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.
Wiener dogs highlight Luverne's Hot Dog Night
Dozens of wiener dogs and their proud human companions gathered in Luverne Thursday night for the 23rd annual Wiener Dog Races and 18th annual Wiener Dog Beauty Contest.
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- By Mavis FodnessNovember 09, 2015For the second time this year, a local business has missed a tax payment resulting in a penalty involving thousands of dollars. Gevo Inc. of Luverne submitted its second half property tax payment to the Rock County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office a day after the Oct. 15 deadline. The $209,740 payment was made on Oct. 16 and was assessed an $8,362.24 late penalty. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, a Gevo…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 09, 2015Beginning Nov. 5, court users will have the ability to electronically file and serve documents through an online portal. The move to electronic filing and service of case documents — known as eFiling and eService — is part of the Minnesota Judicial Branch’s eCourtMN initiative to replace paper-based court files. According to Court Administrator Denise Brandel, Luverne, it’s all about improving…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 09, 2015There’s a child care shortage in Luverne and Rock County, and the market is about to get tighter with pending retirements in the home day care market. That’s the message working parents and child care providers are sending to city leaders who on Monday authorized a formal study to measure the local supply and demand. “I’m told it’s been discussed off and on for years, and now it’s on again,” said…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 09, 2015The Green Earth Players community theater group will perform its fall production, “Homecoming, A Christmas Story,” Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 20-22 at the Palace Theatre in Luverne. From the creator of “The Waltons” television series, this family drama involves more than a dozen local children in the cast of 30 characters. When Mr. Clay Spencer (Jim Harsma) fails to arrive home at the expected hour on…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 09, 2015Local artists will host their annual Holiday Studio Tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at several studio locations in and around Luverne. The event this year features 16 artists displaying their original work at six different studio locations. Among them will be Luverne native Thomas Maras, who will join Jerry and Kathy Deuschle at their studio north of town on 131st Street. Maras…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 09, 2015When Rock Area Kids Against Hunger kicked off its food-packing event in Luverne Thursday, Nov. 5, organizers wanted to surpass the totals from last year’s inaugural event. The group did just that and then some by Friday afternoon. Last year the event raised nearly $16,000 and resulted in the packing of 104,000 meals. With $25,000 already collected when the event kicked off and with more donations…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 03, 2015New information added. Luverne Public School District residents overwhelmingly renewed a 10-year excess levy referendum vote Tuesday, Nov. 5. More than 84 percent or 498 voters supported the renewal of the excess levy for an additional 10 years; 93 voted no. The 591 total votes represented 16.7 percent of registered voters cast ballots at the single polling place at Luverne High School. The…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 03, 2015Lutheran Social Services, which oversees the meal program at Luverne Senior Dining, is celebrating150 years in 2015. LSS traces its beginnings back to a Lutheran church near Red Wing where a family of four children was orphaned in 1865. Pastor Eric Norelius and the tiny Vasa Lutheran Church committed to caring for the children, and the mission expanded to include children, elderly and others in…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 03, 2015Hundreds of goblins, ghouls, princesses and minions stromed the streets of downtown Luverne for the annual Halloween Trunk N' Treet Friday, Oct. 29. The Luverne Area Chamber and participating businesses hosted the event, handing out treats from the trunks and back ends of decorated cars, SUVs and pickups. "Chamber members work to provide a safe, secure and organized atmosphere for…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 03, 2015On Oct. 16 JoAnn Strege just caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eye. “I saw a flash go by,” she said last week as she reiterated her story about seeing an albino robin, as she calls it, to the Star Herald. Looking out her apartment picture window at the corner of Estey and Main streets, Strege spied the flash of white object on the lawn. Upon closer inspection, she saw what…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 03, 2015Laughter and learning were among the activities Saturday morning during the third-annual Peer Helper Fun Day. Scooter races, face painting and Zoomobile presentations entertained the 85 students in kindergarten through fourth grade as the 24 high school peer helpers organized and operated the event. The learning, according to peer helper adviser Elaine Harms, was directed toward the high school…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 03, 2015A Luverne teen faces felony charges for his alleged role in a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl. Brandon Larry Staeffler, 17, appeared in Rock County District Court Oct. 26 on charges of third-degree criminal sexual conduct filed this summer. According to court documents, an incident occurred on May 30 between Staeffler and the 14-year-old girl during which the two had sexual intercourse.…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 02, 2015Crews with Cleveringa Construction have been busy working on the condos at the Barck Avenue and Blue Mound Avenue corner in Luverne. The city of Luverne and Cleveringa Construction signed a development agreement for the construction of two triplexes and one twin home on the lots that the city improved by acquiring and demolishing substandard housing. A tax increment financing district was…
- November 02, 2015
- By Lori SorensonNovember 02, 2015After 20 years of occupying space in the Carnegie Cultural Center, the local arts board will terminate its lease at the end of the year. Luverne City Council members took action to terminate the lease as of Dec. 31 at their Oct. 27 meeting when they discussed briefly that the building has more space than the organization needs. For example, when artists first started utilizing the building, it…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 02, 2015Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials liken the operation of a state park to that of a municipality. Finding and maintaining a safe water source in each of the state’s 75 state parks has been a challenge. Kathy Dummer, DNR’s southern region park and trail manager, DNR engineers and other representatives met with local officials Oct. 13 about connecting to Rock County Rural…
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