From parched to drenched
Harvest is in full swing for much of Rock County this week, marking the final stretch of what’s arguably been a challenging growing season.
Highway 75 project proceeds (almost) on schedule
Contractors have been given a five-day extension on completion deadlines due to September’s frequent rainy weather.
H-BC School Board Candidates share priorities
There are five candidates seeking election to four open seats on the Hills-Beaver Creek School Board.
The Loft after-school program helps kids find community
Starting at 3:20 p.m. on the dot, the quiet halls of First Presbyterian Church in Luverne start to fill with the noise of children.
Luverne preliminary levy set to rise 7.12%
Luverne City Council members are proposing a 7.12% levy increase for taxes payable in 2027.
Adrian reporter to contribute to Star Herald
The Rock County Star Herald is expanding its coverage area east toward Adrian, and Deb Kroon will be the face of those stories for the Star Herald news team.
News
- By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2024Luverne’s 40th annual Buffalo Days Celebration is set for this weekend, with four days of events and activities for community participation. The lineup features classic Buffalo Days events like the Friday Night Cruise-In, Saturday morning run, Main Street parade and vendor event in the Courthouse Square. “We are excited to welcome everyone to Luverne this weekend,” said Luverne Chamber Director…
- By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2024Luverne on-air radio staff learned Tuesday, May 21, that their jobs were eliminated by Alpha Media, the parent company of K101-KQAD FM and AM radio stations. Station manager Joel Vis said last week that Alpha Media’s decision to let go the three full-time DJs in Luverne is a corporate move that was replicated at Alpha Media’s stations across Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa. He described it as…
- By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2024Local leaders are exploring the possibility of a city-owned cannabis dispensary, and the May 21 Luverne City Council meeting addressed some of those questions. “The best thing we can do tonight is be informed and educated and make the right choice, whether it’s a public entity, private-public entity or a private entity,” said City Administrator Jill Wolf. She introduced Tyler Klimas, a…
By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2024The Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne will celebrate its 30th anniversary Friday, June 7. The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) will host building tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a lunch at 11 a.m. followed by a commemorative program at 1 p.m. “The Luverne Veterans Home embodies our commitment to providing the highest level of care to those who answered our nation’s call,” shared…
By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2024mencement at Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School in Hills, paraprofessional Emily Opheim was celebrated as the 2024 Friend of Education. “Mrs. Opheim is an extreme team player and is always willing to jump into whatever role she is needed for,” said Haley Tollefson, a member of the H-BC Education Association (HBCEA). Opheim is a paraprofessional in the district, but “can change hats whenever…
By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2024Trenton Bass, Hills, will speak publicly for the first time in his home community since his 2017 football injury that left him paralyzed from the chest down. The free event, “Faith, Friendship and Community in Confronting Adversity,” will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 2, in the Hills-Beaver Creek High School gymnasium in Hills. “I feel like it has been long enough since I last addressed my home…
May 29, 2024The annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony took place Monday morning at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne, organized by the Luverne American Legion Del Hogan Post 123 and auxiliary and the Veterans of Foreign Wars members. Friends and members of military loved ones gathered for the hour-long program to remember and honor those who died in order for the U.S. to retain the freedom for all its…
May 29, 2024After commencement practice Thursday morning, May 23, the Class of 2024 students took a final walk around the school campus where they received cheers, claps and high fives from the kindergarten through eleventh-grade students and staff who lined the halls from the elementary through the middle-high school. The Grad Walk tradition also provides role models for the younger students to follow in…
May 29, 2024Luverne High School junior Sage Viessman will attend the American Legion Boys State as the Rock County representative. Sage, the son of Scott and Tricia Viessman of Luverne, is sponsored by the Hardwick American Legion Post 478. The primary purpose of the program, open to high school juniors, is to teach how government works, according to the organization’s website. Participants also work on…- May 29, 2024Memorial Day weekend represents the traditional start of the recreational boating season, when water recreation enthusiasts of all types join the anglers, paddlers and others who’ve been on the water now for weeks. All users have a role in keeping Minnesota’s lakes and rivers safe, said Lt. Eric Sullivan, supervisor of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division’s newly…
By Mavis FodnessMay 22, 2024Excavation began last week at the site of the new Hills-Beaver Creek elementary school building in Beaver Creek. Duininck Inc. of Prinsburg, Minnesota, began preparing the 14.45-acre site on the east side of Beaver Creek for the 57,400-square-foot school. The school will house preschool through fifth-grade students along with a day care. Dirt work began a month later than planned due to the…
By Lori SorensonMay 22, 2024Four local brain health professionals recently completed training to lead a Suicide Loss Survivor Support Group in Luverne. Group facilitators are Angela Nolz, Jennifer Stratton, Sherri Smith and Skie Peltier-Anderson who will take turns leading the meetings. “It’s about getting together with others who have had the same experience,” said Stratton, clinical counselor and chemical dependency…
By Mavis FodnessMay 22, 2024For the second year in a row, three sets of twins will graduate from Luverne High School during commencement this weekend. Samuel and Izabel Honerman, Jack and Josie Voorhees and Will and Tori Serie have been together since fifth grade when the Voorhees twins moved to Luverne from Adrian. The students admit they are different from their predecessors. “I feel with the identical twins — like…
By Mavis FodnessMay 22, 2024Students in Dylan Gehrke’s fifth grade class Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary learned about compromise before showing off their businesses at the annual Entrepreneur Fair May 10. Most of Gehrke’s 28 students were encouraged to developed a business plan in pairs or small groups. “Compromising is one of the biggest things during this activity for our groups with multiple people,” he said. “They have…- By Mavis FodnessMay 22, 2024State public utility commissioners granted approval for the proposed 1,500-acre Elk Creek Solar Farm to be constructed north of Magnolia. In a press release dated Friday, May 17, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued the certificate of need to National Grid Renewables (NGR) of Bloomington for the 160 megawatt (MW) solar farm to be built in portions of Magnolia and Vienna…
- By Lori SorensonMay 22, 2024The May 14 Board of Appeals and Equalization meeting in Luverne drew several property owners questioning valuations of their property. County Assessor Rachel Jacobs answered questions, and she and her staff agreed to visit some properties for possible adjustments. Mostly though, the evening was a lesson in the difference between property valuations and property taxes and what drives valuations…
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