2024
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 31, 2024The candidate filing period for Rock County’s small cities, school boards and select townships opened this week. Residents wishing to run for elected office have until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, to file with the clerk of their city, school board, or township. “That can be confusing; we’ve already had some people try to come to our office and register,” said Ashley Kurtz, Rock County auditor-…
- July 31, 2024Name: Patrick Baustian Occupation: I am retired from the South Dakota Air National Guard and the United States Air Force with over 38 years of military service and over 35 years of federal service. How long have you lived in Luverne? I was born in Luverne and raised on the family farm northwest of Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1981. After joining the active-duty Air Force…
By Lori SorensonJuly 31, 2024Local emergency personnel responded to a fatal motorcycle crash just west of Luverne on I-90 Tuesday morning. David Martin Houck, 41, of Durham, North Carolina, was traveling west on the interstate when his 2024 Harley Davidson motorcycle struck a road grader in the construction zone and died at the scene. Westbound traffic was backed up for miles for several hours, and motorists were detoured…- July 31, 2024The results reported for the Open Class competition at the 2024 Rock County Fair are as follows: Buckets of Flowers •Champions: Pat R., Delores Halverson. •Reserve: Julie R., Connie Wieneke Field Crops •Best of Show: Callista Van Grootheest. •Reserve Best of Show: Scott Wessels. •Champions: Callista Van Grootheest, Wayne Brands, Eric Fick (2), Scott Wessels. •Reserve Champions:…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 31, 2024Saturday afternoon’s Premier Showmanship event featured four 4-H’ers who first came together as a group three years ago. While three of the four youth are related, they share a common bond as county fair and state fair exhibitors. They were also four of the six competitors in the showmanship contest. Claire Knobloch, Grace Fagerness, Jed Fagerness and Nathan Kinsinger sought each other out as…- July 31, 2024A bridal shower for Tennessee Bruhn, bride-to-be of Isaac Gillette, will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 3, at The Lake at 815 Edgehill St. in Luverne. Guests are asked to bring a favorite recipe.
- July 31, 202410 years ago (2014) •It’s been a good summer for Kenneth brothers Nathan and Justin Rust, who were promoted to master sergeant and senior master sergeant respectively in the U.S. Air Force. Nathan Rust found out in June of his promotion to master sergeant, and Justin was notified July 16. Nathan’s wife, Darlene, was promoted to technical sergeant last winter. “The fact my wife, brother and I…
- July 31, 2024The University of Minnesota Extension is presenting four webinars on introductory farm transition and estate planning. Webinars will be held on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon starting Aug. 14. There is no cost to attendees. Attend one or attend all four. Topics for each session are as follows: •Aug. 14: Developing your farm transition goals and assembling your “team.” •Aug. 21: All things…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024Eric Gaul of Luverne won the 2024 Rock County Fair Enduro Race Saturday, July 27, finishing first with 200 laps completed. The enduro winner is determined by the driver who finishes 200 laps first or the car with the most laps within a two-hour time limit. Seventeen drivers raced in this year’s event in two separate classes, Class A and Class B, determined by their engine size. Race organizer…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 24, 2024Although she didn’t set a world’s record rowing from California to Hawaii, Hardwick native Caitlin Miller is happy she completed the 2024 World’s Toughest Row. The LHS Class of 2019 graduate was part of a four- woman crew (named Full FOARce) who completed the race July 17. They finished the 2,800-mile race across the Pacific Ocean in 38 days, 9 hours and 3 minutes. Their team ended in fifth…
By Jason BerghorstJuly 24, 2024The Luverne Public Schools Hall of Fame Committee has announced the 2024 alumni inductees as well as first-time inductees to the new Luverne Educator Hall of Fame. The committee inducted the first class of the Luverne Alumni Hall of Fame last year, and the first members of the Luverne Educators Hall of Fame will be inducted in September. Both ceremonies will take place Sept. 27 during the…- July 24, 2024Meetings Grand Prairie Cemetery Association will meet at 6:3o p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at the Grand Prairie Cemetery. In case of rain the meeting will be held in the office room of Orv and Sons Plumbing in Ellsworth. Compassionate Friends will NOT meet until September. Any questions, call Pat Saum, 605-254-2072. UMC hosts free community meal The United Methodist Church will host its free…
- July 24, 2024Hunters can apply for special youth deer hunt permits through Friday, Aug. 16. The number of permits for each hunt is limited. Individual hunts will take place in several state parks on various dates in the fall. These firearms hunts are for youth who are ages 12-15 at the time of the hunt and are accompanied by an adult. The Blue Mounds State Park special youth firearm hunt is Nov. 23-24. The…
- July 24, 2024St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Mass. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin. All Sunday masses will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pg/stccluverne/videos/. Visit www.stscl.org for more information. …
July 17, 2024The 62nd annual Hot Dog Night July 11 in Luverne drew thousands of people who consumed 15,000 hot dogs. Several businesses offered a choice of toppings that included bacon, macaroni and cheese, jalapeno cheese and beer cheese, along with the perennial favorites of ketchup, mustard and relish. The free hot dogs were followed up by the 16th annual wiener dog costume contest (21 contestants) and the…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 17, 2024Editor’s note: Four educators from Luverne Public Schools packed up their lesson books, cleaned their desks and retired from positions they held for a combined 124 years. This week, we caught up with Beth Capistran, who worked for 31 years at Magnolia and Luverne elementary schools. By Mavis Fodness Beth Capistran has sage advice for anyone selecting a career in education: “Be open to…
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