November 2024
By Mavis FodnessDecember 11, 2024For their performance at the First Tech Challenge in Prior Lake, Minnesota, Nov. 23, members representing the Luverne High School robotics team earned the “motivate” award. Team members include Zander Carbonneau, Janica Oechsle, Elizabeth Mulder, Xavier McKenzie, Will Hoffman, Chase Matthiesen and Owen Stephenson. Overall, the team finished the playoffs as the fourth-team overall. The motivate…- December 04, 2024Dispatch report Nov. 23 •Complainant west-bound on Interstate 90, mile marker 17, near Magnolia, reported debris. •Complainant on Highway 75 between mile markers 16 and 17 reported debris. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported a fire call. •Complainant on N. Estey Street reported suspicious activity. Nov. 24 •Complainant on Blue Mound Avenue and Veterans Drive reported burning/smoke. •…
- November 26, 2024Meetings Suicide Loss Support Group will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, in the Rock County Library basement in Luverne. The annual meeting of the Rock County Association of Townships will meet at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in the downstairs meeting room at the Rock County Library in Luverne. Representation from each township is requested. Luv1LuvAll Board will meet from 8 to 9 a.m.…
- November 26, 2024Dispatch report Nov. 16 •Complainant on County Road 4 reported debris. •Complainant on Freeman and Hatting reported suspicious activity. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported an accident with property damage. Nov. 17 •Complainant on W. Mead Court reported an assault. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported a disorderly. •Complainant on U.S. Highway 75 and 221st Street, Hardwick,…
- November 26, 202410 years ago (2014) •Magnolia Café, a 40-seat restaurant on the north end of Broadway Street in Magnolia, has always been a building without a specific owner. At least that’s how Bruce Olson, treasurer of the loosely organized group of café supporters, called the Magnolia Development Corporation. “Basically, it is owned by everyone but owned by no one (person),” he said. … For decades,…
November 26, 2024Who (or what) that shadowy figure is who’s playing the piano in the school music room after dark is solved during the six-song performance in “Phantom of the Music Room” by Luverne Elementary fourth-graders. The Friday afternoon performance in the performing arts center featured 86 students under the direction of Kira Degerness and Morgan Van Holland.- November 26, 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. …
- November 20, 2024Meetings Suicide Loss Support Group will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, in the Rock County Library basement in Luverne. GEP presents ‘Charitable Sisterhood’ The Green Earth Players production of “The Charitable Sisterhood Christmas Spectacular” continues showing Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 21-24, at the Palace Theatre in Luverne. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m…
- November 20, 2024Dispatch report Nov. 9 •Complainant on 41st Street and Highway 75 near Steen reported debris. •Complainant on S. Second Street, Beaver Creek, reported an accident with property damage. •Complainant on Wall Street W. and Railroad Avenue N., Jasper, reported an accident with personal injury. •Complainant on E. Warren Street reported harassing communications. •Complainant on W. Warren Street…
- November 20, 2024LSS meals at Generations Monday, Nov. 25: Cheesy chicken spaghetti, green peas, country vegetable blend, dinner roll. Tuesday, Nov. 26: Beef roast with gravy, parslied new potatoes, sliced carrots, herb butter roll, snickerdoodle cookie. Half-Price Day sponsored by First Presbyterian Church. Wednesday, Nov. 27: Tuna noodle casserole, broccoli florets, peach crisp, dinner roll. Thursday, Nov…
- November 20, 202410 years ago (2014) •Jason Berghorst’s peers are honoring him this week as Teacher of the Year in the Adrian School District. “Jason is an exceptional teacher because he loves what he teaches and loves passing on that information to kids to help them become the best citizens/people they can become,” said Adrian teacher Cate Koehne, one of the people who nominated Berghorst for the award. “He…
- November 20, 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. …
- November 13, 2024Meetings American Legion Auxiliary Post #123 will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Luverne Pizza Ranch. Call Dianna Tomlinson with questions at 507-220-0275. Compassionate Friends Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the LCAF Office, 102 E. Main Street in Luverne. Call Mary 507-290-1642 or Kristi 507-227-7821. Beaver Creek Township will meet at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18, in the…
- November 13, 2024Frakes: Mock Presidential Election To the Editor: Last week I read an article in the Minnesota Star Tribune opinion pages. It said that a Minneapolis middle school had a mock presidential election and Harris won 577 to 47 for Trump. Now I’m sure that their education so far has taught them that they are on the hook for mom’s and dad’s and grandpa’s and grandma’s tax bills. Who said we’re…
- November 13, 2024Dispatch report Nov. 2 •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported theft/larceny. •Complainant on N. Freeman Avenue reported suspicious activity. •Assistance from another department was provided on 1st Avenue West near Edgerton. •Complainant at mile marker 13 on Highway 75 reported suspicious activity. •Complainant on N. Freeman Avenue reported a civil issue. •Complainant on Warren and…
- November 13, 202410 years ago (2014) •Luverne’s official snowfall total over the weekend came to 6.5 inches, according to weather recorder Troy Thone. But the real story has been the record cold temperatures, which have frozen most of the Upper Midwest. “The bottom fell out of the temperatures beginning Monday, Nov. 10,” Thone said. “Average temperatures this past week have been 17 degrees below normal with…
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