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- July 16, 2025A Celebration of Life service to honor the life and legacy of Melvin “Mel” Melzer, age 97, of Windom, formerly of Luverne, will be held at the LaCanne Family Celebration of Life Center in Windom on Wednesday, July 23, at 11 a.m., with a time of visitation and gathering from 10-11 a.m. Mel Melzer passed away peacefully on July 2, 2025, at Windom Area Health in Windom. Arrangements are under the…
- July 16, 2025Chad A. Blomgren, age 56, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial was 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 14, 2025, at Risen Savior Catholic Church in Brandon, South Dakota. Visitation was from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2025, with a Liturgical Wake Service beginning at 4 p.m. at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site…
- July 16, 2025Wayne Michelsen, age 92, of Magnolia, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Sanford USD Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation will be an hour prior. Interment with military honors will follow at the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements…
- July 16, 2025Wilma Lavon Bengtson, age 89, of Hills, died Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 18, at the Trinity Cemetery near Steen. Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Luverne is in charge of arrangements.
By Lori SorensonJuly 09, 2025Luverne residents and visitors celebrated their 11th Annual Fourth of July celebration at The Lake Friday. The holiday event included all the classic summer beach features, including land and water competitions, food, live music and fireworks. The daylong event started with a triathlon (see page 2B for results) and continued with food trucks, a beer garden, music and inflatables throughout the…
By Lori SorensonJuly 09, 2025Several additional Luverne alumni and former educators will be inducted this fall into the Luverne Alumni Hall of Fame and Luverne Educators Hall of Fame. The 2025 Class of the Luverne Alumni Hall of Fame and the Luverne Educator Hall of Fame will be honored in ceremonies Friday, Sept. 19, during Luverne’s Homecoming celebration. The Luverne Public Schools Hall of Fame Committee includes…- By Pastor Sarah Zender, Grace Lutheran Church, LuverneJuly 09, 2025“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh, rather, serve one another humbly in love.” (Galatians 5:13 NIV) In a treatise titled The Freedom of a Christian written over 500 years ago, Martin Luther argues, based on this biblical text and others, that Christians are simultaneously free and bound. Christians are free from the law and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 09, 2025The Luverne Redbirds fell 4-1 to the Milroy Irish July 2 and beat the Jackson Bulls 9-3 July 6 in two road games. The Redbirds now sit at a 5-6 season record with four games slated for this week. Luverne was scheduled to host Hadley Tuesday, July 8, and play in Pipestone Wednesday, July 9. Friday, July 11, the Redbirds will don Nutcracker jerseys and host the Brandon Belugas in the Nutcracker…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 09, 2025Thirty-five athletes participated in the 9th Annual Davis Lake Triathlon July 4 at The Lake, aka The Creamery Pond in Luverne. Competition began at 8:30 a.m. with the Minnow Race. Athletes 14 years of age and under tackled a three-stage event starting with a one-third mile kayak followed by a two-mile bike ride and finished with a one-mile run. After the Minnows were done, the Sharks, ages 18…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 02, 2025The Luverne Senior Legion baseball team won two games and fell twice this past week. Luverne beat Madison 5-4 Tuesday, June 24, at home. At the New Ulm tournament, Mankato National Legion beat Luverne 7-2 Friday, June 27, in their first game. In the second game Luverne took down Omaha West 5-3 on June 27. In Luverne’s final game of the New Ulm Tournament, Luverne fell 6-0 to the Mankato…- By Jason BerghorstJuly 02, 2025The Luverne City Council recently approved two new ordinances, one related to recreational fires and the other to rummage sales. Both ordinances, recommended by city staff, passed unanimously on roll call votes during the Tuesday, June 17, Luverne City Council meeting. The first ordinance repeals the current open burning ordinance and adopts a new ordinance that aligns with Minnesota State…
July 02, 2025Marlyn F. Roberts, age 79, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at the Royal C. Johnson VA Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial visitation was Wednesday, June 25, from 5-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Memorial service was Thursday, June 26, at 10 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne, with military honors to follow. Arrangements were…- June 25, 2025Marlyn F. Roberts, age 79, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at the Royal C. Johnson VA Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial visitation was Wednesday, June 25, from 5-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Memorial service will be Thursday, June 26, at 10 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne, with military honors to follow. Arrangements are…
- By Rev. Dr. Steven Voris, First Presbyterian Church, LuverneJune 25, 2025“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:16) This is No. 9 on the list of things God hates most; that list being the Ten Commandments. Most often, this commandment is framed in a legal context of testifying falsely in court, but there are many additional ways people can bear false witness against a neighbor. All of those ways involve lying. Lying is the core sin in…
June 25, 2025Isabella Nolz, 9, and her babysitter, Emma Beyer, both of Luverne, opened a lemonade stand outside the Nolz home on East Christensen Drive on Thursday, June 19. Nolz said they decided to open the stand to help people stay cool on the very hot day. Temperatures in Luverne surpassed 90 degrees Thursday through Sunday, reaching highs of 99 on both Friday and Saturday. Nolz said Beyer helped her…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 25, 2025The Luverne Redbirds captured two big wins and now stand at 4-4 for the season. Luverne beat the Worthington Cubs 9-0 June 18 at home and the Heron Lake Lakers 17-8 June 22 on the road. The Redbirds were rescheduled to host Hadley Wednesday, June 25. They are on the road Friday, June 27, versus Larchwood and play Sunday, June 29, at Pipestone. Luverne will kick off July on the road for two…
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