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  • June 30, 2020
    Lake Area Tech names honor students      Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, South Dakota, has named the president’s list honor students for the Spring 2020 semester for earning at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Students with an asterisk after their name earned a 4.0 GPA.        Named were Kristoffer Severtson*, Kenneth, and William Stegenga, Luverne.            H-BC grad wins bank drawing…
  • June 16, 2020
    The Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs is proud to announce that Luke Schryvers, administrator of the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, was awarded the 2020 Eli Pick Facility Leadershp Award. This award is given by the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA), and only seven percent of facilities nationwide met the selection criteria for this award. “We congratulate Luke on…
  • June 16, 2020
    DSU releases president’s list        Several area students were named to the Dakota State University, Madison, South Dakota, president’s academic honors list for the Spring 2020 semester. To qualify, students must earn at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale with 12 or more graded credits.        Named from the area are Marissa Fick, Josiah Luethje, and Austin Winter, Luverne; Sidney Fick, Beaver Creek…
  • June 09, 2020
    DWU announces dean’s list        Miah Kunkel, Adrian, and Ashley Bostic, Hardwick, have been named to the Spring 2020 dean’s list at Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell. To be eligible, students must achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale with at least 12 graded credits. USD honor students announced        Several area students have been named to the dean’s list and the academic honors list…
  • June 09, 2020
    Luverne  nurse honored with DAISY Award Sheryl Remme, a nurse at Sanford Luverne, is being honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize extraordinary and compassionate care that nurses provide patients and families every day. Remme has worked in Luverne for eight years in surgery, obstetrics and education. She is also a…
  • June 02, 2020
    Three Hills-Beaver Creek students and one from Luverne Middle School placed in the 2020 Southwest/West Central Creative Writing Contest. H-BC seventh-grader Mazzi Moore placed first in non-fiction writing about Woodrow Wilson as “Most Influential President.” Kamron Kellenberger, an H-BC third-grader, placed first in poetry for “Robbers and Thieves.” A second-place finish was given to Brooklynne…
  • May 26, 2020
    H-BC students selected for All-State band Hills-Beaver Creek High School sophomore Tess Van Maanen will perform in the Minnesota Music Educators Association All-State program. Sophomore classmate Tara Paulsen was selected as an alternate. Van Maanen, who plays trumpet, auditioned to be one of 565 high school students in one of seven All-State groups. She will attend a summer camp and later…
  • May 19, 2020
    Luverne Rotary essay winner earns third place at districts Anna Banck, who was chosen as the Luverne Rotary Club Four-Way Test essay winner earlier this year, earned third place in the District 5610 essay contest. Rotary member and local organizer for the sixth-grade essay contest John Call delivered the news to Banck’s parents, Tim and Becky, over the phone due to COVID-19 restrictions. “With no…
  • May 12, 2020
    Bosch receives University of Nebraska-Lincoln degree Cole Bosch of Luverne was among 3,417 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a virtual graduation celebration May 9. Bosch earned a bachelor of science in education and human sciences from the College of Education and Human Sciences.   MSU Mankato conducts spring graduation Several area students graduated…
  • April 07, 2020
    Luverne native Jesse Reisch was recently hired as a farm marketing consultant for Hurley and Associates, an agriculture risk management company in Brookings, South Dakota.      He’s a licensed commodities broker working with crop producers’ budgets, cash flow and risk management strategies.      Reisch is a graduate of South Dakota State University, Brookings, with experience in insurance sales…
  • March 03, 2020
    Area students named to MSU Mankato dean’s list Several area students have been named to the Fall 2019 dean’s list at Minnesota State University Mankato. To be named, students must earn a 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Luverne students named to the Honors List are Griffin Ahrendt, Janae Kopp, Matthew Schmuck, Emilie Staeffler and Sierra Wieneke. Also named were Colin Varley and Nathan Varley,…
  • February 25, 2020
    Iowa Lakes releases dean’s list Sharlene Heikes, Luverne, has been named to the Fall 2019 dean’s list at Iowa Lakes Community College, Emmetsburg campus, where she is part of the veterinary technician program. To be named to the dean’s list, full-time students must earn a 3.25 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale.   U of M Twin Cities announces honor students The University of Minnesota Twin Cities has…
  • February 18, 2020
    USD names students to dean’s list The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, has announced the dean’s list for the Fall 2019 semester. Making the list from Adrian are: Avery Balster, Hannah Bullerman, Caroline Lewis, Skylar Polzine, Christian Weidert. From Hills: Ashley Esselink. From Luverne: Amanda Jensen, Mackenzie Petersen, Jenna Zewiske.   Hagen named to president’s list Riverland Community…
  • February 11, 2020
    Perkins earns degree from WGU Aaron Perkins, Luverne, has earned a Master of Arts in Science (secondary physics) degree from Western Governors University, an online, nonprofit university.   Mitchell Tech releases dean’s list Dean Fuerstenberg, Beaver Creek, and Dustin Teune, Steen, were named to the Fall 2019 president’s list at Mitchell Technical Institute in Mitchell, South Dakota. To be named…
  • February 04, 2020
    Luverne School Board member Colleen Deutsch was recently named to the 2020 All-State School Board through the Minnesota School Boards Association. Deutsch was one of six school board members across the state presented the prestigious award, which was presented Jan. 16 during the MSBA Leadership Conference in Minneapolis. “The All-State School Board (recognition) represents the highest example of…
  • February 04, 2020
    Shirley Top with Kozlowski Insurance Agency and Financial Services Inc. of Luverne has been recognized as a top-producing crop insurance agent for Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company, The company recognizes top-producing agents in total premium each year, and Top placed 27th in the company's Top 50 Agents in crop hail premium list. In addition, Top ranked sixth in the state of Minnesota…
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