Star Media livestreams council, mayor candidate forum
The Rock County Star Herald hosted a livestreamed and recorded candidate forum Wednesday, Sept. 25, from the new Star Media studio.
'I call bullshit'
More than 70 Luverne residents attended Monday night’s “town hall meeting” in the Generations building to learn more about the mysterious yellow-brown substance that’s been staining their prope
Monday is drive 'Anything But a Car' to school day
The first student council-organized “ABC” parade drew 53 Luverne High School students who drove “Anything But Cars” in the inaugural event Friday morning from the
H-BC secondary earns national award
Student council president Jackson Gacke was a sixth-grade student when Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School was named a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School.
Local soybean harvest begins in earnest this week
A month of hot weather combined with little to no rain brough yields down to average levels as the local soybean harvest gets underway.
Sept. 30 hearing to address investigation into stained properties
An investigation continues into what’s causing brown discoloration on houses in Luverne, and residents can attend a meeting Monday night for updated information.
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By Mavis FodnessAugust 28, 2024Three LHS alumni currently teach at Luverne Public Schools alongside their teacher parents. Kira Degerness joins her mom, Seana Graber, in teaching vocal music, in the elementary and middle-high school respectively. Madi Oye joins her dad, Todd Oye, dean of students-athletic director, as she enters the classroom as a kindergarten teacher. A year ago, Skyler Wenninger joined his dad, Mike…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 28, 2024A stretch of North Kniss Avenue (Highway 75) in Luverne received a temporary fix to smooth the bumpy surface. A paving crew with the Minnesota Department of Transportation spent Wednesday, Aug. 21, wedge-paving the right-hand wheel track on both the northbound and southbound lanes from Dodge Street north to Veterans Drive. The work is the result of the annual visit of MnDOT District 7 engineer…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 21, 2024The first of two remodeling phases began last week at the Rock County Courthouse. For the next two months, the courthouse basement commissioners’ room will house the Auditor-Treasurer’s Office and the Department of Motor Vehicles while their second-floor offices are remodeled. The work is the most extensive the 1888 building has undergone since the $600,000 upgrade to the heating, air-…- By Lori SorensonAugust 21, 2024Hills resident Jim Susie is challenging longtime mayor Keith Elbers in the November election, and there’s a three-way contest for two open seats on the Hills City Council. Incumbents Alan Leenderts and Ross Metzger did not file for re-election, and newcomers David Bucholz, Dusty Seachris and Joseph Streeter are vying for those two open seats. The filing period closed Tuesday, Aug. 13, for…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 21, 2024Four candidates are seeking election to three seats on the Luverne School Board for the Nov. 5 general election. Heather Johnson is challenging incumbents Ryan DeBates, Tim Jarchow and David Wrigg, who all filed for re-election to the board. “I do believe our current board is doing a good job, but I think it’s time to have a female voice back on the board,” Johnson wrote in a social media post…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 21, 2024Rock County commissioners are pressing the Minnesota Department of Transportation to improve more local Highway 75 miles on a shorter time frame. MnDOT District 7 engineer Greg Ous and District 7 planner Sam Parker attended the Aug. 6 County Board meeting during their annual visit to Rock County. They discussed funding, upcoming federal and state projects, and when Highway 75 will be resurfaced…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 21, 2024Local voters narrowed down the candidates on the November general election ballot during the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 13. Luverne voters selected the final two candidates for mayor and North Ward city council races. In the mayor’s race, incumbent Pat Baustian and challenger Isaac DeBoer were the top two vote getters to advance to the general election. Baustian received 475 votes,…
By Lori SorensonAugust 21, 2024A former Luverne Public Schools teacher is leading an effort to start an income-based Christian school by September 2025. Brooke Van Essen left her 10-year Luverne Elementary School teaching job in June to pursue what she describes as a calling. “God has been speaking since 2019 to start a Christian school in Luverne that looks a bit different than the options we have in our area,” Van Essen…
By Lori SorensonAugust 21, 2024Kids Rock! Inc. nonprofit board has hired Dina Brown as executive director to oversee licensure and facility startup. Brown has nearly 30 years of experience in the child care industry and expertise in child care center administration. Her background is in early childhood education. She started as a preschool teacher and soon became a center director. Kids Rock! Board President Emily…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 21, 2024A childhood experience with her younger brother led to a 33-year career in education for Luverne’s Lynette Stensland. Stensland retired from Luverne Public Schools at the close of the 2023-24 school year after spending 21 years in the Luverne School District. Her interest in education was sparked by a favor to her mother. “One summer my mom asked me to tutor my younger brother, which I really…- By Mavis FodnessAugust 21, 2024Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster survivor assistance teams are currently canvassing damaged individual properties in Rock County. The canvassing of damage began Aug. 16 and is expected to take 10 to 12 days to complete. Damage would have occurred from weather events occurring June 16 to July 4, 2024. Local homeowners and renters could be eligible for damage reimbursement…
By Lori SorensonAugust 21, 2024Minnesota Congressman Brad Finstad (R-Dist. 1) was in Luverne Wednesday for discussion about soil health as it relates to the federal Farm Bill and legislation to boost renewable fuels. "I was impressed by the locally led effort of farmers trying to improve their land using sound practices and science,” Finstad said after the meeting. “Their acknowledgement of what works on one farm might not…- By Lori SorensonAugust 21, 2024Hills-Beaver Creek School Superintendent Todd Holthaus sent a letter to Beaver Creek City Council members about the future of the current elementary school once the new one opens next year. “I’m writing formally to communicate the Hills-Beaver Creek School District’s interest in exploring the possibility of transferring ownership of the existing elementary school building … to the city of Beaver…
August 21, 2024Former Luverne Elementary School teacher and children’s author Shirley Harrison made an appearance Aug. 13 at the Plaza on Main in Luverne as part of the community’s series of summer afternoon downtown events. She read her message, “We All Need,” and gave away 75 signed copies of the book. Tammy Johnson, one of Harrison’s former students, attended the event with her granddaughter, Gracie…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 14, 2024Workers finished pouring concrete footings for the 57,400-square-foot new Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School in Beaver Creek last week as they transition to erecting the large pre-cast walls for the pre-K through fifth-grade facility. According to site construction supervisor Michael Beach, the individual pre-cast concrete panels will be trucked in and lifted into place by the crane now on site…- By Jason BerghorstAugust 14, 2024Fans attending Luverne High School games and events this school year will need to pay with the online GoFan app or website. No cash will be accepted for tickets. The first event using online tickets will be the home varsity volleyball game with Southwest Christian Aug. 27. “This is a system that has been used at state and section tournaments for a few years now, and more conference schools are…
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