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- May 14, 2025Elsie Mulligan, age 91, of Luverne, Minnesota, died in the morning hours on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Parkview Manor in Ellsworth, Minnesota. A Celebration of Life will be on Friday, June 6, 2025, from 3-5 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Luverne. The family invites you to join them for a gathering at Generations in Luverne…
- By Pastor Josh Hayden, Living Rock Church, LuverneMay 14, 2025Recently I have found myself complaining too much about the state that I live in. This is not a political article, but because of some possible political laws that could happen, a weird tax on my shipping packages that is supposed to help our roads (don’t get me talking about Highway 75), and some other inconveniences, it has come up in my mind the possibility of moving. Don’t worry, Living Rock…
May 14, 2025Members of the Luverne Girl Scouts troop met with Kim Rockman Thursday, May 8, to learn more about plants at the Prairie Ally Food Forest on Blue Mound Avenue in Luverne and to complete a leadership badge. The 15 scouts learned about the different foods grown at the food forest and also planted the seeds they had started two months ago in one of the food plots. “This is part of helping to make…
May 14, 2025Luverne utility workers Mike Buss (on the ground) and Brayden Ripka (in the bucket) hang a new round of banners on Main Street light poles Friday honoring Luverne High School seniors. The two banners here feature Blaycie Remme (left) and Eli Woodley. Luverne High School will graduate 97 seniors during commencement exercises at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 25. See the May 22 edition of the Star Herald…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025The Luverne Redbirds met Pipestone at Redbird Field in Luverne for their season opener Sunday, May 11. Redbird Braydon Ripka drove a home run ball over the fence at Redbird Field in the eighth inning to help Luverne take an 11-1 win over Pipestone. With a 5-1 lead after seven innings, Ripka drove in two base runners with his homer to give Luverne an 8-1 advantage in the bottom of the eighth…- By Lori SorensonMay 07, 2025Luverne is among 12 Minnesota communities that will receive electric vehicle charging stations through state and federal grant funding. Luverne’s station will be developed by Francis Energy Charging, a private company with a national network of EV stations. The company secured $870,000 in grant funding for an EV charging complex to be built on the Bull Pen Sports Bar and Grill property south of…
- By Pastor Bob Junak, Rock River Community Church, LuverneMay 07, 2025Let’s look at a subject that so many of us have prayed about at some point in our lives – God’s timing. Specifically, how it is almost never our timing. And how incredibly frustrating that can be. Let’s be honest, we’ve all prayed those “Lord, please do this by Friday at 7:00 p.m.” prayers. Oh, I know you have! Do we think God is in heaven taking appointments like some sort of divine doctor’s…
By Lori SorensonApril 30, 2025Rep. Brad Finstad visited C&B Operations Friday afternoon at the invitation of Pioneer Equipment Dealers Association, of which the local John Deere dealership is a member. Finstad toured the Luverne facility before hosting a closed-door meeting with farmers and C&B officials about taxes, tariffs, the Farm Bill and other issues affecting agriculture. “It’s just like the most Minnesota…- By Mavis FodnessApril 30, 2025Students and staff at Luverne Public Schools will be in school an extra day in order to make up an instructional day missed on March 5. The last day of classes for the 2024-25 school year will now be Thursday, May 22. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. District officials called off classes March 5 due to a weather event that closed major roads and highways including Interstate 90. March…
By Mavis FodnessApril 30, 2025Luverne High School junior Zander Carbonneau earned a seventh-place finish Friday during the Class A Minnesota State High School Speech Tournament in Shakopee. Carbonneau was one of the top eight students chosen for the extemporaneous speaking finals. Friday’s event was his fourth state tournament appearance. “The final round of extemporaneous speaking at state tournament is always a highlight…- By Pastor Andrew Palmquist, Bethany Lutheran Church, LuverneApril 30, 2025Every year, as spring comes, we see the miracle of life start once again. We look forward to the daffodils and tulips blooming and the fade from winter to spring. Things go from the gray and brown colors to living, vibrant green and vivid cheerful colors. Many people look forward to shedding their heavy coats in favor of lighter-weight apparel. Even though we go through this cycle every year, it…
By Lori SorensonApril 23, 2025U.S. senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith stopped in Luverne Wednesday, April 16, to celebrate the completion for the Kids Rock! Child Care Center. The senators were instrumental in securing a $2.6 million USDA grant for the facility’s construction, and Wednesday was a chance for them to see how the investment was put to use. After touring the interior, they paused in the lobby to congratulate…
By Lori SorensonApril 23, 2025The Luverne Board of Appeals and Adjustments granted a variance request for the former Vinnie’s property on South Highway 75. They met Monday night in Luverne City Hall as a follow-up to the Monday, April 14, public hearing on the matter. Peter Dikun of Dikun Properties requested a variance to commercial setbacks requirements on his property at 704 S. Kniss Ave. in Luverne. He's planning to…
April 23, 2025Patricia Kienholz of Luverne and the late Bryan Kienholz and Doug and Sharon Stoks of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, announce the engagement of their children Kristen Marie Kienholz and Kyle Douglas Stoks, both of Sioux Falls. Kirsten graduated from Luverne High School in 2014 and from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, in 2017. She completed her master’s degree at University of South Dakota…
April 23, 2025Robert LeRoy DeSplinter, age 86, of Luverne, died Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. He was born June 26, 1938, in Pipestone to LeRoy and Adaline (Rostyne) DeSplinter. He attended school in Jasper. Robert joined the U.S. Army in 1956 and served until he was honorably discharged in 1959. Robert married Marlene Buysse on January 4, 1964, at St Mary’s Catholic Church…- April 23, 2025Robert Edmund “Bob” Bailey, age 92, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025, while at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. Memorial visitation will be Friday, April 25, from 4-6 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Memorial service will be Saturday, April 26, at 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Burial will be at Ottertail Union Cemetery in Ottertail,…
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