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- May 31, 2022Area students graduate from U of Nebraska Lincoln Three students from Luverne received degrees from the University of Nebraska Lincoln at commencement exercises May 13 and 14. They are Madilyn Dinger, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Bachelor of Journalism; Samantha Pierce, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science; and Emma Verbrugge, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor…
- May 17, 2022Ag mechanics team reaches gold at FFA convention Members of the Luverne-Adrian FFA Chapter competed in the career development events during the state FFA Convention April 24-26. In ag mechanics, the Luverne-Adrian FFA chapter placed ninth, earning a gold award, out of 42 teams. Individually, JT Remme placed 11th out of 120 participating in the event. He earned a gold recognition. Silver…
- May 17, 2022Honors Program grads at U of N Lincoln Samantha Pierce and Emma Verbrugge, both in the College of Arts and Sciences, graduated from the University Honors Program at the University of Nebraska Lincoln May 14 at Memorial Stadium. To graduate from the Honors Program, students must maintain at least a 3.5 grade-point average, complete a culminating senior project or research thesis, and fulfill other…
- May 10, 2022Area students graduate from U of M Moorhead Minnesota State University Moorhead will award degrees to more than 800 students at the Spring 2022 commencement Friday, May 13, in the Nemzek Fieldhouse. The following area students will graduate: Elijah Haugom, Bachelor of Science in geosciences, Luverne; McKenzie Helgeson, SPEC educational leadership, Beaver Creek; Bailey Swan, magna cum laude,…
- May 10, 2022Richard and Milt Abraham, both of Lake Crystal, were recently honored for 50 years of continued membership and service with the American Legion. Both graduated from Luverne High School in 1950 and joined the Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. After their discharge, they joined American Legion Post 294 in Lake Crystal in January 1972. Milt, age 90, and Richard, 88, received the service honor…
- April 05, 2022FFA’ers participate in Ag Mechanics Invitational Ten Luverne-Adrian FFA’ers participated in the South Central College Ag Mechanics Invitational March 24 in Mankato. Team members included AJ Ossefoort, Harrison Uithoven, Ryan Vos, Jacob Hansen, Lucas Hansen, Nicholas Hansen, Sawyer Sasker, Jaden Reisch, Andrew Kinsinger and Tucker Remme. The members participated in skills and problem solving for…
- April 05, 2022U of M announces Fall 2021 dean’s list Several area students have been named to the Fall 2021 semester dean's list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. To qualify, students must earn 12 or more graded credits with at least a 3.66 GPA. Students named from Luverne are Amelia Jarchow, freshman, College of Liberal Arts; Sierra Schmuck, senior, Carlson School of Management; Grace Sweeney,…
- March 22, 2022The five-member Luverne-Adrian FFA Chapter ag mechanics team will compete at the state career development contest April 24-26 in the Twin Cities. The team of JT Remme, AJ Ossefoort, Ryan Los, Lucas Hansen and Nicholas Hansen placed third out of the 11 teams at the Region 6 ag mechanics contest March 8 at the Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Jackson. Remme placed fifth overall as…
- March 15, 2022Magnolia woman earns business accolades Rock County native Wendy Wills is among the Top 25 Women in Business for 2022 named by Prairie Business Magazine. “We are grateful for her leadership, dedication to our customers, and support of the Sioux Falls community,” was the Facebook by First International Bank & Trust, Sioux Falls, where Wills is “Chief Experience Officer.” The annual contest…
- March 15, 2022Area students graduate from SDSU Several area students graduated from South Dakota State University, Brookings, following the Summer and Fall 2021 semesters. The following graduates are listed with honors, degree and hometown: Dakota Steensma, Master of Science, graduate school, Hills; Colton Kunkel, Bachelor of Science, agriculture, food and environmental science, Kenneth; Hunter Harvey,…
- March 15, 2022Seven area students receive 4-H scholarships Seven area high school seniors received 4-H scholarships as selected annually by the Rock County 4-H Executive Committee. Recipients for 2022 include: •Morgan Gonnerman, Luverne, member of the Willing Workers 4-H Club and daughter of Mike and Paula Gonnerman and Andy and Heather Hess. •Danette Leenderts, Hills, Blue Ribbon 4-H Club, daughter of Dave…
- March 01, 2022SDSU releases Fall 2021 dean’s list South Dakota State University, Brookings, has released its Fall 2021 dean’s list. To be eligible, students must earn a minimum of a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale with at least 12 graded credits. Students with a 4.0 are indicated with an asterisk after their name. Hills: Trenton Bass, engineering; Annie Bos, agriculture, foods, environmental science; Luke LaRock*, arts…
- February 22, 2022Luverne-Adrian FFA attends SMSU Ag Bowl Nine members of the Luverne-Adrian FFA Chapter traveled to Marshall Feb. 11 for the Southwest Minnesota State University Ag Bowl. Participating in the ag sale contest were A.J. Ossefoort, Jaden Reisch and Rydell Uithoven. Ossefoort tallied the high score for the team. Three first-year members participated in the Best Informed GreenHand contest. They…
- February 22, 2022Kruse named to St. Mary’s dean’s list Kasyn Kruse was named to the Fall 2021 semester dean’s list at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona. To be eligible, students must earn at least a 3.6 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Kasyn is the son of Jason and Karla Kruse of Luverne. Students named to Winona State University’s dean’s list Jessica Anderson, Luverne, Nicole Hoogland, Luverne, and Julia…
- February 15, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek High School junior Jenifer Martinyuk was recently awarded second place in the District 3 Voice of Democracy writing contest. She received $100 from the District 3 VFW and $25 from the District 3 VFW Auxiliary. Martinyuk’s essay titled “America’s Gift to My Generation is Pride” was selected as the local writing winner, which qualified her for the district level competition.
- February 15, 2022Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company, Luverne, announced today that the company has hired Scott Boll as a sales representative to their growing team. Boll, a Luverne native, attended Vermilion Community College in Ely. He has spent time in other areas of Minnesota over the years, helping manage his parents’ video stores, Palace Video. For the past 13 years Boll was a successful sales…
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