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 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…- May 28, 2025Luverne Area Community Foundation awards spring grants The Luverne Area Community Foundation is excited to announce its spring grant awards totaling $37,394, supporting projects and programs throughout Rock County. Community grant recipients - totaling $17,922: •Rock County Community Library – Bike Path Story Trail. •Game Plan 4 Hope – Improving accessibility and safety at Game Plan 4…
- May 28, 2025Sanford Luverne Medical Center recognized for emergency timeliness Sanford Luverne Medical Center has received the Best ER Wait Time & Efficacy award on the Women’s Choice Award 2025 Best Hospitals Award Report. “Patients from surrounding rural areas rely on the timeliness of our emergency care team at Sanford Luverne,” said Tammy Loosbrock, administrator of Sanford Luverne Medical Center…
May 28, 2025Luverne Elementary teachers (from left) Madi (Oye) Christensen, Laura Louwagie, Kristin Schomacker, Kelly Bergen, Lori Nath and Susan Bullerman wave to each of the 12 buses leaving the elementary school parking lot on the last day of the 2024-25 school year Thursday, May 22. School resumes in the district on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
May 28, 2025Seniors in the Luverne High School Class of 2025 spent their last day at LHS with graduation ceremony practice and a Grad Walk Thursday morning, May 22, through the elementary and middle-high school. The 95 seniors were greeted with cheers, applause and shouts of congratulations as they walked past other students and school staff lining the hallways. The tradition of a Grad Walk began nine years…
By Lori SorensonMay 21, 2025The Kids Rock! Child Care Center will host a ribbon-cutting and open house next week to celebrate the community’s solution to a decades-long child care shortage. “This new center represents more than just a building; it’s an investment in our future,” community leaders wrote in the celebration announcement. “By providing reliable and enriching care for our children, Kids Rock! will empower…
May 21, 2025The Luverne Optimist Club sponsored its annual Bike Rodeo Saturday, May 17, at the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne. Young bicyclists traveled through an obstacle course, heard bike safety tips from deputies Troy Wenzel (above) and Austin Christensen and had their bicycles checked out by Second Mile Bikes of ATLAS ministries. They also received prizes from local merchants. Due to blustery…
By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2025Magnolia Township received approval Monday night from the Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission to build a township meeting hall/shop facility west of Magnolia. The proposed 60-by-60-foot building, located on a former acreage site at 1920 County Road 4, will be next to the current CHS agronomy center on the south side of Magnolia. Township supervisors purchased the property in Section 14…
By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2025Each spring, area students in the Southwest Minnesota CEO program debut individual businesses inspired from nine months of business visits, guest speakers, mentor discussions and working together in a class business. The 18 students in this year’s Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) class debuted their individual businesses Wednesday, May 7, at the Big Top Tent Rentals in Luverne. The…
By Lori SorensonMay 21, 2025Two registered nurses at Sanford Luverne were recently honored with the Florence Nightingale Award during a Nurse’s Week Celebration May 6 in Sioux Falls. Each year Sanford employees are encouraged to nominate their colleagues to be recognized for the work they do each day for their patients and communities. This year Shannon Madtson and Madison Bormann received the award, which honors “…
May 21, 2025This week, May 18-24, is National Public Works Week, and the city of Luverne is honoring its crew of workers in the local Public Works Department. They include (front, from left) supervisor John Stoffel, Chris Nath, Derek Elbers, Matt McClure, Dave Van Batavia, Eric Lammert, Mike Cronin, (back) Mark Steensma, Troy Bosch, Tim Anderson, Robin Stratton, Fred Boll and Frank Mongold.
By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2025Two Hills-Beaver Creek High School seniors will be wearing red cords at Friday’s graduation ceremony in honor of their gift of blood. Sawyer Bosch and Blake Leenderts earned the red cords from the Community Blood Bank in Sioux Falls for their three blood donations over the past three years. The students were thanked in a note from the blood bank’s board of directors. The directors liken Bosch’…
By Lori SorensonMay 21, 2025ATLAS of Rock County is in the process of replacing the roof and air-conditioning units at its West Maple Street building in downtown Luverne. According to director Michael Blank, the deteriorating flat roof had become problematic, and the estimate for a new, pitched metal roof and air conditioning units was $200,000. “Rain coming into the building waits for no one,” Blank said. “The four new…
May 21, 2025Seniors in the Hills-Beaver Creek Class of 2025 received some special congratulations Thursday morning, May 15, at the elementary school in Beaver Creek. The 28 seniors were invited to walk through the halls of their alma mater where the current preschool through fifth-grade students and staff lined the hallways in the graduates’ honor. Applause and high-fives greeted the seniors whose graduation…
By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek FFA Chapter conducted its annual FFA banquet May 10 at the Steen Reformed Church. Members were honored for their group as well as individual accomplishments during the 2024-25 school year. Annual corn drive is a success Chapter members hosted the annual corn drive, where students solicited grain and/or monetary donations. The group raised $5,200 for Game Plan 4 Hope,…- By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2025Luverne High School adds the title of “four-time vocabulary champions” to its trophy case as its English students continue to hold claim as the top ranked vocabulary high school in the state. About 115 LHS students competed in the spring session Vocabulary.com contest that encompasses the months of February and March. Students from Jennifer Radtke’s English Foundations class and Amy Sahly’s…
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