From parched to drenched
Harvest is in full swing for much of Rock County this week, marking the final stretch of what’s arguably been a challenging growing season.
Highway 75 project proceeds (almost) on schedule
Contractors have been given a five-day extension on completion deadlines due to September’s frequent rainy weather.
H-BC School Board Candidates share priorities
There are five candidates seeking election to four open seats on the Hills-Beaver Creek School Board.
The Loft after-school program helps kids find community
Starting at 3:20 p.m. on the dot, the quiet halls of First Presbyterian Church in Luverne start to fill with the noise of children.
Luverne preliminary levy set to rise 7.12%
Luverne City Council members are proposing a 7.12% levy increase for taxes payable in 2027.
Adrian reporter to contribute to Star Herald
The Rock County Star Herald is expanding its coverage area east toward Adrian, and Deb Kroon will be the face of those stories for the Star Herald news team.
News
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 07, 2021Tuesday marked the first day of the 2021-22 school year for Luverne Public School students. Waiting for them were gifts from local veterans — American flags for each classroom and a large, new flagpole outside the new entrance to Luverne Middle-High School. Glen Gust, a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and retired Luverne business owner, and his wife, Barb, funded the gift of 110 flags for the…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 07, 2021Thirty-six Rock County 4-H’ers exhibited livestock and general projects during the Minnesota State Fair Aug. 26-Sept. 6. Seven local youth came away with high honors. In the livestock competition, Christian Kruse received champion middleweight market lamb and reserve champion overall market lamb during the first week of the state fair. Due to his placing, Kruse was invited to participate in the…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 07, 2021A Rock County 4-H member was one of 115 youth who earned entry into the 4-H Purple Ribbon Auction Aug. 28 at the Minnesota State Fair. Christian Kruse’s sheep was selected by judges as the reserve champion market lamb after being crowned the champion middleweight market lamb. His high ribbon placing earned an invite to the auction. Kruse’s sheep brought a high bid of $3,750 when the Rock County…
- September 07, 2021
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 07, 2021A design by a Luverne High School junior will be used on this year’s Tri-State Band Festival button. Katharine Kelm’s design features four band members, two musical notes and words noting the upcoming event. The band members include a drum major, instrumentalist, drummer and a color guard member. “I like that the image had a flag girl,” she said. “A lot of images didn’t include them.” Kelm and…
- September 07, 2021Workers (from left, John Homandberg, Josh Meyer and Jered Smith) with Musch Construction of Pipestone place barricades across the recently completed bike path through the Luverne City Park on Sept. 1. The cement path will connect the Luverne Loop bike path with the Chris M. Ashby Memorial Bike Path, a 1.35-mile path currently under construction from the city park east to County Road 9. The…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 07, 2021The city of Luverne recently installed an electric car charger at the East Main Street and Blue Mound Avenue intersection. The Level 2 charger is approved by Luverne’s electricity provider, Missouri River Energy Services, and city workers installed it in late August. It’s capable of charging two cars at a time and takes up to two hours per charge, as opposed to the “fast chargers” that are more…
- September 07, 2021On the first day of classes, Hills-Beaver Creek High School announced candidates for the upcoming 2021 Homecoming Week, Sept. 13-17. Coronation takes place at 6 p.m. Monday at the high school in Hills. The Homecoming game against Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda begins at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 17.
- September 07, 2021This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a…
- September 02, 2021Rock County has agreed to a settlement of all claims asserted in a federal lawsuit against Rock County and its deputies related to the Nov. 27, 2018, stop and search of Kelli Jo Torres. Named in the suit are deputies Dallas Hamm and Shelley Douty, Sheriff Evan Verbrugge and Rock County. Under the terms of the settlement, Torres along with her attorney will receive payment of $140,000. The…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 31, 2021A car show, bag toss tournament and grilled burgers were offered at the first Luverne High School Senior Night Monday evening in the school’s new commons and the performing arts center. About 63 seniors gathered for the event hosted by the school’s student council. The students were sophomores when the $31 million remodel and construction project began. For many students, Monday night’s event was…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 31, 2021Storms that swept through Rock County and the tri-state area Saturday night left downed trees, damaged crops and property, and wet basements. Hills, Beaver Creek, Steen and Luverne all had downed trees, some of them large, and some fell on vehicles and buildings. A large maple tree in Roger Tollefson’s backyard on Northview Drive in Luverne split down the middle, and half of it fell toward the…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 31, 2021The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission gave approval last week to the 109-megawatt Walleye Wind project in west-central Rock County. The regulatory agency issued permits to NextEra Energy for both site construction and certificate of need for the electricity. NextEra plans to construct up to 40 wind turbines in the townships of Beaver Creek, Luverne, Martin and Springwater. The farm…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 31, 2021Streets in and around the Luverne School District campus have been renamed as part of rebranding and school pride initiatives. Luverne City Council members approved an ordinance this summer to change the street names, and the new red-and-white signs went up last week. The following streets were affected: •Adams Street (the east-west road that enters the school campus at the tennis courts) is now…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 31, 2021The westbound ramps for I-90 at Luverne and Beaver Creek reopened last week following summer construction between the two towns. The work involved resurfacing the existing westbound pavement, and westbound motorists were shifted to the eastbound lanes in “head-to-head” two-way traffic between Luverne and Highway 23. The westbound ramp from Luverne onto I-90 was closed for the duration of the…
- August 31, 2021Members of the Bottoms Up Pink Ladies presented a gift bag and $500 to the Lisa and Mark Ehlers family Friday night during the Rock County Relay for Life event at Take 16 in Luverne. Pink Ladies Jennifer Luitjens (far left) emphasized that “no one fights alone” and honored Lisa for her fight against breast cancer. Also pictured are fellow dart league members Robin Folkers and Brandy Wersal. The…
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