Versteegs buy Wildflowers building downtown
Abby and Dustin Versteeg have purchased the former Wildflowers coffee building downtown Luverne to expand their current salon business that’s outgrowing its current location on West Main Street.
Fundraiser set for Aug. 22 for Taylor Mulder Foundation
For his family and friends, Taylor Mulder already lives on through shared memories: annual four-wheeler trips, quality time with his sons and his partner and the selfless spirit he had to help anyone in need.
Charter amendment moves to Nov. 3 ballot
An amendment to Luverne’s government charter appears to be headed for the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
Rick Peterson retires after 21 years at Star Herald
When Rick Peterson started at the Star Herald in 2005, one of his favorite advertising clients was the Farm Store.
Six honorees inducted into local hall of fame
Six honorees were inducted into the Rock County Hall of Fame on Sunday, Aug. 2, with a ceremony celebrating their contributions to their communities and country.
Council approves resolution to advance charter amendment but disapproves of process in getting there
Luverne City Council members took action at their July 28 meeting to advance the charter amendment question to the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
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- October 20, 2015
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 20, 2015In keeping with his school year initiative, “Be Great,” Luverne Public School Superintendent Craig Oftedahl is challenging his teaching staff to write “LUV Notes.” Oftedahl unveiled his idea Thursday night, Oct. 8, to board members as he passed each one of them a white envelope. Inside was a white thank you card that read “Luverne Cardinals” and the mascot image. Inside he included a personal…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 20, 2015Luverne Elementary fourth- and fifth-graders will get some extra help this fall understanding whole numbers, rounding to the nearest tenth and other general math concepts. Math Corps tutor Jessica Quissell, Jasper, works with 24 select students in groups of two for 90 minutes a week on various math interventions with one purpose in mind. “I want to make math fun,” she said. The district hired…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 19, 2015Luverne city leaders have been busy this summer preparing industrial lots for sale and development. At their Monday morning meeting, members of the Luverne Economic Development Authority approved a resolution that sets the sale price of various lots in Luverne’s industrial neighborhoods. For example, prices for the three lots in the Walnut Industrial Subdivision were set at $25,000 apiece. These…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 19, 2015Keeping Rock County’s private well water safe to drink will be the focus next year under the state’s Targeted Township Nitrogen Testing Program. Private well owners in seven Rock County townships can voluntarily have their wells analyzed for nitrate levels in a joint effort by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Rock County Land Management Office (LMO) in Luverne. Townships…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 19, 2015Luverne City Council members put the wheels in motion at their Oct. 13 meeting to condemn a residential property for eventual acquisition by eminent domain. The large yellow house at the corner of Highway 75 and Lincoln Street has been in disrepair for years, and city building inspector Chad McClure has declared it uninhabitable, in addition to a dangerous nuisance. At a public hearing Tuesday…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 19, 2015Designers and work crews have completed the flag park on the southeastern corner of Main Street and Highway 75. The $35,000 project features four flagpoles — for an American flag, Minnesota flag, POW-MIA flag and a Luverne flag. The Highway 75 edge of the park has a grass berm along the west edge, and the north side has a raised flowerbed that has Sioux quartzite boulders, perennial and annual…
- October 12, 2015
- By Lori SorensonOctober 12, 2015Twenty-six residents of the Luverne area returned Friday from the prestigious Blandin Community Leadership Program, an intense five-day training at Sugar Lake Lodge, Grand Rapids. Local residents participating in this training were Johnna Ahrendt, Mike Davis, Mike DeJong, Lisa Dinger, Judy Fenske, Stacy Gangestad, Tim Gust, Lori Hallstrom, Mike Jarchow, Wanda Jarchow, Ryan Johnson, Jane Lanphere…
- October 12, 2015
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 12, 2015Luverne school officials will conduct another survey to decide whether or not to continue starting school before Labor Day. This time, however, instead of an online poll, the board plans to conduct a simpler paper survey during parent-teacher conferences in late October and early November. At the Oct. 8 board meeting, Superintendent Craig Oftedahl discussed with board members survey drafts of…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 12, 2015Luverne’s Blue Mound Tower received a minor facelift last week when workers power-washed the building’s skylights. Workers from Bargen Inc. of Mountain Lake spent Tuesday, Sept. 27, ridding the flat rooftop skylights of several years of dirt and grime. “They’re still discolored,” said Executive Director Tammy Johnson. “Ours are flat, and in this climate they should be slanted or domed so dirt and…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 12, 2015A Luverne High School graduate is training for the physically demanding “Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge,” a 90-day, 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean starting in December. Caitlin Miller, Hardwick, and her race partner, George Pagano, Philadelphia, recently returned from the UK where they’ve been training for the trip across the world’s second-largest ocean. “George and I watched…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 12, 2015How water moves around and through the Rock County Demolition Debris Landfill will receive an in-depth look as required by the state’s permit renewal process. County commissioners recently hired Melanie Niday, a hydrogeologist with Short Elliot Henderson Inc., St. Cloud, for $13,450. Niday will evaluate the current groundwater-monitoring plan in cooperation with Minnesota Pollution Control Agency…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 12, 2015Before work begins on burying miles of fiber-optic cable, organizers want to know how many customers want the service in greater Rock County. For several weeks Alliance Communications Cooperative has been marketing the Internet, cable TV and/or telephone service by advertising in newspapers, on billboards and radio, through social media and by direct mail. Deadline to sign up for free…
- October 12, 2015
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