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 FodnessJanuary 14, 2020At Sunday’s CEO Subzero Extravaganza in Luverne, students in the 2019-20 Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities class will showcase what they have learned. Activities begin at 12:30 p.m. and continue until 4:30 p.m. at The Lake with mini golf, sleigh rides, a bonfire and team events of kickball and dodge ball tournaments. Students Isabel Smeins, Cade Wenninger and Nathan Nekali organized the game…
- By Lori SorensonJanuary 14, 2020Luverne’s “Love the Light” holiday display at the city park included a call to action for the community to send greetings to Rock County men and women serving in the military. The Rock County Star Herald’s display featured a photograph of a soldier reading mail, and it included a drop box for community members to enclose a greeting. Since Winterfest weekend early in December, more than 600…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 14, 2020With $9,900 in hand, the Luverne High School robotics team is setting its sights on the first competition in late February. Adviser Aaron Perkins and students hosted the team’s first parent information meeting Jan. 8 with an eye on the calendar. “We have 51 days and this is Day 2,” he said. “We have a lot of work.” First on the work docket is for the 25-member team to build the 125- pound robot…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 14, 2020Members of the Buffalo Ridge Regional Rail Authority (BRRRA) will travel to Washington, D.C., next month to lobby for improvements on the short line railroad. The local rail authority, comprised of Rock and Nobles county commissioners, applied for a $14.4 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to upgrade the 41-mile rail line between Manley in Rock County and Worthington in…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 14, 2020Commissioners approved a third property tax abatement request under the county’s new home initiative program at their first 2020 meeting on Jan. 7. Jason and Sheila Steinhoff are building a new home at 942 21st St. in Clinton Township near Steen. The new estimated market value with the improvements is $229,300. The abated taxes are on the improved property value of $164,800, and only the county’s…
- January 14, 2020With the 2020 Census coming on April 1, teacher David Rysdam used the timely topic as an assignment in his Luverne High School government class. “In many ways the census is more important and has a potentially greater effect on local communities than any legislation passed in the federal government,” Rysdam said. He invited Luverne City Clerk Jessica Mead to the classroom to share information…
- January 14, 2020The University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center and Extension will host a Winter Crops & Soils Day from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at Grand Prairie Events in Luverne. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the $40 registration fee includes refreshments, handouts and lunch. Walk-ins are welcome but pre-registration is encouraged. This public event highlights current…
- By Lori SorensonJanuary 14, 2020At their Jan. 8 meeting, the Beaver Creek City Council accepted two significant donations on behalf of the community — a $50,000 grant and the historic bank building. $50,000 for a splash pad The council accepted a $50,000 grant from the Frank Boon Trust for a community splash pad that was proposed for the city park on the southeast side of town. Rough drawings call for a 20-by-40-foot oval…
- January 14, 2020Sunshine Foods delivered 100 cases of food valued at roughly $1,000 to the Rock County Emergency Food Shelf last week at the close of the local grocery store’s holiday food pantry promotion. Pictured are (from left) Steve Barjenbruch, Sunshine manager Jason Oye and food shelf volunteer John Oksness. Sunshine shoppers purchased breakfast, lunch and dinner packages for the food shelf during the…
- January 14, 2020Luverne Education Association members hand out free boxes of popcorn to all moviegoers Thursday night as a way for the teachers to give back to the community. Thursday night’s movie opened the 10th year of Bank Nite, which brought back the free showing of a family-friendly movie on the first Thursday of the month as was done years ago in Luverne. A cash drawing takes place at the conclusion of…
- January 14, 2020U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Minnesota Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Eva Kramer reminds producers that Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs) are available to help producers through periods of low market prices. MALs and LDPs provide financing and marketing assistance for wheat, feed grains, soybeans and other oilseeds, pulse crops, rice,…
- January 07, 2020Chiropractor Codie Zeutenhorst and his business, Luverne Health and Wellness, was accidentally omitted from the decade’s list of businesses that appeared in the Jan. 2 Star Herald. Zeutenhorst started his practice in Luverne in 2012 when he moved to the community with his wife, Jana. The list, compiled by the Luverne Chamber office, was intended to chronicle local businesses that started up,…
- January 07, 2020Weather conditions have been just right on recent winter mornings in Rock County for hoar frost to form on trees and other vegetation resulting in artistic scenery like this one in northeastern Rock County. Temperatures have remained mild in recent weeks but a cold snap is on the way this week for an abrupt reminder of January's often harsh conditions. The forecast, however, does not call…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 07, 2020State officials are considering a site permit for Elk Creek Solar Project in Rock County, and a public meeting Monday will offer information and consider the environmental scope of the project. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and the Minnesota Department of Commerce will conduct the meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at Grand Prairie Events in Luverne. Information gathered at the…
- By Lori SorensonJanuary 07, 2020Work has begun on the former Casey’s building on East Main Street in Luverne to prepare the location for business and public use. Exterior siding was removed and interior walls were gutted Monday, and plans call for a new entrance and an exterior blend of architecture with exposed rock and dark trim. Up next will be construction of two handicap-accessible public bathrooms with separate entrances…
- By Lori SorensonJanuary 07, 2020Science is steadily improving the way doctors treat and manage mental health conditions, and medications are a big part of that treatment. Dr. Austin Spronk shared information about psychiatric medicine Monday night for a roomful of people at Luverne Community Education. His presentation was the third in a series of monthly sessions on Brain Health started last fall by local advocates with #…
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