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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 03, 2026The Luverne Redbirds baseball team won one league game and fell twice in exhibition play this past week. Luverne lost 3-1 to the Brookings Cubs on the road Wednesday, May 27, and fell 3-2 to the Harrisburg Woodies at home Friday, May 29, in exhibition play. The Redbirds beat Worthington 11-1 at home Sunday, May 31, in league play. Against Worthington the Redbirds flew to a 4-0 lead after three…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 20, 2026The Redbirds baseball team fell 3-2 to the Milroy Irish on the road Sunday, May 17, giving up one run in the ninth inning for the loss. Tied 2-2 after eight innings, Milroy mustered one run in the bottom of the ninth inning, stealing home to win the game. Derek Lundgren scored twice for the Redbirds, scoring once in the first inning and a second time in the top of the sixth inning. He finished…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 13, 2026The Luverne Redbirds opened their 2026 Minnesota Baseball Association (MBA) campaign taking down the Lakefield Horned Frogs 12-2 Sunday, May 9, at home. Back to Class C The Redbirds moved back down to Class C this season after spending last season in Class B. After missing a state birth last season in Class B to Raymond, Luverne, along with Fairmont move back to Class B and play in the…
By Lori SorensonApril 29, 2026There were two power outages affecting Luverne and Rock County and the region over the past several days. Both were due to outages affecting L&O Power, which is the company that provides electrical transmission to the city of Luverne, Sioux Valley Energy and other local providers. The outage on April 20 occurred in the early morning hours and lasted several hours. The outage on Sunday,…
April 08, 2026Luverne’s downtown was hopping with families Saturday for the Chamber’s Easter Bunny activities with 13 participating businesses. The day started with a free children’s movie at the Palace Theatre where roughly 150 children picked up their Easter bags and then strolled the streets of Luverne to gather Easter eggs. The event was free, thanks to local business sponsors. Luverne Area Chamber…
By Nicole RonchettiApril 01, 2026Luverne may soon have fiber-to-the home internet access, according to discussion at the March 19 city cable board meeting. Representatives with Bluepeak announced plans to bring fiber to Luverne at the meeting where they also answered the board’s questions about the process. Bluepeak is a cable and internet provider in Luverne formerly known as Vast Broadband. The company’s senior…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 01, 2026The Luverne Taekwondo program sent six competitors to the 35th Annual South Dakota State Taekwondo Championships in Tea, South Dakota, Saturday, March 21. They joined over 160 competitors from more than 20 clubs representing five states: South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. Luverne came home with six second-place finishers, one third place, one fifth place and one sixth…
By Lori SorensonMarch 04, 2026The maple tree at the corner of Dodge Street and Highway 75 in Luverne is at least the age of the stately three-story home on the property — more than 100 years old. Dave and Linda Iverson moved into their home 53 years ago, a year after Dave started as a veterinarian at Rock Vet Clinic. Their maple tree was large and mature at that time. The house was built around 1918 or 1920, and they…
By Nicole RonchettiMarch 04, 2026For the first time in its 75-year history, Luverne’s Tri-State Band Festival will open its button design contest to the public. Previously open only to students, the contest has been an annual event since 1976 when the first winner, Missy Weinman, received $10 in prize money. “This is the first year we’ve ever asked the public to come in with designs,” said Jane Wildung Lanphere, who has helped…
By Nicole RonchettiFebruary 25, 2026The night before Nicole Wiertzema attended her first group fitness class, she was so nervous she couldn’t sleep. What if she looked like she didn’t know what she was doing? What if other people judged her? Today, as owner of The Well Fitness Studio, Wiertzema and her team help newcomers overcome the same fears she once faced about group exercise. “I never thought I would instruct classes, and…
By Lori SorensonFebruary 25, 2026Rock County Commissioner Greg Burger has resigned from his seat on the County Board, effective Feb. 28. He made the announcement at the Tuesday, Feb. 17, regular board meeting when commissioners accepted his resignation “with regret.” In his official resignation letter to the board, Burger said it has been “an honor and privilege to serve the county citizens” during these past nine years. He…
February 25, 2026Luverne’s Heather Johnson was recently recognized by the National Newspaper Association Foundation for a graphic design she submitted in a recent contest. Johnson, graphic designer and production manager for the Rock County Star Herald, submitted the winning logo to represent the NNA fall Annual Convention & Trade Show. Johnson will receive a free registration to the Sept. 17-18 event,…
By Nicole RonchettiFebruary 25, 2026Gavin Ballard, a 10th grader at Luverne High School, is the first-place winner of VFW Post 2603’s annual Voice of Democracy essay contest. The second-place winner was Natalie Berning, also from Luverne, and third place went to Taylor Anderson from Fulda High School. This year’s topic for the essays was “How are you showing patriotism and support for our country?” Local essay contest winners…
By Lori Sorenson, editorFebruary 11, 2026Mike Davis is among a small minority of local residents wishing for colder weather. As one of the organizers of the annual Get Hooked Ice Fishing Derby, recent mild weather has taken a toll on the ice thickness at The Lake in Luverne. “We’ll be down to 10 inches by the end of the week,” he said Monday, considering several more days of thawing weather in the forecast. “It might be a little…
February 11, 2026Jordyn Pater, a registered nurse at Sanford Luverne Medical Center, recently received the Daisy Award for her passion and commitment to patient care. A nurse intern who worked alongside Jordyn last year nominated Pater for the Daisy Award. “I watched as she took time with each of her patients, getting to know them and their families, making sure they never were in the dark or had unanswered…- February 11, 2026Area residents and business owners are invited to an informal community event on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. to learn more about the possibility of bringing fiber-optic internet and phone service to the Luverne community. The event will be held at the Trailhead facility (the former Casey’s on Main Street) and is designed as a come-and-go gathering, allowing attendees to stop by at…
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