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- By Lori SorensonMay 28, 2025Luverne’s annual Buffalo Days celebration now spans four days of special events, Thursday, June 5, through Sunday, June 8. It starts with the third annual Tour de Loop community bike ride on the Luverne Loop, a seven-mile paved trail that circles town and connects with the Blue Mound Trail and the Blue Mounds State Park. In her May 12 Star Media “Chamber Chatter” conversation, Chamber Director…
May 28, 2025Annual Memorial Day services took place in Luverne, Hills, Hardwick and Beaver Creek Monday. In Luverne, members of the American Legion and VFW conducted the Memorial Day Service at Maplewood Cemetery. Guest speaker was Minnesota American Legion Second District Commander James Olson. Olson shared the loss of his fellow soldiers and their unselfish heroism that keeps American free.- May 28, 2025The Buffalo Days Run 4A Cause returns to Luverne’s Buffalo Days Celebration for its third year Saturday, June 7, in Luverne City Park. Volunteers with the local non-profit Carson’s Cause have been registering runners for the 5K and one-mile races, and they’re expecting strong participation on race day. “People have been so supportive of our mission,” said Lori Sorenson, who co-founded Carson’s…
- May 28, 2025Sanford Luverne Medical Center recognized for emergency timeliness Sanford Luverne Medical Center has received the Best ER Wait Time & Efficacy award on the Women’s Choice Award 2025 Best Hospitals Award Report. “Patients from surrounding rural areas rely on the timeliness of our emergency care team at Sanford Luverne,” said Tammy Loosbrock, administrator of Sanford Luverne Medical Center…
May 28, 2025Rosemary “Rosie” Moerke, age 73, of Luverne, died Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on August 9, 1951, in Luverne, to Frank and Esther (Snyder) Mulligan. Rosie was the youngest of 10 children. Though she entered the world small enough to fit in a shoebox, her heart and spirit were anything but tiny…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 28, 2025The Redbirds fell 7-4 to the Worthington Cubs Sunday, May 25, on the road. Worthington managed to get five hits against the Redbirds, scoring five runs in the fourth and two runs in the fifth inning. In the top of the second inning, Jacob Stroh hit a double to deep right field for the Redbirds, driving in Elliot Domagala from first base to take a 1-0 lead. The Redbirds gathered three runs in…
By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2025Each spring, area students in the Southwest Minnesota CEO program debut individual businesses inspired from nine months of business visits, guest speakers, mentor discussions and working together in a class business. The 18 students in this year’s Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) class debuted their individual businesses Wednesday, May 7, at the Big Top Tent Rentals in Luverne. The…
By Lori SorensonMay 21, 2025Two registered nurses at Sanford Luverne were recently honored with the Florence Nightingale Award during a Nurse’s Week Celebration May 6 in Sioux Falls. Each year Sanford employees are encouraged to nominate their colleagues to be recognized for the work they do each day for their patients and communities. This year Shannon Madtson and Madison Bormann received the award, which honors “…
May 21, 2025This week, May 18-24, is National Public Works Week, and the city of Luverne is honoring its crew of workers in the local Public Works Department. They include (front, from left) supervisor John Stoffel, Chris Nath, Derek Elbers, Matt McClure, Dave Van Batavia, Eric Lammert, Mike Cronin, (back) Mark Steensma, Troy Bosch, Tim Anderson, Robin Stratton, Fred Boll and Frank Mongold.
By Lori SorensonMay 21, 2025ATLAS of Rock County is in the process of replacing the roof and air-conditioning units at its West Maple Street building in downtown Luverne. According to director Michael Blank, the deteriorating flat roof had become problematic, and the estimate for a new, pitched metal roof and air conditioning units was $200,000. “Rain coming into the building waits for no one,” Blank said. “The four new…- By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2025Luverne High School adds the title of “four-time vocabulary champions” to its trophy case as its English students continue to hold claim as the top ranked vocabulary high school in the state. About 115 LHS students competed in the spring session Vocabulary.com contest that encompasses the months of February and March. Students from Jennifer Radtke’s English Foundations class and Amy Sahly’s…
May 21, 2025Eight graduating seniors from Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools participated in separate Future Educator Signing Day ceremonies conducted recently for the seniors who plan to pursue education majors in college. The ceremonies were conducted by the respective Luverne and H-BC education associations. Each student signed a Letter of Intent that encourages students to return to their home…- May 21, 2025Rosemary “Rosie” Moerke, age 73, of Luverne, died Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A time of fellowship will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, May 23, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne and also one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at St. Catherine Catholoic Church, in…
May 14, 2025Students at Discovery Time Preschool in Luverne spent Friday learning about horses and gardening at Rock Ranch near Hills. The morning and afternoon students of Angie Janiszeski and Amy Chapa spent an hour learning about plants from the Rock County Master Gardeners, the care and feeding of the horses, and basic horseback riding vocabulary. The visit was part of the students’ year-end field trips.
May 14, 2025Carol Lou (Roberts) Stroh was born October 28, 1940, to J.W. “Buddy” Roberts and Elizabeth Ann (Wright) Roberts at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas, and worked at Dallas Title, Titche Goettinger, Republic National Life as a death claims auditor, and teletype operator at LTV Aerospace. On December 18, 1971, Carol married Harold Stroh at…- May 14, 2025Audrey Madison Greene, age 82, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Audrey was born on Aug. 4, 1942, in Luverne, Minnesota. Memorial services are currently pending. A full obituary will be published once services are set.
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