People in the News
- March 19, 2019Local insurance agency named to ‘Presidents Club’ Buffalo Ridge Insurance, Luverne, has been named to the Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company, Des Moines, Iowa, President’s Club for the 11th consecutive year. The award recognizes superior performance and outstanding continued service to customers and the community. Employees of the company are Cory Bloemendaal, Marilyn Bloemendaal, Steve…
- March 05, 2019Local children’s Author Kathie Hendricks has announced that her second book, “Here Come the Leprechauns,” has been released just ahead of St. Patrick’s Day. She said the story is based on a game she and her husband, Bruce, played with their own children when they were little. “Leprechauns sneak into the Irish homes and make a mess and leave their treats,” said Hendricks who is half Irish. She…
- July 17, 2018Luverne student graduates from St. Olaf College Jonathon Vajgrt, son of Terry and Michelle Vajgrt, Luverne, graduated magna cum laude with a degree in chemistry from St. Olaf College, Northfield, at the Spring 2018 commencement ceremony. Thier earns degree from Clarke Austyn Thier, Adrian, received a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Clarke University, Dubuque, Iowa, at the spring…
- July 17, 2018A 2003 Luverne High School graduate was featured in a recent Finance and Commerce story under their regular column, “Rising Young Professionals.” Gregg Fuerstenberg, son of Barb Gust and Marv Fuerstenberg, is vice president of business and economic incentives at the Minneapolis office of JLL, a global real estate and investment management company. An attorney and accountant, he has degrees from…
- May 29, 2018LATI announces dean’s list Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, South Dakota, has announced the students who were named to the Spring 2018 president’s list. To be eligible, full-time students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Those who earned a 4.0 are indicated with an asterisk after the name. Making the list were Ingrid Gonzales, Jenica Haas and Dallis Henrichs, all from Luverne, and…
- September 19, 2017Luverne High School senior Hans Bakken was recently named a “commended student” in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Bakken joins about 34,000 other commended students throughout the U.S. He placed in the top 50,000 scorers among the more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2018 competition by taking the 2016 preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. As a…
- September 19, 2017U.S. Air Force Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Matthew P. Raak graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also…
- September 05, 2017Prekker graduates from SMSU Alizabeth Prekker, Luverne, graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall following spring semester. She earned an associate’s degree in liberal arts and sciences.
- August 29, 2017Winter named ‘Best of Class’ at UMD Luverne High School 2017 graduate Brandon Winter received the prestigious “Best of Class” scholarship at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, where he will be a freshman this fall. The scholarship is awarded to first-year students who rank in the top 1 or 2 of their high school class. It has a total value of 50 percent of resident tuition for four years of…
- August 14, 2017State Sen. Bill Weber was recognized by the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) Aug. 3 during the Coalition’s three-day summer conference in Fergus Falls for his positive impact on the state’s tax policy. Sen. Weber, a Republican from Luverne, is serving his second term in the Minnesota Senate. The award is given to legislators who helped advance CGMC’s policy during the preceding…
- October 17, 2016Local student enrolls at SJU Quinton Siebenahler, son of John and Awanda Siebenahler of Luverne, has enrolled at Saint John’s University in Collegeville for the 2016-17 academic year.
- October 03, 2016Popkes granted $1,000 scholarship Ellsworth High School student Megan Popkes, daughter of Darrin and Nancy Popkes, has earned a $1,000 academic scholarship from the Minnesota Soybean Processsors’ Board of Directors to further her education in animal science and ag business at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Students eligible for this scholarship must attend school within 50 miles of…
- September 19, 2016Oye earns master’s degree in recreation management Ryan Oye, son of Steve and Andrea Oye, Luverne, graduated May 14, 2016, from the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, with a master’s degree in recreation management. He graduated Cum Laude from Mount Marty College, Yankton, South Dakota, in 2015 with bachelor’s degrees in recreation management and business administration. Oye, a 2012 Luverne High…
- September 12, 2016Poplar Creek employee Krista Stenger, Luverne, received a $1,000 scholarship Friday from Care Providers of Minnesota, an association of which Good Samaritan Society is a member. Stenger, a certified nursing assistant and universal worker at Poplar Creek, is a student at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Luverne. She’s working toward what will eventually be a registered nursing…
- August 29, 2016U of M Crookston Dalton Javner, Hardwick, was one of 27 students to serve as an S.O.S. leader at the University of Minnesota Crookston during orientation weekend Aug. 19-22. S.O.S. leaders welcome and assist new students and their families to become acclimated to the campus and the community.
- August 23, 2016Luverne graduates awarded A.R. Wood scholarships Six Luverne High School 2016 graduates are recipients of scholarships awarded by the A.R. Wood Scholarship Trust. The award recipients include Jenna Schelhaas, Tatiana Gust, Jacob Jarchow, Brianna Jonason, Nicole Kneip and Chase Wiederhoeft. The total amount awarded was $7,700. The A.R. Wood Scholarship Trust is administered by First Bank and Trust…
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