 31, at 7:30 p.m. Game 2 will be played Saturday,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team won two games and lost one in the 2024 Southwest Sub State Tournament this past week in Springfield. Luverne beat Slayton 5-4 and won against Sleepy Eye 5-3 on Sunday, July 28. Sleepy Eye then beat Luverne 5-4 on Monday, July 29, forcing another game between the two teams on Tuesday, July 30, in the double elimination tournament. Tuesday’s game was…
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