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October 2024

  • October 16, 2024
    Meetings Vienna Township Board will not meet in October. Next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the Kenneth Community Center. Compassionate Friends Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 at the LACF Office, next to the Palace Theater. For more information contact pat.saum@gmail.com. Parkinson’s Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Mary Jane Brown Chapel.…
  • October 16, 2024
    Aukes praises county highway department To the Editor: I would like to comment that it was very well appreciated when I called the Rock County Highway Department to let them know about some brush and branches that were blocking the vision to cross to the elevator by the old Highway 16, and they came out and cleared a path the very same day. So nice to get such a quick response. Mavis Aukes…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    October 16, 2024
    Construction on the new Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School in Beaver Creek is progressing on schedule, according to site supervisor Michael Beach with RA Morton Construction. Weeks of dry weather has allowed several projects to be completed at the 14-acre site. “The power, fiber and gas lines are run and the main transformer has been set,” Beach said. “The light (pole) bases and related…
  • October 16, 2024
    Dispatch report Oct. 5 •Complainant on 40th Avenue reported suspicious activity. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported theft/larceny. •Roadside assistance was provided on County Road 4 and Interstate 90, near Beaver Creek. •Complainant on Main Street reported theft/larceny. Oct. 6 •Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue reported burning/smoke. •Complainant in Magnolia reported a road and drive…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    October 16, 2024
    Members of the Luverne Fire Department and Rock County Ambulance Service participated in a joint training exercise Monday night with two school buses the district donated for training purposes. According to Luverne Fire Chief David Van Batavia, emergency responders practiced multiple ways to make openings in the buses to rescue crash victims. They made openings in all sides so they could…
  • October 16, 2024
    LSS meals at Generations   Monday, Oct. 21: Cheesy chicken spaghetti, green peas, country vegetable blend, dinner roll. Tuesday, Oct. 22: Beef roast with gravy, parslied new potatoes, sliced carrots, herb butter roll, snickerdoodle cookie. Half-Price Day sponsored by First Presbyterian Church. Wednesday, Oct. 23: Tuna noodle casserole, broccoli florets, peach crisp, dinner roll. Thursday…
  • October 16, 2024
    10 years ago (2014) •Apparently there are no boundaries for one Luverne marathon addict. Amy Feit, an Adrian High School graduate who now makes her home in Luverne, completed her seventh marathon on American soil in Colorado last spring. After registering a career-low time of 3:32 in Fort Collins, Feit must have been inspired. Why else would anyone travel across the Atlantic Ocean with her…
  • October 16, 2024
    Card shower Marvin and Beverly Hoogland will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 26. Greetings may be sent to them at 600 Carsrud Circle, Luverne, MN 56156.  
  • October 16, 2024
    St. 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.  …
  • October 09, 2024
    Dispatch report Sept. 28 •Complainant on S. Walnut Avenue and Koehn Avenue reported suspicious activity. •Complainant on W. Warren Street reported a fire call. •Complainant on E. Crawford Street reported a sudden death. Sept. 29 •Complainant on 20th Avenue, Valley Springs, South Dakota, reported suspicious activity. •Complainant on U.S. Highway 75, state line near Hills, reported a…
  • October 09, 2024
    Bemidji State University Anna Huisman and Jennifer Lindsey, both of Luverne, graduated from Bemidji State University following the Spring 2024 semester. Huisman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, and Lindsey received a Master of Arts degree in education.
  • October 09, 2024
    10 years ago (2014) •A sudden squeal erupted from the late 1970s-model Gleaner F2 combine as its auger spun into motion. Operator Jack Mulligan said the gray-colored gleaner’s small harvest head was specially designed to collect small grains. On Wednesday, Oct. 1, as he zigzagged around the rolling hills at the Touch the Sky Prairie, the machine easily harvested the tall grass seed. Mulligan…
  • October 09, 2024
    St. 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.  …
  • October 02, 2024
    Hudson: Still no answers To the Editor: First thing I want to say is thank you to both Cox and Lehman for their response to my letter, even though they did not agree with me they stood up and made their voices heard as more people need to do this and exercise their first amendment right, this is how Government is controlled. I also looked at the League of MN cities and what I saw is Luverne is…
  • October 02, 2024
    10 years ago (2014) •On Sept. 11 the Minnesota Humanities Center recognized 30 Minnesota Veterans at the 2014 Veterans’ Voices Award Ceremony, honoring veterans who have made significant contributions to their communities. Among the awardees was Luverne native David Wentzel, who received the “On the Rise” award for his “work to significantly improve the lives of Minnesota’s veterans,” according…
  • October 02, 2024
    LSS meals at Generations   Monday, Oct. 7: Smothered chopped steak, mashed potatoes, whole kernel corn, dinner roll, chocolate chip cookie. Tuesday, Oct. 8: Chicken a la king, steamed rice, parslied carrots, dinner roll. Wednesday, Oct. 9: Meatballs with spaghetti sauce and noodles, Italian vegetable blend, herb butter roll. Half-Price Day sponsored by Security Savings Bank. Thursday, Oct.…
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