Luverne woman dies in apparent homicide; suspect in custody
On Friday the Rock County Sheriff’s Office released information about an arrest following a suspicious death that evening in the city of Luverne.
World's largest nutcracker dedicated
The World’s Largest Nutcracker, “Verne,” was dedicated and named Saturday morning with a ribbon-cutting celebration at the nutcracker’s base on South Highway 75 in Luverne.
'On Golden Pond' coming to Luverne's Palace Theater July 24
A classic play centered on the complex relationships of families, the realities of aging and finding acceptance and reconciliation is coming to the Palace Theater in Luverne.
What should we do about e-scooters?
Luverne recently launched a civic assembly group for residents to help shape local decisions about electric scooters.
Luverne's Bull Pen Sports Bar and Grill featured on America's Best Restaurants
The Bull Pen Sports Bar and Grill in Luverne will host national media and marketing company America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) for an on-site visit next month as part of an upcoming ABR Roadshow.
This young pro became a licensed operator at age 18
Ryker Johnson became one of Minnesota’s youngest wastewater operators when he earned his Class D license at age 18.
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By Mavis FodnessSeptember 17, 2025Claire Knobloch and Micah Bush were crowned as the 2025 Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School Homecoming queen and king Monday night in the secondary gym in Hills. Other members of the homecoming court include Abigail Harris, Ella Sammons, Mya Erickson, Eduardo Wegener and Gavyn Leuthold. Abby Olson and Jacob Wallin were the masters of ceremonies. Class attendants included freshmen Ivy Scott and…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 17, 2025Anna Banck and Jaydon Johnson were crowned Monday night as the 2025 Luverne High School Homecoming queen and king. Under the theme, “Once Upon a Homecoming,” last night’s coronation kicked off a week of activities that culminate Friday with the Alumni- and the Educator Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and the homecoming football game. The hall of fame ceremony begins at 4 p.m. Friday in the…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 17, 2025A recently published book memorializes the late Elmer Hovland, a decorated Luverne World War II veteran who served as a tank unit commander on the front lines in Europe. The book, “The Boys in the Light,” talks about Hovland’s role as a U.S. military leader in rescuing two concentration camp survivors in the waning weeks of the war. The book’s author, Nina Willner, is the daughter of Eddie…- September 17, 2025The Rock County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 10: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a side-by-side crash at the intersection of 80th Ave. and 241st Street near Jasper. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Jasper Fire and Rescue and Pipestone County Sheriff…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 17, 2025Luverne School District’s most tenured teacher will retire Sept. 19, only to return the following Tuesday to the same classroom. Chris Nowatzki began his 38th year at LHS, having instructed art to thousands of students along with some life lessons. “Your content area is something that you’re passionate about, but teaching critical thinking skills is equally as important— whether you do it in…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 17, 2025Six 4-H’ers represented Rock County at the 2025 Minnesota State 4-H Horse Show Sept. 5-9 at the Simons Arena in Cannon Falls. Gabriella Porter, Reagan Spath, Blakely Fick, Claire Boeve, Caul Bonnett and Hayden Devine represented the county in the horseless horse project, and the riding events of games and pleasure. Porter of Luverne received a third-place place ribbon in the horseless horse…
September 12, 2025
By Lori SorensonSeptember 10, 2025The wheels on the bus are going ’round and ’round more frequently for Rock County Opportunities since the organization started driving preschoolers to class last week. According to Adria Benson, RCO administrative director, she and her staff had learned about a shortage of drivers at the local community transit —particularly for preschool passengers. So, they offered their RCO bus and their…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2025Three years after their first meeting, community leaders came together again to continue economic development efforts. Representatives from Luverne, Hardwick, Steen, Hills, Kenneth and Beaver Creek met Aug. 20 at the Hardwick Community Center as part of the Revive 2030 initiative through Sioux Valley Energy. Paula Jensen with Dakota Resources from Renner, South Dakota, led the community…- By Lori SorensonSeptember 10, 2025The Luverne School Board is considering several facilities improvements in the coming year with price tags that could total over $1 million. Replacing the elevator in the high school-middle school building is estimated to cost $125,000. The visitors’ bleachers (on the south side) at Cardinal Field need to be replaced at an estimated cost of $100,000. The surface of the all-weather track is…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2025When Luverne Public Schools opened for the 2025-26 school year last week, bus transportation duties were handled differently. Instead of a full-time transportation director, School Board members at their Aug. 28 meeting approved dividing the transportation duties. Transportation coordinator is Jim Ouverson, who has driven school buses for Luverne the past 55 years, and Cory Schmuck, the…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2025Students at Luverne Middle-High School received an inspirational message Friday to end the first week of the 2025-26 school year. Caitlyn Miller, a 2010 LHS graduate, spoke to 623 seventh- through 12th-grade students in the performing arts center. She last spoke to students in 2016 after she participated in a two-person row across the Atlantic Ocean. She finished that row in 58 days, 5 hours…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 10, 2025Luverne High School students will soon begin construction on a fourth house through the city-school partnership, Today and Tomorrow’s Tradesmen (TnT). The lot at 716 N. Spring Street was cleared last week when the Luverne Fire Department burned down the property in a house fire training. The dilapidated rental house had been vacant for several years and was donated to the city earlier this…
September 10, 2025Derek Werner is sworn in by Rock County Sheriff Evan Verbrugge Sept. 2 as commissioners watch. Werner was originally from Martin County and moved to Kentucky when he was in his early 20s. For more than a decade he worked in emergency medical services and later in corrections. An avid outdoorsman, Werner, who is single, has six children. He is now on patrol, having finished training after being…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2025Homecoming at Luverne High School kicks off Monday, Sept. 15, for five days of activities that culminate in the football game against LeSueur-Henderson beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19. Various activities have been organized by the LHS Student Council including dress-up days and the coronation scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, in the performing arts center. Powder puff and dodge ball…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School celebrates homecoming with a week full of activities next week, Sept. 15-19. Under the theme of “Once Upon a Homecoming,” dress-up days are scheduled for each of the five days that culminate in the homecoming football game at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19. The Patriots take on Westbrook-Walnut Grove. Coronation of a homecoming king and queen takes place at 7 p.m.…
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