2025
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 12, 2025Three lots for more twin homes will be developed in Luverne, thanks to a grant through the Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership. According to discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Luverne Economic Development Authority, three twin homes (six units) will be constructed on three lots in the Reisch Addition. The addition is located near the newly developed Lopau Housing Addition near the Mary…
February 12, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School Student Council hosted a roller-skating party Friday night in the elementary school gym where district students and families enjoyed skating, food, games, drawings for prizes and more. An estimated 120 students and their families participated in the event, which was a fundraiser for the H-BC Student Council.- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 12, 2025Students in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter will represent Luverne High School at the state FCCLA leadership conference March 28-30 in Bloomington. “We are really excited for the state conference this year because of the great showing we had in the area contest as well as all the work our students have been putting into planning a great conference,” said adviser Carmen…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 12, 2025Sixteen area schools competed Saturday in Luverne for the speech invitational at the Luverne High School. As hosts, LHS did not earn a team placing, but individual speakers were eligible for awards. “But since it was our home meet, we could not place,” said assistant adviser Morgan Van Holland. “We would have placed fourth as a team.” The invitational originally had 17 teams registered, but…
- February 12, 2025Have you noticed anything different about the Star Herald lately? We haven’t lost weight or got new eyeglasses, but our new look is about that subtle and we hope our readers notice. We’re enjoying more vibrant colors, crisper graphics and better contrast on the pages. That’s because we switched to a new printer, White Wolf Web and Digital Printers in Sheldon, Iowa, and the new presses required…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 12, 2025The Hills Area Volunteer Fire Department was paged to a hog barn fire Wednesday morning, Feb. 5, in Clinton Township north of Steen. This is the second fire at a hog facility in Rock County in just over a two weeks period. The Luverne Fire Department assisted at the site at 1153 41st St., where the barn fire was reported at 7:08 a.m. According to Hills fire chief Jared Rozeboom, smoke was…- February 12, 2025Card shower Betty Luethje will celebrate her 93rd birthday on Monday, March 3. Greetings may be sent to her at 5135 Calle Granada, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635.
By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 12, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team gathered three more wins, taking down Marshall 7-3 on the road Tuesday, Feb. 4, topping New Ulm 6-2 at home Friday, Feb. 7, and routing Windom 12-0 on the road Monday, Feb. 10. The Cardinals’ final regular season game is Friday, Feb. 14, against Minnesota River at home. LHS 7, Marshall 3 The Cardinals powered through Marshall in a 7-3 win on the road Tuesday,…
By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 12, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team took down Fairmont 6-1 in section semifinal action at home Saturday, Feb. 8. The Cardinals took a 3-0 lead in the first period with two goals from freshman Ellie Van Batavia and one from junior Greta McClure. In the second period Van Batavia completed a hat trick, scoring the lone goal in the period, bringing the score to 4-0. In the third period Luverne tacked…- By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 12, 2025Two Luverne girls’ wrestlers qualified for state at the section individual tournament Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8, in Redwood Falls. Junior Bernie Rock and her sister, sophomore CeCe Rock, are heading to the state tournament for the third year in a row. Bernie qualified in the 112-pound weight class with a first-place finish in section action. She received a bye in the first round. In…
By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 12, 2025The Luverne gymnastics team lost 134.550-129.675 to Martin County Area on the road Tuesday, Feb. 4, and beat St. James 134.950-121.925 at home Thursday, Feb. 6, in the last regular season meets of the year. Luverne will host the 2025 Section 3A gymnastics tournament Saturday, Feb. 15, at noon in the Classic Gym. Martin County Area 134.550, LHS 129.675 The Luverne gymnastics team fell to…
By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 12, 2025The Luverne girls’ basketball team fell 79-38 to the Windom Eagles at home Friday, Feb. 7. The Cardinals found themselves down 40-21 at the half and were only able to put 17 more points on the board in the second half. Luverne had 34 turnovers and gave up 18 stolen balls in the game. Rebounds favored Windom with 38 and the Cardinals with 35. Freshman Taya Johnson led the Cardinals with 13…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 12, 2025The Luverne wrestling team participated in the Elk-Point-Jefferson quadrangular Tuesday, Feb. 4, falling in two duals and winning one. Luverne fell 48-36 to Garretson, 51-30 to Elk Point-Jefferson, and beat Baltic 54-12. The Cardinals traveled to Springfield Friday, Feb. 7, placing nine wrestlers in the invitational. Luverne takes on Marshall Thursday, Feb. 13, on the road for the section…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 05, 2025Pastor Lori Bonkoski’s call to Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills brings the Mountain Lake native closer to home in more ways than one. The move to Hills this month ended what she called an extended journey from Christ the King Lutheran Church in Sumner, Washington. “I served there for 38 years and the congregation (numbers) ebbed and flowed,” she said. “It finally became too small to keep…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 05, 2025Sophie Gehrke is a sixth-grader at Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School and will undergo open heart surgery later this month. As a get-well gift, the H-BC student council wants to collect 365 Slinkys during the Thursday night, Feb. 13, volleyball games at the school in Hills. For each Slinky turned into the concession stand, a free bag of popcorn will be given as part of the “Slinkys for Sophie…
By Lori SorensonFebruary 05, 2025The Rock County Star Herald brought home seven awards from the Minnesota Newspaper Association Annual Convention last week. The Star Herald was recognized for excellence in seven categories of the MNA Better Newspaper Contest, conducted annually to recognize the talent of news and design staff at newspapers statewide. “We have always been an award-winning community newspaper,” Star Herald…
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