Trunk 'n' Treat
Despite the cold and wet conditions, hundreds of trick-or-treaters turned out for Luverne's Annual Halloween Trunk ’n Treat event at the school parking lot Friday evening.
H-BC to construct half track in Hills
Construction will begin next year for a running track at Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School in Hills.
Local dispensary opening delayed by statewide supply shortage
On the retail counter in Terry Gray’s “High Fidelity Cannabis” shop is a tidy row of display pods for customers to select their products.
Nearly half of LHS students choose to sing
Choir has become the most popular elective class at Luverne Middle-High School.
Pajamas, popcorn and pals
Discovery Time preschooler Chandler Hamm enjoys a craft project with Dave and Brenda Hamm last week during “
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- By Mavis FodnessJune 04, 2025Three Luverne High School juniors have been selected for the upcoming Minnesota Boys State and Minnesota Girls State programs. Brooke Vis, Jessika Tunnissen and Zander Carbonneau are sponsored by the Arthur Moeller American Legion and Auxiliary Post 478 in Hardwick. Vis and Tunnissen will travel to Bethel University in Arden Hills to participate in the June 15-21 Minnesota Girls State program…
By Mavis FodnessJune 04, 2025Two very clean lions will greet visitors to Saturday’s Blue Mound Quilters’ annual show at the Hinkly House in Luverne. The sandstone lions have garnered decades of grime, lichen and moss on their surfaces, discoloring their normal tan surfaces. Earlier this year, Historical Society director Wendel Buys turned to local history enthusiast Denise Sprecher for help. “Denise occasionally stopped…
June 04, 2025The iconic multi-colored striped building on South Highway 75 in Luverne is now gone. Peter Dikun of Dikun Properties demolished the former restaurant building and is planning to open a new building on the lot. He is among several applicants in the process of establishing a retail cannibus dispensary in Luverne.
By Mavis FodnessJune 04, 2025Weeks after receiving his high school diploma, William Johnson of Luverne left to spend another summer as a member of the Madison Scouts, world-renowned drum and bugle corps located in Wisconsin. After a month of rehearsals, Johnson will spend July sleeping on gymnasium floors and performing as the first trumpet with the Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. To be a bugle corps member is an honor, and…- By Mavis FodnessJune 04, 2025Members of the Luverne FFA Chapter were honored at the 2025 awards banquet May 12 in the Luverne Middle-High School commons. At the evening event, members in grades 8 through 12 were celebrated for their growth, dedication, leadership and accomplishments during the year. “It’s a place where students learn by doing, where values are rooted in hard work and service, and where future leaders are…
- June 04, 2025Luverne’s GrandStay earns recognition GrandStay Hospitality, LLC, the franchisor for GrandStay Hotels, held its 2025 Brand Conference event at the Crown Point Community Center in Johnston, Iowa, on May 7. The conference theme, “Grand Celebration,” marked 25 years of business for the Minnesota-based franchisor, GrandStay Hospitality LLC. The annual meeting focuses on engaging and educating…
May 28, 2025The Luverne High School graduating seniors toss their hats in the air amid an explosion of confetti Sunday afternoon during commencement ceremonies in the Cardinal gymnasium. The LHS Class of 2025 has 97 members. Their class motto was a quote by Bob Marley: “Beginnings are usually scary and endings are usually sad, but it’s everything in between that makes it all worth living.”
By Mavis FodnessMay 28, 2025An unusual color was chosen by the Hills-Beaver Creek Class of 2025 at Friday night’s commencement. The lime green ribbons worn by the 28 graduating seniors were in memory of classmate Ethan Erickson. Erickson was a seventh-grader at Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School when he lost his battle to cancer in 2019. In subsequent years, the students were active in demonstrating character traits…- By Lori SorensonMay 28, 2025Luverne’s annual Buffalo Days celebration now spans four days of special events, Thursday, June 5, through Sunday, June 8. It starts with the third annual Tour de Loop community bike ride on the Luverne Loop, a seven-mile paved trail that circles town and connects with the Blue Mound Trail and the Blue Mounds State Park. In her May 12 Star Media “Chamber Chatter” conversation, Chamber Director…
- By Lori SorensonMay 28, 2025School Resource Officer Jeff Stratton is on his second pair of shoes for the nine-month school year. “That’s good, because that means I’m not just sitting at a desk,” he told Luverne City Council members at their May 20 meeting. “We’re doing what we set out to do – provide a service and get the kids some resources.” It’s been three years since he was first hired as the school resource officer…
By Mavis FodnessMay 28, 2025As Phase 4 of the courthouse remodeling project comes to a close, work begins on the new Land Management Office location in the former armory building on South Freeman Street. Rock County Commissioners, in a 4-1 vote at their May 22 meeting, approved moving forward with the $688,000 project. Commissioner Greg Burger cast the dissenting vote. “I realized when we started most of these projects…
May 28, 2025Annual Memorial Day services took place in Luverne, Hills, Hardwick and Beaver Creek Monday. In Luverne, members of the American Legion and VFW conducted the Memorial Day Service at Maplewood Cemetery. Guest speaker was Minnesota American Legion Second District Commander James Olson. Olson shared the loss of his fellow soldiers and their unselfish heroism that keeps American free.- By Lori SorensonMay 28, 2025The Friday Night Cruise-in, this year on June 6, is one of the iconic events of Luverne’s annual Buffalo Days celebration. Its presence on Main Street dates back more than 30 years, but Luverne’s first organized cruise-in dates back even farther. Local organizer Bill Miller joined Luverne Chamber Director Kenzi Klein on May 26 for her Star Media “Chamber Chatter” conversation. Miller said the…
By Mavis FodnessMay 28, 2025Kindergarten through fifth-grade students at Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School participated in a special field trip on the last day of the 2024-25 school year Wednesday, May 21. The 155 students and staff members boarded buses for the short trip across town to the east edge of Beaver Creek where they toured the new elementary school and child care center currently under construction.…- May 28, 2025The Buffalo Days Run 4A Cause returns to Luverne’s Buffalo Days Celebration for its third year Saturday, June 7, in Luverne City Park. Volunteers with the local non-profit Carson’s Cause have been registering runners for the 5K and one-mile races, and they’re expecting strong participation on race day. “People have been so supportive of our mission,” said Lori Sorenson, who co-founded Carson’s…
By Mavis FodnessMay 28, 2025First-grade teacher Kala Bush is the 2025 Hills-Beaver Creek Teacher of the Year as selected by her peers. Bush received the honor during the H-BC commencement Friday night. The nomination form for Bush as Teacher of the Year simply read, “Kala is a rock star.” Haley Tollefson with the H-BC Education Association presented the award. She noted that the 2024-25 school year was a challenge for…
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