More than 30 paddlers navigated the Rock River Trail Saturday during the 2026 Ride the Rock event, sponsored by the Luverne Area Chamber. Two groups got in the river several miles north of Luverne and enjoyed a nearly two-hour ride that ended at the Main Street bridge near the Luverne City Park.

Luverne’s Junior Legion baseball teams have been busy this week.

Luverne is again fielding two Junior Legion teams – a “Red” team and a “White” team — primarily made up of players who are 15 and 16 years old.

The community of Hills was filled with food, music and fun with the annual celebration of Friendship Days over the weekend. The event, hosted by the organization Helping Build Communities Stronger, began on Friday, June 12, and ran through Sunday, June 14.

At a bonfire one early summer evening, a dad turned to the teenage boys in our group and said, “You’ll never understand how much your parents love you until you have a child of your own.” That line stuck with me. 

St. Catherine Catholic Church 

203 E. Brown St., Luverne 

St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org 

Father Joshua Miller, Pastor