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- March 19, 2025•If you have a new class idea to offer or a request for a particular class, please email Lisa Nath at li.nath@isd2184.net or call 283-4724. •If you have details for a class you would like to teach or are updating information for a class you will be teaching, please submit your information by email to da.hoogendoorn@isd2184.net. •You may access the most recent copy of the brochure (and past…
- September 25, 2024Meetings Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Mary Jane Brown Chapel. Anyone interested is welcome. CoffeeBreak and StoryHour begins Oct. 1 Join us for CoffeeBreak beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 9:30 a.m. for our kickoff at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church at 605 North Estey Street. We meet each Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. to study the Bible. StoryHour is a fun…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 24, 2024A group of current and former radio professionals are brainstorming to create a new radio presence in Rock County after Alpha Media laid off local on-air staff at K101-KQAD radio in May. The group is hoping to establish a studio in the East Main Street trailhead building, which is owned by the city and leased to the Chamber for occasional use. Luverne Chamber Director Jane Lanphere approached…
By Mavis FodnessMay 22, 2024If permitted by the State of Minnesota, a digital sign may be erected this fall on the east edge of Hills along Highway 270. Jeremy Josephson, owner of Ace Signs of Sioux Falls, presented a drawing of a possible Daktronics-made sign to city council members May 14. However, setback requirements along the state highway may prevent the electronic sign from being erected. The sign’s proposed…- May 08, 2024Meetings Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 13, in the township hall in Beaver Creek. ‘Marlene and Darlene without George’ May 9 The Marlene and Darlene without George comedy fundraiser presented in memory of George Bonnema will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the Historic Palace Theatre in Luverne. Tickets -$25; on sale April 15 from 12-5 p.m. at the Palace Box…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 28, 2024Although the comment, “bigger nutcracker than Luverne” was made in jest, Hills residents weren’t shy about sharing ideas on where they see their community in 10, 15 or 20 years from now. The Hills City Council is currently developing a strategic plan with the help of the Southwest Regional Development Commission (SRDC). The plan will guide the city in long-term projects and where resources…- April 21, 2020To the Editor: We want to send a huge “Thank You” to all our Rock County residents. Our American Red Cross blood drive on April 7 was an example of how our community pulls together in time of need. A special thank you to Mike and Wanda Jarchow and their family for opening up their event center so we could utilize a large enough space to keep everyone safe. A heartfelt thank you…
- February 04, 2020Rock County’s social calendar 20 years ago amounted to summer town celebrations, Tri-State Band Festival and, of course, Hot Dog Night. These were a lot of fun and offered great photo opportunities for news people. Today there’s a major event on the calendar nearly every other weekend, illustrated by the Chamber’s quarterly report during the Jan. 28 Luverne City Council meeting. For anyone taking…
- October 08, 2019This week is National Fire Prevention week, National Domestic Violence Awareness Week and Homecoming Week in Luverne and H-BC schools, in addition to Pork Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month and other important observances. Amid all these causes vying for ink in the Star Herald is National Newspaper Week, which typically gets little mention, because news organizations typically aren’t the…
- August 27, 2019A story in the Wednesday, Aug. 21, edition of the Brandon Valley News caught our attention this week as a precautionary tale for all communities to be aware of. A Facebook post reporting over-the-limit radium levels in Brandon’s drinking water sent residents into a tailspin and prompted city administration to call a press conference to set the record straight. On July 28, the anonymous Facebook…
- August 08, 2016Luverne has long been known for its clean, safe neighborhoods and its beautiful, well-cared-for public parks and recreation areas. We’re proud of these amenities and we’re proud that visitors notice them and remark about them. That’s why it’s so disheartening to hear about the recent vandalism of the dock at The Lake (some still call it the Creamery Pond) and about numerous complaints of dog…
- March 08, 2016To the Editor, We want to recognize the excellent family physicians and their colleagues in Luverne who have graciously and effectively served as teachers for medical students from the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth campus over the past year. The Rural Medical Scholars Program (RMSP) began in 2010 at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus and has had over 350…
- January 11, 2016At Southwestern Youth Services we have rolled up miles of red and green paper chain, packed away boxes of colorful ornaments and returned Christmas trees to their assigned spots in the attic. We have also reverted back to the reality of day-to-day living that, in the lives of our students, can often be quite harsh. However, there is one remaining item that the staff and students still cling to…
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