Dispatch report 

June 24 

•Complainant on N. Spring Street reported suspicious activity. 

•Complainant on 10th Avenue in Valley Springs reported weapons. 

•Complainant on Linden Street reported trespassing. 

A 20-year-old Luverne woman is facing gross misdemeanor charges after allegedly leaving her toddler alone overnight while partying in Sioux Falls. 

During the Hills Friendship Days on June 12 Deon Carriere raised $2,360 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation by grilling burgers and bratwurst through his business, Brody’s Bar. 

The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 11, 1942. The story of Mrs. Catherine Gilfoy continues from last week. 

Monday, July 13: Country fried chicken, cream gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, wheat bread and sugar cookie. 

Tuesday, July 14: Pasta pizza casserole, country vegetable blend, spiced peaches and dinner roll. 

10 years ago (2016) 

•Schomacker Cleaning and Flooring is expanding to the former Luverne Style Shop building in downtown Luverne. 

Luverne’s Senior Legion took two decisive wins in the past week scoring double digits in both games.

Luverne beat Sioux Falls Christian 12-2 on June 30 on the road and beat Windom 10-4 at home July 6.

Geraldine Ilene Sandstede, age 81, of Luverne, died Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. 

Gerry was born March 2, 1945, in Luverne, to Hyman and Mae (Ziegahn) Top. She graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1963. 

Josephine “Mitzi” Baustian, age 94, of Jasper, Minn., passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone, Minn.