Luverne News

Floyd Goembel is 90 years old and still combining corn in his fields east of Luverne.

By Amanda Greenwood Burdell and Alma Rowe of Luverne are this year's Lutheran Social Service Senior Nutrition Program Hall of Fame volunteers.

Starting Dec. 1, Luverne residents can bring their old light bulbs to Luverne City Hall and exchange them for new energy-efficient bulbs.

One area team earned the right to play on and another squad ended the season during Fridaya s state football semifinals in the Metrodome.

Over the past 10 years, residents in Luverne and southwest Minnesota have been learning about wine, one sip at a time.

Luverne Fire Department responded to a fire Friday afternoon that started in a corn field east of Luverne.

Last update: November 15, 2009 - 7:38 PM Anti-German sentiment was widespread in the United States in the final two years of World War I. German-language newspapers were shuttered, lists of "disloyal" German-Americans were published in newspapers, "pro-German" books were burned and vigilantes attacked German immigrants.

Luverne Public Schools teachers and staff kicked off the start of American Education Week by naming the new Teacher of the Year and Friend of Education Monday afternoon.

Area artists displayed their work throughout Luverne during this year's Studio Tour Saturday afternoon.

Luverne School Board members met in closed session Monday night to discuss a student discipline matter.

Luverne City Council members approved an ordinance at their Tuesday night meeting relating to licensing regulations for tattoo and body piercing businesses.

Luvernea s new postmaster is still getting used to Luverne, but hea s no stranger to small-town living.

The Green Earth Players community theater group will present its first performance of "It's a Wonderful Life" this weekend in the Historic Palace Theatre in downtown Luverne.

After months of negotiating the sale of the Magnolia Steakhouse, one piece of the transaction fell into place Tuesday night with the tranfer of the liquor license.

The 2009 Minnesota Cattle Feeder Day swill be held Tuesday, Dec. 8 at the Blue Mound Banquet Center in Luverne, Minn.

David Walle visited Luverne Elementary School second-graders Friday to share with them what life looks like through the eyes of someone who relies on a guide dog for help with daily living.

Luverne High School students in Mike Wenningera s Lifetime Fitness class tested their courage and their footing Thursday morning on the Sioux quartzite cliffs of the Blue Mounds State Park.

By Lori Ehde The H1N1 flu virus continues to make its rounds through local families, and the numbers of affected victims are reflected in student attendance records.

A 38-year-old man serving life in prison in the murder of a Blue Mounds State Park worker is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn his conviction.

Luverne artsts will host their Second Annual Holiday Studio Tour from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov.