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 Mavis FodnessNovember 17, 2020A new home under construction in Kanaranzi Township is the eighth in Rock County to be approved for tax abatement under the county’s Home Initiative Program since it began over a year ago. “This program is doing exactly what we wanted it to do — build new homes in Rock County,” said Commissioner Jody Reisch. The home initiative encourages the construction of new single family housing units to…
- November 17, 2020Significant snowfall blanketed Rock County Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 10, with up to 8 inches in some places over a 24-hour period, according to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls. By mid-afternoon on Tuesday, roadways were snow-covered and slick from the heavy snowfall, but by Wednesday, Nov. 11, clouds cleared the area leaving Veterans Day with partly sunny skies. A week later the…
- By Eva Kramer, FSA County Executive DirectorNovember 17, 2020Agriculture producers can now make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2021 crop year. The signup period opened Tuesday, Oct. 13. These key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety-net programs help producers weather fluctuations in either revenue or price for certain crops, and more than $5 billion in payments are in the…
- November 17, 2020Minnesota Department of Commerce announced this week that the state’s Energy Assistance Program is receiving more than $106 million ($106,133,440) in federal funding to help income-eligible Minnesotans pay their heating bills this winter. The funds from the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) reduce home heating costs by making payments directly to utility companies and…
- November 17, 2020Workers with Tri-City Sign Company install signage at the new Subway restaurant on South Highway 75 in Luverne Tuesday. Franchisee Jeremy Jalas purchased the 85-by-287-square-foot lot in 2017 from Elbers, between the real estate office and Howling Dog. Construction started in earnest this summer on the new building, which will have drive-through service. Luverne Subway is one of nine franchises…
- November 17, 2020Premium Minnesota Pork gave away 200 pork loins, weighing about 10 pounds each, to Rock County veterans in a drive-through distribution Nov. 11 near the Rock County History Center. Company officials made arrangements with local veterans’ organizations to offer the gifts as a way to thank veterans for their service. The gesture of generosity is not new for the pork processing company, which began…
- By Kent Thiesse, Farm Management AnalystNovember 17, 2020The monthly USDA World Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was released on Nov. 10, which will likely impact corn and soybean markets in the coming months. The WASDE report projected significantly lower 2020-21 U.S. corn and soybean carryover estimates at the end of the current marketing year on Aug. 31, 2021, as compared to estimates earlier this year. Total usage levels for both corn and…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 10, 2020Rock County’s coronavirus cases are spiking along with numbers statewide, and it’s affecting how schools operate and the number of patients seeking medical attention. The drive-through testing site at Sanford Luverne is seeing an uptick in the number of people seeking to be tested for the coronavirus, according to hospital director Tammy Loosbrock. Since starting in March, the drive-through has…
- November 10, 2020Nicholas Uilk, an instructor in South Dakota State University’s Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, has received the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities national teaching award. The awards, which recognize excellence in agricultural sciences teaching and student engagement were presented as part of the 133rd APLU annual meeting held virtually Wednesday, Nov. 4.…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 10, 2020Rock County’s Dick Kramer hosted his fifth annual Plow Day Saturday, Nov. 7, with nearly 10 vintage tractors and plows that turned dirt on 20 acres of soybean stubble on his Springwater Township farm. When asked about the event’s purpose, Kramer said, “It’s just because we like to play with our two-cylinder John Deeres.” The event attracted 30 people, which included spectators and drivers.…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 10, 2020A lot of mental energy was exerted Nov. 4 when beginner chess players learned the game through Luverne Community Education. Two experienced players, high school sophomores Parker Carbonneau and Ethan Nath, shared rules and tips about the two-person board game with the participating second- through sixth-grade students. “You’ve got to think four steps ahead,” Carbonneau said. He also learned how…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 10, 2020The Rock County Star Herald is again facilitating a holiday campaign to send Christmas greetings to deployed military men and women serving the United States around the world. After the first campaign in 2019, more than 600 letters were mailed through the Star Herald’s lighted display in the city park. This year the display has moved to the Star Herald’s Main Street office garage door, and…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 10, 2020A small college community in Zambia, Africa, continues to expand its electrical power options, thanks in part to Rich Opsata in Luverne. A year ago in October he loaded a refurbished generator onto a trailer and drove to Orphan Grain Train in Norfolk, Nebraska. The volunteer logistics organization sent the heavy piece of equipment overseas, and four months later the generator arrived in Africa.…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 10, 2020Luverne Middle and High School students returned to distance learning Monday as positive coronavirus case numbers within the school district doubled in a week’s timeframe. Elementary students met in-person through Wednesday in preparation for hybrid learning to begin on Monday, Nov. 16. The change in learning models, effective through Nov. 27, is meant to slow the spread of COVID-19. When the…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 10, 2020Luverne High School students are attending classes via distance learning, but in-person sports and activities will continue, according to decisions at a Friday emergency School Board meeting. After lengthy discussion, the board voted 5-1 to continue varsity activities for high school students. Under the state’s safe learning plan, schools who voluntarily move to distance learning can decide…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 10, 2020Rock County’s voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election was 94.94 percent, a record as far as chief election official Ashley Kurtz can recall. “This has been the highest voter turnout since I’ve been with Rock County,” Kurtz said. “The next closest was 2012 where we saw a 94.44 percent turnout.” She said Rock County was the second county in the state to be 100 percent reported on Election…
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