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By Lori SorensonJanuary 29, 2025Minnesota state parks and trails hosted candlelight events across the state this winter, including one at Blue Mounds State Park on Saturday, Jan. 25. “Winter candlelight events are a magical way to experience Minnesota’s state parks and trails,” said Ann Pierce, director of Parks and Trails at the Minnesota DNR. “There’s something truly special about walking a snowy trail under the glow of…- By Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, St. John Lutheran Church, LuverneJanuary 29, 2025Imagine a book that is at once beautifully bound and yet deadly to hold? Such a book would be quite the epitome and symbol of deadly knowledge, wouldn’t it? Like a cursed object one might encounter in a fantasy novel. But this isn’t fiction, it’s real and there isn’t only one. Thousands of such books, bound with vibrant green covers, were produced in the 19th century. Their unique and tantalizing…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 22, 2025A pair of local businessmen are opening a new restaurant in the former Sterling’s location in downtown Luverne. Randy Hamm and Larry Nicholson will open “Arcade Dining on Main” next month, and their goal is to return the location to its previous fine dining reputation. “This will be fine dining in a relaxed peaceful setting,” said Hamm, Jasper, who has operated Hamm’s Power Washing business for…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 22, 2025It’s been over six months since Kathryn Hart purchased Sincerely Yours in downtown Luverne and launched her own Hart Beauty Lounge. Since then, she said the venture has been challenging and rewarding, and sometimes surprising. “The most surprising thing to me is how amazing people are — the community is so supportive and kind,” Hart said. “They are so motivating.” Hart graduated from Luverne…
January 22, 2025The Luverne Fire Department was called to a hog barn fire at 8:11 a.m. Tuesday along County Road 9 about three miles east of Luverne in Magnolia Township. The firefighters spent the morning extinguishing the fire including the use of an excavator to tear open portions of the building to reach remote areas, fire chief Dave Van Batavia said.
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 22, 2025Two Luverne High School seniors are taking action to help their community. Madilyn Wenzel and Mallie Fick are members of the LHS Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter. They are organizing their first STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) event as part of the FCCLA program. The two are organizing a “Hygiene Drive,” where they’ve set a goal of collecting 250…- January 22, 2025Bryan Kienholz, age 61, of Luverne, Minnesota, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. Visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 23, from 4-7 p.m. at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Funeral service will be Friday, Jan. 24, at 1:30 p.m. at the church. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To view Bryan’s LifeTribute video or…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 15, 2025Premium Minnesota Pork is putting up solar panels for electrical generation next to its hog processing facility on the west edge of Luverne. According to the permit filed in city offices, the $2.4 million construction project will result in 5,400 solar panels connected to two meters. The 2-megawatt PMP solar array, once online, will supplement plant operations, according to plant engineer Scott…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 15, 2025Members of the Luverne High School mock trial team are preparing for a special season as the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) celebrates its 40th anniversary. The MSBA organizes the two-month mock trial season and selects cases the students will develop in court. This year it’s an unusual case, according to first-year LHS mock trial adviser Megan Klumper. “Right away when the case was…
January 15, 2025Donald Christoffels, age 88, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Funeral service will be Thursday, Jan. 16, at 11 a.m., with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m., all at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist…
January 15, 2025Cornelius “Casey” Feikema Jr. was born on April 28, 1947, to Cornelius “Case” Sr. and Martha (Van Tol) Feikema in the Canton/Inwood Hospital rural Canton, South Dakota. Casey grew up on a farm near Fairview, South Dakota. He attended Inwood Christian School in Inwood, Iowa, and was a freshman at Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa, when the family relocated to rural Luverne, Minnesota,…- By Lori SorensonJanuary 08, 2025The Southwestern Mental Health Center is rebranding itself as ElevaCare, according to a company announcement earlier this month. “Our improved care coordination model focuses in on the holistic wellbeing of an individual,” the press release stated. “The name ElevaCare stems from our ongoing commitment to elevate and support people as they rise toward a better version of themself with our care…
- January 08, 2025Cornelius “Casey” Feikema Jr., age 77, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation is Wednesday, Jan. 8, from 4-8 p.m. at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church. Funeral service will be Thursday, Jan. 9, at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of…
- By Rev. Dr. Steven Voris, First Presbyterian Church, LuverneJanuary 08, 2025We celebrated the passing of another year on the Gregorian calendar last week, which has been the standard measure for recording the passage of time since 1582. The Gregorian calendar was an improvement over the Julian calendar which went into effect in the Roman Empire on January 1, 45 BCE. If the goal of a calendar is to keep the solstice and equinox dates the same, so that a year is…
- December 30, 2024Melvin G. Viessman, age 84, of Luverne, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by his family. He was born on Nov. 15, 1940, on the family farm in rural Rock County, Minnesota, to Glen and Reka (Giesen) Viessman. Mel attended country school in rural Luverne until eighth grade and graduated from Luverne High School in 1958. Mel…
December 30, 2024Peter John Hauff, age 76, of Luverne, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at Dow Rummel Village, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was born Nov. 5, 1948, in Sidney, Montana, to Wilbert and Hazel (Pederson) Hauff. Peter was the oldest of three children. As a child, he lived in Velva and Williston, North Dakota, and in 1957 his family moved to Brookings, South Dakota, where he graduated…
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