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.

A good way to measure growth over time is to track the number of building permits issued for construction.

A familiar face will lead the Hills-Beaver Creek School District child care facility when it opens in September.

Premium Minnesota Pork is putting up solar panels for electrical generation next to its hog processing facility on the west edge of Luverne.

Luverne utility rates will increase in 2025 on the city’s rate schedule, plus more to make up for a drop in commercial demand for water and wastewater.

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The city of Luverne and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) have entered a Master Partnership Contract related to construction work that will affect the boulevards at the intersection of Highway 75 and Main Street.

With nearly 2,000 babies affected by birth defects each year in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz proclaimed January as Birth Defects Awareness Month in Minnesota. January is also National Birth Defects Awareness Month.