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The Luverne High School speech team ended the 2024 regular season with two strong performances. The team finished second at the Big South Conference Championships on March 21 and fourth at the Pipestone Area Speech Invitational March 23. Luverne competed in the small school division at both events. Two speakers took Big South Conference honors. Jessika Tunnissen placed first in informative…

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald May 18, 1944. “Well, sir, if I had a chance, and a good riding horse, I don’t know but what I’d just as soon go horseback riding right now,” declared…

David Leon Feauto, age 76, of Shellsburg, Iowa, passed away peacefully at his home on March 17, 2024. Dave was born in McNary, Arizona, on July 31, 1947. He was the eldest of five siblings. All were God’s gift to loving parents Leo and Rethal Feauto. From there his family moved to an acreage in Sioux City, Iowa, when he and his siblings were children. It was here they all learned the values and…

Joyce Ellen McClure, age 66, died peacefully at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls on Friday, March 15, 2024.   Joyce was born on March 26, 1957, to Melford and Alyce McClure in Luverne, Minnesota.  She grew up in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1975. Following graduation, Joyce was married to Doug Suhr. They lived in San Antonio, Texas, Madison, South Dakota, and finally…

Merideth (Meri) Joy Thomas, 51, passed away peacefully in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Saturday, March 23, 2024, with her brothers Tom and Dan by her side. A visitation will be on Tuesday, April 2, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne with a funeral service to begin at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will follow at St. Catherine Catholic Cemetery. Meri was born June 9, 1972, in…

My name is Pastor Sarah Zender and I’m the new pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. It is an honor to have space in a local newspaper to share thoughts about life and faith. I would like to share a little about myself first. I’m a big believer that knowing a little something about the person who is writing can help create greater understanding amidst the words which I’ll share. I was…

More than a dozen parade entries walked down Main Street Luverne Monday afternoon for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade organized by the Luverne Area Chamber. Plenty of green was seen along the street – and also stocking hats and mittens donned against the upper 30-degree temperatures. The parade was a culmination of a full weekend of St. Patrick's Day activities in Luverne.

Editor's Note: The top wage for the 2024-25 contract year clarifies a teacher's eligibility for the top wage to $90,774 with a master's degree, 30 credits and 16 years of teaching. A new two-year teacher contract was approved March 12 in a special meeting of the Luverne School Board. Approved by the Luverne Education Association (LEA) and the school board, the changes to the existing contract…

This year’s unseasonable warmth began over the weekend and continued into Monday as temperatures rose into the mid-70s. “It’s just a nice day to be out,” said Schomacker, who enjoyed the outdoors after work. High temperature records were broken Monday in Sioux Falls (80 degrees; old record of 75 was set in 2016) and in Pipestone (73 degrees; old record of 73, also in 2016.) However the lamb-like…

Fifty years after the last Minneapolis Moline tractor rolled off the assembly line, enthusiasts of the prairie gold-colored machines are still celebrating its existence. On March 21-23, the Minneapolis Moline Collectors Club winter show will be in Luverne at Big Top Tents and Events on Hatting Street. On Thursday the group can choose from nine tours with local businesses and/or collectors.…

Contractors submitted bids last week to renovate the former Total Card building into Luverne’s Kids Rock! Child Care Center. While the bids are still under review, members of Luverne Economic Development Authority discussed highlights of the $6.4 million project at their Monday meeting. EDA director Holly Sammons said the project attracted competitive bids on most of the trade packages, which…

Another lot has been sold in the Walnut Subdivision, this time to a local couple for art and storage uses, according to action at Monday’s meeting of the Luverne Economic Development Authority. Phil and Louella Voigt purchased a small triangle-shaped lot at 805 Walnut Service Drive for the purpose of constructing an L-shaped multi-use building for a workshop and storage rental space. This was…

Seventeen bands and choirs from southwest Minnesota converge in Luverne Tuesday for the Minnesota State High School League Section 3A Subsection 10 Large Group Contest. Nine choirs and eight bands performed in front of three judges where the groups were evaluated on intonation, balance and musicianship. Each receives a score — superior, excellent, good or fair — from each judge. Participating…

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on May, 11 1944. Did you ever wonder what you would have done if you had been caught away from home during the famous blizzard of 1888? Jim McDowell…

Patricia Ann McCormick was born October 20, 1931, to Howard and Blanche (Skarda) Jones in Jackson, Minnesota. She was the oldest of three children. The Jones family lived on a farm southeast of Jackson, where she attended rural country school through the eighth grade. She then attended Jackson High School, graduating with the class of 1949. Following graduation, she attended Mankato Teacher’s…

Gregory “Ox” Harold Johnson, age 54, of Luverne, died Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A private service will be at a later date.