Hardwick celebrates annual Jubilee Days
Hardwick residents and visitors celebrated the town’s annual Jubilee Days Saturday and Sunday.
Rock County among 21 included in presidential disaster declaration
Rock County is among 21 counties included in a major disaster declaration approved Friday by President Biden.
Local Soil Health experts brainstorm for options as farmers consider next steps for flooded fields
As the realities of flood damage to crops come into focus, area producers are considering options for soil that was supposed to grow corn and soybeans.
Carson's Cause Truck Meet and Classic Car Cruise attracts over 120 and raises $27,000 Saturday
The second annual Carson’s Cause Car and Truck Meet at the Verne-Drive-In attracted more than 120 vehicles and raised $27,000 for local efforts to improve brain he
Disaster declared in Rock County
Preliminary estimates are over $2 million in public infrastructure damage as a result of the June 21-22 flood event.
Some areas receive 12+ inches of rain
Multiple rounds of torrential rain in Rock County and the tri-state area created significant flooding over the past week, wreaking havoc on properties and public infrastructure.
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- By Lori SorensonOctober 31, 2016United Methodist Church volunteers will serve their annual soup supper in uniquely painted, handmade pottery bowls Friday. “Bowls for a Cause” is an effort of the local arts community and creative members of the church to support the local emergency food shelf and the arts, according to Cindy Reverts of the Rock County Fine Arts Association. She said the project started this summer when artists…
- October 31, 2016Luverne Street Music students performed their first “Live at the Carnegie” event titled “Thrilling Thursday” Oct. 27 in the Carnegie Cultural Center. Performers wore Halloween costumes as they performed in the upstairs Tocatta room. Pictured are (front, from left) Marcus Papik, Sophia Remme, Ella Schmuck, Zander Carbonneau, (second row) Camden Hoven, Lilly Lanoue, Ella Lanoue, Rayann Remme, Maria…
- October 31, 2016Mike and Wanda Jarchow celebrated a ribbon-cutting and public tours of their new business, Grand Prairie Events, Thursday, Oct. 27, in their location just south of Main Street on Estey Street. The Jarchow family is pictured in front to the right of the two boys, Jeremiah Shelton and Tayviauhn Hipkins. Their family includes (from left) Wanda, Lydia, Anja, Mela, Katia, Elise, Griffen and Mike. Also…
- October 31, 2016The Plum Creek Library System presented a first-person interactive historical program featuring Melanie Stringer as Laura Ingalls Wilder Thursday night, Oct. 27, at the Rock County Library. Stringer has been visiting libraries throughout the nine-county Plum Creek Library system, relating stories of Wilder’s experiences on the prairie in 1896 as told from Laura’s perspective. The program included…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 24, 2016Donna Landsman’s life has always involved pheasants and feathers. On Oct. 6, during a class on making feather art, the 82-year-old shared 60 years of experience as she showed others how a little glue and some feathers can come together as works of art. Landsman moved to Luverne almost three years ago to be near her husband in the Veterans Home. During her class (offered through Luverne Community…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 24, 2016When Rock County’s construction and demolition debris landfill was established 21 years ago, it was expected to reach full capacity in 35 years. However, it appears the landfill will be full before then, according to discussion at the Oct. 18 County Board meeting. “We’re sitting with probably 10 years of expected life in the landfill,” said Land Management Office Director Eric Hartman. “If we…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 24, 2016Area producers are on track to set production and yield records for 2016, the second growing year in a row. The state’s corn harvest is forecasted at 1.49 billion bushels, according to the latest USDA crop production report. If realized, the production would be a record high. Corn yields are expected to be the second highest based on current harvest conditions around the state. Yields could…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 24, 2016Rock County deputies were involved Tuesday morning in the arrest of a South Dakota kidnapping suspect who led authorities on a pursuit from Sioux Falls to western Rock County. The suspect was apprehended around 9:30 a.m. just over the border into South Dakota after Rock County farmers reported a car speeding down a gravel road into an abandoned acreage. According to Officer Sam Clemens with the…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 20, 2016Mankato authorities arrested a homeless man in Blue Earth County Tuesday in connection with a 25-year-old Pennsylvania homicide case. The news struck a chord in Rock County after authorities said the suspect listed Magnolia as his most recent address. Charles Cook, 61, is suspected of shooting 76-year-old Myrtle McGill in her White Township kitchen and stealing her car in December 1991. DNA…
- October 17, 2016The third of four candidate profiles on the contested races in Rock County appears in today’s Star Herald. Last week we focused on the school board races in Luverne, Adrian, Ellsworth and Hills-Beaver Creek. In the Oct. 6 edition featured the contested mayoral races in Hardwick and Beaver Creek along with the two candidates vying for the North Ward alderman for the city of Luverne. The general…
- October 17, 2016Trees in Luverne and Rock County are sporting their fall colors as the summer season changes to fall. This photograph was taken Oct. 13 at the intersection of Lincoln and Estey streets, facing west toward Highway 75. Also pictured are images from the Veterans Pond area in Luverne, shared by Esther Frakes. After a few frosty nights last week, warmer weather has prevailed, allowing trees to…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 17, 2016While many of the Luverne High School Class of 1976 graduates are thinking about retirement, Velda Maine is starting a new career. She said sleeping in or planning the next travel destination may never be on her to-do list, but volunteering is. She said one such experience led her back to school this year to become a local licensed pastor. “I am feeling a real call to ministry,” Maine said. In…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 17, 2016The educational journey for Luverne High School Senior Betania Topete came full circle Monday as she worked one-on-one with kindergartner Rene Flores. Topete is one of four Spanish IV students practicing language skills with elementary and middle school students who are learning English as a second language. “I love it,” she said. “It’s my favorite thing to do.” The unique pairing is in response…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 17, 2016Rock County Sheriff Evan Verbrugge said he was surprised to receive state and national media inquiries Tuesday about a homicide arrest involving a Magnolia man. “It’s kind of intriguing, to be honest,” Verbrugge told the Star Herald Tuesday morning. “I’m not aware of any homicide.” When he searched the subject online, he found several Associated Press stories that had been posted around 10:30 a.m…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 17, 2016Saturday marks a milestone for the local Masonic Temple. At a 5 p.m. rededication ceremony, the Ben Franklin Lodge No. 114 members will shed some light on the world’s oldest fraternity. The ceremony is open to the public. The Ancient Free and Accepted Masons were reorganized in the early 1700s as a way to share and pass on the philosophies of stone masons to future generations. Bryce Stoltenberg…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 17, 2016Luverne Rotary Club members, city public works employees and volunteers are wrapping up work on the new Rotary Park on South Highway 75 in Luverne. The club hosted a dedication ceremony Oct. 11 as part of their regular meeting, and City Council members remarked about it at their meeting later that night. “I think everyone can be proud of that park out there and the cooperation between the Rotary…
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