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 FodnessJune 05, 2024Instructions written 25 years ago by the Luverne Elementary School Time Capsule Committee were simple. “It is our wish from the Time Capsule Committee that this time capsule will help explain what life was like in the year 1998. “We hope it is a goal of the Luverne School District to include meaningful things depicting the life in 2024 added to the time capsule, and every 25 years thereafter…- By Mavis FodnessJune 05, 2024Family members of the late Al Top will lead the 2024 Hills Friendship Days parade Saturday morning. Al, former fire chief for the Hills Fire Department, died in March and is being honored posthumously as this year’s parade marshal. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8. Top was selected by the HBCS (Helping Build Communities Stronger) committee, who organizes Friendship Days. “He…
- By Lori SorensonJune 05, 2024Rock County corn and soybean producers have found themselves in a sweet spot of favorable growing conditions this spring, compared with nearby neighboring fields. Many areas of the Midwest received more than double the normal average precipitation in May, which has eliminated drought concerns that plagued the region over the past few years. However, it’s delaying corn and soybean planting and…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 05, 2024A detour may be in place on a busy area of Highway 75 later this year. According to action at the May 28 Luverne City Council meeting, the city will partner with the Minnesota Department of Transportation on a storm sewer project near Kwik Trip and Taco John’s. Plans are in place to construct a 30-inch storm sewer across Highway 75 at Gabrielson Road. The work will require a detour for part…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 05, 2024Six out of the seven “at-will” employees of Luverne Public Schools received raises May 23 at the Thursday evening school board meeting. The raises are effective July 1. At-will employees (or those not under union contract) met with Superintendent Craig Oftedahl for one-on-one evaluation and salary negotiation meetings. A meeting with transportation director Brad Goembel has not been scheduled…
By Mavis FodnessJune 05, 2024The residential streets in the east half of Hills were resurfaced, replacing the traditional seal coat process, over several days in late May. Dakota Seal of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, applied a slurry seal to all the residential streets east of Main Avenue. Cost to the city was $124,527. Ryan Folsom with Dakota Seal talked with city council members March 12 about the slurry seal versus the…- June 05, 2024U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) last week introduced the Rural Mail Delivery Improvement Act. This legislation would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to implement all of the recommendations made by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) following their audit of the Bemidji Post Office, which uncovered operational problems at the facility. “Minnesotans…
- June 05, 2024Permanent absentee list Starting June 1 Minnesota voters can sign up once to be automatically sent an absentee ballot before every election. All eligible voters can choose to join the permanent absentee voter list by checking the box on the interactive voter registration application. The online and paper applications can be found at mnvotes.gov/register. An absentee ballot allows a voter to…
June 05, 2024The Rock County Historical Society presented its 12th annual “Tales from the Graves” and pie and ice cream social Sunday afternoon at the History Center. Local actors played the roles of featured “guests” who were prominent in Rock County history and helped to tell the story of the county’s past.
June 05, 2024Sevent students from the Luverne High School Class of 2024 each signed a Future Teacher Letter of Intent May 17 in a ceremony hosted by the Luverne Education Association. The students were able to share their reasons for going into a career in education, while the seasoned teachers shared wisdom about the path ahead. Brynn Rauk and Grace Anderson are the Class of 2024 Future Educators from the…
June 05, 2024The Luverne Area Chamber receives a $2,500 Community Champions Award from Sevita Health – HSI Leadership Team. The donation is part of the Mentor Network Charitable Foundation (Sevita Health). It celebrates team members who dedicate their time to community service, and the organization makes a donation in recognition of their volunteerism. A portion of the check will go toward providing free…
By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2024Leaders of the Hills-Beaver Creek School District celebrated an important milestone when the group conducted a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday afternoon, May 22. Standing at the site of the future Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School, Chairman Arlyn Gehrke was the sole speaker for the event in Beaver Creek. ‘This occasion symbolizes our community’s collective commitment to providing the best…
May 29, 2024Commencement exercises were conducted for 90 Luverne High School seniors Sunday afternoon in the elementary school gymnasium. Several seniors took the leadership in delivering key messages. Under the class motto of “Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it — Charles Swindoll,” seniors Tyler Arends, Kai Buss and Patrick Kroski delivered the senior address…
May 29, 2024Thirty-four students in the Hills-Beaver Creek High School Class of 2024 are awarded diplomas at the 59th commencement exercises Friday, May 24, in the secondary school gymnasium in Hills. Named valedictorian and salutatorian were Grace Anderson and Sylvia Fick respectively. Anderson, Fick and classmate Taylor Gehrke delivered the student address, focusing on the class motto of “Together we have…
By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2024Hills-Beaver Creek High School teacher and coach Dan Ellingson received the highest education association honor Friday night — Teacher of the Year. Hills-Beaver Creek Education Association member Haley Tollefson presented Ellingson with the honor during the H-BC graduation ceremonies. “Mr. Ellingson has been someone we all have learned from during this time at H-BC,” she said. “He is a leader…
By Mavis FodnessMay 29, 2024For the second time in her life, Hardwick native Caitlin Miller will row across an ocean. This time, Miller, a 2010 LHS graduate, will row across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii as a member of a four-person, all-female team. The race, “World’s Toughest Row,” begins Saturday, June 8. She expects her four-member team, called Full FOARce, to finish the 2,400 nautical-mile race from Monterey,…
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