Luverne woman earns military honors for National Guard recruitment
Gabrielle (Luethje) Bullerman took a ride of a lifetime Tuesday morning when she was picked up at the Luverne airport by a Black Hawk helicopter.
H-BC child care director hired, opens this fall
A familiar face will lead the Hills-Beaver Creek School District child care facility when it opens in September.
Solar array to power PMP plant operations
Premium Minnesota Pork is putting up solar panels for electrical generation next to its hog processing facility on the west edge of Luverne.
Mock trial team prepares for criminal case
Members of the Luverne High School mock trial team are preparing for a special season as the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Blue Mounds State Park hosts First Day Hike
More than 50 people spent the first day of their new year outdoors Wednesday, Jan.
Students build third house through TNT class
A third house is under construction in a city-school partnership called Today and Tomorrow’s Tradesmen that began in 2021.
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September 26, 2024Star Media will help you learn more about the 2024 candidates for the Luverne City Council North and South Ward seats as well as City of Luverne Mayor. Click the links below to jump to the discussion for a specific race. South Ward City Council: https://www.youtube.com/live/WtXWnCpSMQA?si=Vo5oxDymLzHo15fj&t=199 North Ward City Council: https://www.youtube.com/live/WtXWnCpSMQA?si=…
September 25, 2024A month of hot weather combined with little to no rain brough yields down to average levels as the local soybean harvest gets underway. Brian Bergman of Kenneth turned to combining beans Monday. He said the weather and lack of moisture were factors of the variable yields. The state crop report places crop maturity at six days behind last year and three days behind the five-year average. Locally,…- By Lori SorensonSeptember 25, 2024Luverne will host the 73rd Tri-State Band Festival Saturday with 19 bands participating in the parade and field events. Parade competition begins at 9:30 a.m. on Main Street with 14 marching bands performing on the parade route. Bleachers will be available at the intersection of Freeman Avenue and Main Street by the judging station. Field competition begins at 12:30 p.m. on the Cardinal…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 25, 2024An investigation continues into what’s causing brown discoloration on houses in Luverne, and residents can attend a meeting Monday night for updated information. In May 2023 the city paid $15,000 for Braun Intertec Corporation, Sioux Falls, to assist with “determining the source of an unknown substance that causes staining on personal property within the city.” The stains have been a problem…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 25, 2024The Blue Mound Tower public housing building in Luverne recently received a perfect score of 100 percent on an important government building inspection last week. The National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate is a scoring model used by the U.S. Department of housing and Urban Development (HUD) and building manager Tammy Johnson said her entire team and residents deserve…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 25, 2024Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School in Hills is a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School. The announcement was made Monday by U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. H-BC Secondary is one of seven schools in Minnesota and 356 schools across the U.S. recognized for excelling in academic performance or making significant strides in closing achievement gaps among different student groups. H-BC…- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 25, 2024Editor's note: The 57-percent increase has been corrected to represent the exact cost of $325,000 or $326,000 a year. Exorbitant costs prompted Rock County commissioners to end a contract with the local Southwestern Mental Health center (SWMH) for the second time in two years. Commissioners unanimously agreed to sunset the agreement at their Sept. 17 meeting. Commissioner Greg Burger…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 25, 2024Luverne High School seniors Payton Behr and Keaton Ahrendt were selected by their peers as the 2024 LHS Homecoming queen and king Monday night during coronation ceremonies in the performing arts center. Other senior candidates included Hailey Como, Caitlin Kindt, Maria Rops, Piper Wynia, Marcos Diaz, Linkon Knorr, Carter Sehr and Sage Viessman. Representing the underclassmen were freshmen Ellie…- September 25, 2024The pastor and members of St. John Lutheran Church warmly invite everyone in the community — regardless of church home or political persuasion — to join them for a special prayer service on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. Just one week before Election Day, this service invites all believers to prepare for our national elections by hearing God’s Word and responding in prayer and praise. Led by the…
- September 25, 2024Voting for the Nov. 5 general election began in Minnesota on Sept. 20. To be eligible to vote, a person must be 18 or older by Election Day, a U.S. citizen, a resident of Minnesota for at least 20 days, not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction, and not under a court order that revokes your right to vote. The 2024 general election is the first presidential election since the passage…
- September 25, 2024Motorists traveling on Minnesota roads this fall should be aware of large farm equipment transporting crops to markets, grain elevators and processing plants, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Crash data shows there were 446 crashes involving farm equipment in Minnesota from 2021 through 2023, resulting in eight deaths and 171 injuries. “With the fall harvest season…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 17, 2024More than 300 people circled the Luverne City Park Saturday morning for the fourth annual Out of the Darkness Suicide Walk. “This day is an opportunity to create a safe space where people can experience and express their emotions around the complex issue of suicide,” said Stacy Schepel, who helped organize the event with a team of volunteers and sponsors. The walk raises money for research to…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 17, 2024The city of Hills foray into providing a building for three licensed child care providers is still garnering attention, six months after the first provider opened her doors. Donna Bernhard debuted Creative Minds Childcare LLC in March, filling one of three child care rooms available for rent in the city-owned building. Rent to the city is $1 per year. As a result, Bernhard is seeing a profit…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 17, 2024The Rock County Historical Society will host a Jimmy Lovejoy retrospective next month to honor the former Luverne resident and artist. The Lovejoy Legacy Project will take place in and around Luverne from Oct. 9 through Oct. 17. The retrospective will be Saturday evening, Oct. 12. Lovejoy was a self-taught artist who specialized in sculpture and bas relief oil paintings, mostly of Western…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 17, 2024Rock County commissioners unanimously supported assuming ownership of the former National Guard armory Tuesday morning. The county showed early interest in the building when the state Department of Military Affairs offered the 20,898-square-foot facility on South Freeman Avenue for sale in July. The appraised price for the former armory is $295,000. However, the state is offering the building…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 17, 2024The 1915 Big Brown Luverne arrived in Luverne last week and will join the 1909 Luverne Thirty already on display at the History Center. The two cars are believed to be the only two produced by Luverne Automobile Company that are still in existence. They were made by the auto company started in 1904 in Luverne by brothers Al and Ed Leicher. The company manufactured passenger cars, mostly of…
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