Dry conditions fuel grass fire
Fire departments from three different communities were on the scene of a grass fire north of Beaver Creek last week for over three hours last week.
Children hunt for Easter eggs in Beaver Creek
More than 1,200 eggs were “hidden” on the grounds of the Cidery at Blackshire Farms in Beaver Creek Saturday morning.
Luverne community mourns loss of world-acclaimed artist and native son
National Geographic photographer, filmmaker and environmentalist Jim Brandenburg died last week at age 79.
Construction work moves inside of H-BC Elementary
Eleven months after dirt work began for the new Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School in Beaver Creek, workers are focused on the inside infrastructure for the 57,4
PMP solar panels connected and producing electric power for pork processing plant
A 5,400-panel solar array is now producing electricity for Premium Minnesota Pork in Luverne.
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- By Mavis FodnessOctober 31, 2016Luverne students will soon carry polished stones in their pockets as reminders to make good decisions on social media and the Internet. The stones are part of the Polished Stone Project to be introduced to Luverne fourth- through eighth-grade students. Four local seniors have been selected to assist with various aspects of the project. Coordinator Philip Olson of Sioux Falls leads assemblies to…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 31, 2016A missing turkey, a family of nine children and an ornery grandpa come together next week for Luverne High School’s annual fall play performance. Curtains open for “The Case of the Missing Gobbler” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, in the high school auditorium. Sharon Boltjes returns as fall play director with 24 students who have been busy for the past month preparing for the…
- October 31, 2016Austin Sargent and Kaitlin Moore, Actor/Educators from CLIMB theatre, Minneapolis, visited Luverne Elementary School Oct. 24-28 to illustrate the importance of character in school and in relationships. The subject matter focused on respect, cliques and exclusion and social skills. Pictured above, Moore works with kindergarten students Nolin Shelton (left) and Henry Donth about proper…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 31, 2016Twin brothers Knox and Sawyer came into the world the usual way — as “usual” as twin births can be. They spent a few extra weeks in the hospital after their Sept. 23 birthday, but today they’re perfectly healthy baby boys. It was the journey leading up to their arrival that was unusual — and some might say miraculous. At the very least, they tested the outer limits of what modern medicine can do…
- October 31, 2016Emergency crews responded to a fiery crash on Highway 23 around midnight Saturday in western Rock County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Michael J. Buchert, 49, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suffered non-life threatening injuries after his car left the roadway and hit a sign. His 1999 Ford rolled over into the west ditch near the intersection of Highway 23 and County Road 20 and burst…
- October 31, 2016Motorists on Interstate 90 east of Luverne are advised that lane restrictions are expected to be in place on or before Nov. 7 for about one month as crews work on bridges in the area. Traffic will be restricted with inside lane closures, and motorists are advised to watch for trucks entering the work zone. I-90 eastbound and westbound bridges over the Rock River have been monitored for erosion…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 31, 2016United Methodist Church volunteers will serve their annual soup supper in uniquely painted, handmade pottery bowls Friday. “Bowls for a Cause” is an effort of the local arts community and creative members of the church to support the local emergency food shelf and the arts, according to Cindy Reverts of the Rock County Fine Arts Association. She said the project started this summer when artists…
- October 31, 2016Luverne Street Music students performed their first “Live at the Carnegie” event titled “Thrilling Thursday” Oct. 27 in the Carnegie Cultural Center. Performers wore Halloween costumes as they performed in the upstairs Tocatta room. Pictured are (front, from left) Marcus Papik, Sophia Remme, Ella Schmuck, Zander Carbonneau, (second row) Camden Hoven, Lilly Lanoue, Ella Lanoue, Rayann Remme, Maria…
- October 31, 2016Mike and Wanda Jarchow celebrated a ribbon-cutting and public tours of their new business, Grand Prairie Events, Thursday, Oct. 27, in their location just south of Main Street on Estey Street. The Jarchow family is pictured in front to the right of the two boys, Jeremiah Shelton and Tayviauhn Hipkins. Their family includes (from left) Wanda, Lydia, Anja, Mela, Katia, Elise, Griffen and Mike. Also…
- October 31, 2016The Plum Creek Library System presented a first-person interactive historical program featuring Melanie Stringer as Laura Ingalls Wilder Thursday night, Oct. 27, at the Rock County Library. Stringer has been visiting libraries throughout the nine-county Plum Creek Library system, relating stories of Wilder’s experiences on the prairie in 1896 as told from Laura’s perspective. The program included…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 24, 2016Donna Landsman’s life has always involved pheasants and feathers. On Oct. 6, during a class on making feather art, the 82-year-old shared 60 years of experience as she showed others how a little glue and some feathers can come together as works of art. Landsman moved to Luverne almost three years ago to be near her husband in the Veterans Home. During her class (offered through Luverne Community…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 24, 2016When Rock County’s construction and demolition debris landfill was established 21 years ago, it was expected to reach full capacity in 35 years. However, it appears the landfill will be full before then, according to discussion at the Oct. 18 County Board meeting. “We’re sitting with probably 10 years of expected life in the landfill,” said Land Management Office Director Eric Hartman. “If we…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 24, 2016Area producers are on track to set production and yield records for 2016, the second growing year in a row. The state’s corn harvest is forecasted at 1.49 billion bushels, according to the latest USDA crop production report. If realized, the production would be a record high. Corn yields are expected to be the second highest based on current harvest conditions around the state. Yields could…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 24, 2016Rock County deputies were involved Tuesday morning in the arrest of a South Dakota kidnapping suspect who led authorities on a pursuit from Sioux Falls to western Rock County. The suspect was apprehended around 9:30 a.m. just over the border into South Dakota after Rock County farmers reported a car speeding down a gravel road into an abandoned acreage. According to Officer Sam Clemens with the…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 20, 2016Mankato authorities arrested a homeless man in Blue Earth County Tuesday in connection with a 25-year-old Pennsylvania homicide case. The news struck a chord in Rock County after authorities said the suspect listed Magnolia as his most recent address. Charles Cook, 61, is suspected of shooting 76-year-old Myrtle McGill in her White Township kitchen and stealing her car in December 1991. DNA…
- October 17, 2016The third of four candidate profiles on the contested races in Rock County appears in today’s Star Herald. Last week we focused on the school board races in Luverne, Adrian, Ellsworth and Hills-Beaver Creek. In the Oct. 6 edition featured the contested mayoral races in Hardwick and Beaver Creek along with the two candidates vying for the North Ward alderman for the city of Luverne. The general…
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