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September 24, 2025After more than a week without stoplights at Main Street and Cedar Avenue, motorists in downtown Luverne have been taking turns under the direction of a small, stationary stop sign in the middle of the intersection. According to city officials, hardware at the intersection needed to be replaced after a semitractor-trailer took a corner too close and clipped a pole. Work started a week ago but was…
September 24, 2025Lois A. Meyer Ahrendt, 95, beloved mother, wife and grandmother, passed peacefully with her children at her side in The Villages, Florida, Aug. 23, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne, Minnesota, on Oct. 11, 2025, at 1 p.m. A light lunch will follow the service with a private graveside service later. Lois was born to Fred J. and Minnie (Boelman)…- By Lori SorensonSeptember 17, 2025Several Luverne alumni and former educators will be inducted Friday into the Luverne Alumni Hall of Fame and Luverne Educators Hall of Fame. The 2025 Class of the Luverne Alumni Hall of Fame and the Luverne Educator Hall of Fame will be honored in ceremonies Friday, Sept. 19, during Luverne’s Homecoming celebration. The 2025 Induction Ceremony will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, in the LHS…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 17, 2025A recently published book memorializes the late Elmer Hovland, a decorated Luverne World War II veteran who served as a tank unit commander on the front lines in Europe. The book, “The Boys in the Light,” talks about Hovland’s role as a U.S. military leader in rescuing two concentration camp survivors in the waning weeks of the war. The book’s author, Nina Willner, is the daughter of Eddie…- By Pastor Dr. Steven Voris, First Presbyterian Church, LuverneSeptember 17, 2025A certain hunter in the community, not this community, but one far away, believed that he should have the right to hunt anywhere he wanted. He railed against people posting their property with “No Hunting” signs. He led public protests and published “op-ed” articles in the newspaper. He organized petitions to remove “No Hunting” signs from private property since they were an eyesore and a public…
September 17, 2025Jennie Anderson, age 97, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Funeral service will be Friday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m., with visitation beginning at 12 p.m., at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home. To…- By Lori SorensonSeptember 10, 2025The Luverne School Board is considering several facilities improvements in the coming year with price tags that could total over $1 million. Replacing the elevator in the high school-middle school building is estimated to cost $125,000. The visitors’ bleachers (on the south side) at Cardinal Field need to be replaced at an estimated cost of $100,000. The surface of the all-weather track is…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 10, 2025When Luverne Public Schools opened for the 2025-26 school year last week, bus transportation duties were handled differently. Instead of a full-time transportation director, School Board members at their Aug. 28 meeting approved dividing the transportation duties. Transportation coordinator is Jim Ouverson, who has driven school buses for Luverne the past 55 years, and Cory Schmuck, the…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 10, 2025Luverne High School students will soon begin construction on a fourth house through the city-school partnership, Today and Tomorrow’s Tradesmen (TnT). The lot at 716 N. Spring Street was cleared last week when the Luverne Fire Department burned down the property in a house fire training. The dilapidated rental house had been vacant for several years and was donated to the city earlier this…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianSeptember 10, 2025The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group. Members of this group consist of persons age 75 and older. This article appeared in The Rock County Star on Sept. 25, 1941. As far as is known, no one in Rock county has lived on the same farm as long as Robert C. Norton who resides a mile east and one and one-half miles north of Luverne. It was 72 years ago that Mr. Norton…
September 10, 2025Beatrix “Betty” Ohling, age 86, of Ellsworth, Minnesota, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. Visitation was Friday, Sept. 5, from 5-7 p.m. at the Bethel Reformed Church rural Little Rock, Iowa. Funeral service was at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Bethel Reformed Church, rural Little Rock, Iowa, with Reverend Scott Van Ravenswaay officiating. Burial will follow in the…- September 10, 2025Lois A. Meyer Ahrendt, 95, beloved mother, wife and grandmother, passed peacefully with her children at her side in The Villages, Florida, Aug. 23, 2025. Services will be at the First Presbyterian Church, Luverne, Minnesota, at 1 p.m. on Oct. 11.
- September 10, 2025Arvid Thoreson, age 93, of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, at Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Memorial service was Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Visitation was one hour prior from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Inurnment will take place at Prairie Queen Cemetery in rural Nunda, South Dakota. Arrangements were under the care of Hartquist…
- September 04, 2025Arvid Thoreson, age 93, of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Monday, September 1, 2025 at Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Memorial service will be held on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Visitation will be held one hour prior from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM. Inurnment will take place at Prairie Queen Cemetery in rural Nunda, South Dakota. Arrangements are under…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 03, 2025Minnesota Department of Transportation personnel were in Luverne Thursday, Aug. 28, to share information about the 2026 Highway 75 construction project. They hosted a gathering at the Trailhead building on East Main Street as part of the Luverne Area Chamber’s regular “Love the Business” meeting. The $9.3 million project will improve the road surface and pedestrian safety from Main Street to…- September 03, 2025David Wrigg rejoined the Luverne School Board Aug. 28 after officially accepting the appointment by board members Aug. 28. Wrigg replaces Randy Sasker, who resigned July 24 to serve on the Equipt School Board, a new Christian school leasing space in the American Reformed Church. Wrigg will serve the remainder of Sasker’s unexpired term, which ends Dec. 31, 2026. The seat will be open for…
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