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July 02, 2025Marlyn F. Roberts, age 79, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at the Royal C. Johnson VA Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial visitation was Wednesday, June 25, from 5-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Memorial service was Thursday, June 26, at 10 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne, with military honors to follow. Arrangements were…- June 25, 2025Marlyn F. Roberts, age 79, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at the Royal C. Johnson VA Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial visitation was Wednesday, June 25, from 5-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Memorial service will be Thursday, June 26, at 10 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne, with military honors to follow. Arrangements are…
- By Rev. Dr. Steven Voris, First Presbyterian Church, LuverneJune 25, 2025“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:16) This is No. 9 on the list of things God hates most; that list being the Ten Commandments. Most often, this commandment is framed in a legal context of testifying falsely in court, but there are many additional ways people can bear false witness against a neighbor. All of those ways involve lying. Lying is the core sin in…
June 25, 2025Isabella Nolz, 9, and her babysitter, Emma Beyer, both of Luverne, opened a lemonade stand outside the Nolz home on East Christensen Drive on Thursday, June 19. Nolz said they decided to open the stand to help people stay cool on the very hot day. Temperatures in Luverne surpassed 90 degrees Thursday through Sunday, reaching highs of 99 on both Friday and Saturday. Nolz said Beyer helped her…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 25, 2025The Luverne Redbirds captured two big wins and now stand at 4-4 for the season. Luverne beat the Worthington Cubs 9-0 June 18 at home and the Heron Lake Lakers 17-8 June 22 on the road. The Redbirds were rescheduled to host Hadley Wednesday, June 25. They are on the road Friday, June 27, versus Larchwood and play Sunday, June 29, at Pipestone. Luverne will kick off July on the road for two…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 25, 2025The Luverne Junior Legion 10 baseball team posted a 3-2 record this past week in a busy schedule. Luverne fell 1-0 to Worthington on the road Tuesday, June 17. At the New Ulm Tournament over the weekend, Luverne beat Prior Lake 12-4, and New Ulm 12-1 Friday, June 20. Luverne finished the tournament beating Omaha 8-3 June 21. On Monday, June 23, Luverne fell to Slayton 12-5 at home. Luverne is…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 25, 2025The Luverne Junior Legion 9 team is primarily freshmen and younger players coached by Ben Serie and Jake Haugen. They play a limited schedule with a total of five games in 2025. The team fell to Worthington 6-1 Tuesday, June 17, at Redbird Field. Luverne is scheduled to host Marshall June 26 and Pipestone June 30. They will go on the road Monday, July 7, to take on Heron Lake-Okabena. Team…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 25, 2025The Luverne Senior Legion baseball team went 2-3 this past week against solid opponents on the road. Luverne fell 4-1 to Madison June 17 and finished 2-2 at the Marshall Woodbat Tournament over the weekend. At Marshall, Luverne lost in a close 8-7 game against Alexandria Friday, June 22, beat Brookings 17-9 and St. Peter 15-0 Saturday, June 22, and lost 6-4 to Renner Sunday, June 22. The…
By Jason BerghorstJune 18, 2025The First Baptist Church in Luverne is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the congregation this weekend. The events begin with a special program Saturday evening at 7 p.m. at the church, followed by pie and ice cream. The celebration continues on Sunday at 9:15 a.m. with Trivia with rolls and juice. The worship service will be at 10:30 a.m., with a picnic on the north lawn of the church to…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJune 18, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Jan. 10, 1963. (Story continues from last week.) Teacher Problem Mentioned Another concern of the Hardwick board, expressed at the meeting was that of obtaining qualified teachers. They pointed out that they had an excellent staff of experienced teachers at the present time, but that replacements were becoming more and more of a problem.…
June 18, 2025Gary Halverson, age 77, of Kanaranzi Township, Rock County, Minnesota, died Saturday, June 7, 2025, at his home under hospice care. A memorial gathering to celebrate Gary's life was Thursday, June 12, from 4-7 p.m. at Tailgator’s in Brandon, South Dakota. Arrangements were under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To view Gary’s LifeTribute video or sign an online registry, please…- June 18, 2025Beverly “Bev” Boyer, age 75, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Friday, June 13, 2025, at her home under hospice care. Visitation will be Thursday, June 19, from 5-8 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Funeral service will be Friday, June 20, at 10:30 a.m. at Rock River Community Church near Luverne. A private family burial will be held at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are under…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 18, 2025The Luverne Redbirds fell 2-1 in 13 innings of play to the Lakefield Horned Frogs Wednesday, June 11, on the road. Lakefield scored one run in the bottom of the third, but Luverne tied the game 1-1 in the top of the seventh with Braydon Ripka scoring on a wild pitch. The game went another five innings with no scoring. In the bottom of the 13th inning, Lakefield had two outs and a man on third…
By Lori SorensonJune 11, 2025Luverne’s annual four-day Buffalo Days weekend enjoyed spectacular weather and near record participation. Thursday night’s Tour de LOOP attracted 288 riders and Friday night’s cruise-in had over 280 vehicles that were registered. Saturday morning’s Buffalo Days Run 4A Cause attracted roughly 100 people at the Luverne City Park, and 80 entries participated in the Buffalo Days Parade, some with…- By Lori SorensonJune 11, 2025The Luverne Planning and Zoning Commission approved four of five conditional use permit applications for cannabis licensing following a public hearing Monday night. At the start of the hearing, the commission allowed for public comment, and Ken Vos approached the microphone. In addition to asking about setbacks and hours of operation, he shared a personal observation. “For the last 20 to 25…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 11, 2025A facade improvement project request for the former Sterling’s building was approved by the Luverne Economic Development Authority (LEDA) Monday. The building owners, Arcade Building LLC, were approved for a grant of $18,788 and a loan of $18,788 at a rate of 4 percent for seven years. LEDA member Ryan DeBates abstained from the vote. The $53,680 total project will add a commercial entrance…
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