2024
- By Lori SorensonOctober 30, 2024Minnesota has ranked No. 1 for general election voter turnout across the country since 2008 according to the Minnesota Secretary of State. In the 2020 presidential election, Minnesota’s average voter turnout was 81.56 percent, compared to the country’s average of 76.8 percent. Among Minnesota counties, Rock County voters often lead the way with over 93 percent voter turnout in 2020, 2016 and…
- October 30, 2024Remme offers election prayer To the Editor: Now that the election is nearing, I thought about all of the negativity that has eroded our space in which we live. This is a space given to us by the Sovereign God, who actually is the one in charge, not the President of the United States, the rulers of other countries, or our state or local governments. I feel that we have neglected to honor God in…
- October 30, 2024Dispatch report Oct. 19 •Assistance from another department was provided. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported theft/larceny. •Complainant on US Highway 75, Steen, reported a fire call. •Complainant on E. Warren Street reported a civil issue. •Complainant on 246th Street, Garretson, reported burning/smoke. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported a runaway. •Complainant on 141st…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 30, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School student council visited Patriots elementary school students Friday afternoon for the annual Fall Festival at the elementary school in Beaver Creek. Nineteen secondary students helped at the various booths and stations set up in the elementary gym for the kindergarten through fifth-grade students to complete. Elementary teacher Shelly Fischer said the…- October 30, 2024Card showers Alice Brandt will celebrate her 90th birthday on Monday, Nov. 4. Greetings may be sent to her at 106 W. 3rd Ave., Beaver Creek, MN 56116.
- October 30, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, Nov. 4: Chicken-fried steak with cream gravy, mashed potatoes, parslied carrots, dinner roll, sugar cookie. Half-Price Day sponsored by St. John Lutheran Church. Tuesday, Nov. 5: Beef stroganoff, parslied noodles, chateau vegetable blend, hot spiced apples, dinner roll. Wednesday, Nov. 6: Pork roast with pork gravy, candied yams, green beans, dinner roll,…
By Lori SorensonOctober 23, 2024City government has been supporting a community pool in Luverne for more than 100 years, according to research shared at the Oct. 15 Luverne City Council meeting. During a presentation of the pool and fitness center’s recent financial audit, City Administrator Jill Wolf shared that the city has been investing in swimming recreation since 1922. In June of 1922, the Luverne Fire Department used…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 23, 2024Employees in the Rock County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office will move back into their remodeled offices Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Rock County Courthouse. The department of motor vehicles (DMV) will be closed to the public Tuesday during the move. Absentee balloting will not be affected and will be available during the transition. The auditor-treasurer’s office was relocated to the commissioners’…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 23, 2024Four Luverne residents are seeking election to three open seats on the Luverne School Board. Each term is for four years. Heather Johnson is the sole challenger in the field with incumbents Ryan DeBates, Tim Jarchow and David Wrigg seeking re-election. The Star Herald asked each candidate to answer three questions, keeping answers to each at 200 words or fewer. Questions included: 1.) Why are…
By Lori SorensonOctober 23, 2024An early morning crash east of Beaver Creek Friday took the life of one young man and hospitalized another, according to information from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. At 1:18 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, dispatch received an iPhone notification of a severe crash on County Road 4 and 90th Ave. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Rock County Ambulance and Beaver Creek Fire Department responded to the…
By Lori SorensonOctober 16, 2024The city of Luverne recently completed $110,000 worth of remodeling and operating procedures that are improving the municipal liquor store’s bottom line. “With the implementation of changes by new management, we are on track to break the $200,000 net profit threshold without significantly increasing our revenues,” Wolf said. She said the new point of sale system allows tracking gross margins…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 16, 2024Since May Hardwick’s sole source for gas and diesel has been closed due to a weather event that damaged the electronic connections to the pumps. The new equipment for the 24-hour self-service station is on its way, thanks to the Hardwick City Council’s decision to repair the popular service in the community. At the Oct. 8 council meeting, council members decided to consider selling the business…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 16, 2024Almost a decade after their dads brought “A Year with Frog and Toad” to the Green Earth Players’ stage, Luverne High School seniors Bri Kinsinger and Xavier McKenzie are reprising the starring roles with slight twists. The LHS musical will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 24-26, in the performing arts center. Dads Casey McKenzie and Shawn Kinsinger played the roles of frog and toad…
October 16, 2024Luverne FFA members spent Friday collecting monetary and/or corn donations during the chapter’s annual Corn Drive. Local farmers could request the students to collect corn from the field to bring to the local elevators to sell. The FFA’ers collected 2,500 bushels, the proceeds of which will be given to True Friends, formerly known as Camp Courage. True Friends provides programs for children and…
October 16, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek elementary through secondary student body took to the streets of Hills Friday morning as they wound down Homecoming Week with a parade followed by volleyball games and the evening football game. The Patriots are undefeated in football play this season, and the parade provided encouragement to win against the Mountain Lake Wolverines. The annual parade allowed the public to…
October 09, 2024Volunteers with the Luverne Fire Department spent Monday afternoon talking fire prevention with the kindergarten through fifth-grade students in the Luverne Elementary School parking lot. The 494 students rotated through four stations set up by the volunteer firefighters. Stations included information on what to do in the event of a fire in your house; how to be safe while biking, boating and…
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