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LHS grad on international winning tractor design team
Luverne native JJ Dooyema is a member of the South Dakota State University 1/4 Scale Tractor Team that is champion of the 2022 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International 1/4 Scale Tractor Student Design Competition....
Midwest Fire hires sales representative
Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company hired Scott Mischke as a sales representative for its Luverne operation.
Mischke, a Twin Cities native, has a degree in fire science from Anoka Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park and has been a firefighter...
Minnesota State U Mankato lists honor students
Minnesota State University Mankato has released the dean’s list for the Spring 2022 semester. Named to the High Honors list with a 4.0 GPA was Emilie Staeffler, and named to the Honors list with a GPA of 3.5 to 3.99 was Janae Kopp. Both are from...
Holmgren graduates from DSU
Zane Holmgren, Luverne, graduated from Dakota State University, Madison, South Dakota, following the Spring 2022 semester. He earned a Bachelor of Science in network and security administration.
Oftedahl graduates from Central Lakes, Brainerd
Carlton Oftedahl, Luverne...
Luverne grad member of third-place U.S. cyber games team
Logan Stratton, a 2017 graduate of Luverne High School, is one of 20 U.S. competitors who were invited to compete in the International Cybersecurity Challenge in Athens, Greece.
Stratton’s team placed third in the inaugural ICC event.
The...
Area students receive degrees from USFThe following students graduated from University of Sioux Falls following the Spring 2022 semester:
Angela Boyenga, Ellsworth, graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.
Cade Ver Steeg, Luverne, graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor...
Bose receives Truckload Carriers scholarship
Seth Bose, a Luverne High School senior, was awarded a $2,725 scholarship from the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA).
In addition to grade point averages, applicants scored on a variety of categories including major selection, extracurricular...
Dakota State U, Madison, names honor students
Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota, has named the President’s Academic Honors students for the Spring 2022 semester. To qualify, students must earn at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Named to the list are Autumn Taylor, Ethan Teunissen,...
Luverne employee receives prestigious award
Becca Knobloch, a medical assistant with Sanford Luverne Medical Center, received the Star Performance Award during the Sanford Health Nurses Week celebration this month.
Knobloch was nominated by her supervisor, Brittany Smeins.
“Becca is an integral...
Area students graduate from U of Nebraska Lincoln
Three students from Luverne received degrees from the University of Nebraska Lincoln at commencement exercises May 13 and 14.
They are Madilyn Dinger, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Bachelor of Journalism; Samantha Pierce, College...