•Almost 70 years of classroom experience won’t be returning to Luverne Public Schools when just two longtime teachers decided to retire at the end of the 2015-16 school year.
The Luverne Lions Club donated funds to cover the tuition of two local students so they can attend one week of Diabetes Camp at Camp Gilbert in Estelline, S.D. The two students sponsored by the club this year are Parker Oye and Nick Lenz.
The Luverne Senior Legion baseball team opened its 2026 season with two wins and one loss in the past week.
Luverne came out on top of Colton, S.D., 11-0 on Tuesday, June 9, lost to Springfield 5-1 Saturday, June 13, and defeated Colton again 11-7 Monday night, June 15.
Linda Marie Elbers passed away surrounded by her family on June 6, 2026. She was born July 24,1955, to Vernon and Pearl (Linge) Nelson in S.D. She grew up on a farm near Hartford, S.D., attended Tri-Valley schools before later graduating from Sioux Falls Washington High School in 1973.
Ellen Cannefax, age 74, of Sioux Falls, S.D., formerly of Luverne, Minn., passed away on Monday, June 8, 2026, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Memorial service will be Saturday, June 27, at 2 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne.
Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, named Ethan Nath of Luverne to the 2026 spring semester Dean’s List. To qualify students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher while taking a minimum of 12 credits.
