Guilty plea entered in vehicular homicide case
Twenty-three-year-old Jayson Delfs, Hardwick, entered a guilty plea Monday morning in Rock County District Court to the charge of criminal vehicular homicide.
Murder case proceedings on hold
Legal proceedings for Luverne murder suspect Melvin Frazier are suspended following a Rule 20 motion that was granted in Rock County District Court Monday.
Administrator announces retirement
After 33 years on the job, Rock County Administrator Kyle Oldre officially submitted his notice of retirement during the Aug. 18 county board meeting.
Oldre’s final day of service will be Feb. 28, 2027.
Charter amendment measure advances
Luverne voters will be asked in the Nov. 3 general election if they support an amendment to change their city’s government charter.
Peterson wins election for county commissioner
Rick Peterson won the special election for Rock County’s District 3 and is set to join the county board of commissioners early next week.
PowerOn Midwest narrows routes
PowerOn Midwest has narrowed its preferred route for a proposed high-voltage transmission project, and one of its choices would cut through Rock County within one mile of the Blue Mounds State
News
- October 13, 2020A corn drive conducted annually by the Hills-Beaver Creek High School FFA Chapter took place Oct. 9. FFA members contacted local grain producers for a donation of corn, with members transporting and selling the grain at the New Vision Elevator in Hills. Members also accepted monetary donations and all funds were given to the Hills-based Game Plan 4 Hope organization. The FFA’ers raised just over…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 06, 2020The family of Tony Miller says the coronavirus was something they heard about on television or read in the newspaper. Since March the Luverne family donned masks, social distanced and expected the viral respiratory virus would be history in a couple of months. On Friday, Sept. 25, Tony Miller became Rock County’s first death attributed to COVID-19. On that date he was one of 2,008 Minnesotans who…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 06, 2020The National Weather Service issued a “red flag warning” Tuesday amid “extreme fire conditions” in southwest and west-central Minnesota. The warning follows a turbulent week of fire calls in Rock County as farmers worked to harvest corn and soybeans in hot, dry fields. In a single day within an hour on Sept. 29, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office dispatched firefighters to three different fire…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 06, 2020A newly installed grain dryer sparked a fire Sunday night at the CHS Elevator in Magnolia. The Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 7:55 p.m. Sunday to the facility. Smoke was seen pouring out of the dryer located on the east side of the in-town facility. The Luverne Fire Department was paged to provide mutual aid at 8 p.m., according to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. According…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 06, 2020Jan Olson spent 37 years teaching in Luverne Public Schools, primarily sixth-grade English, and recently decided to retire. “It wasn’t until this past summer that I decided it was the right time to retire,” she said. “Everyone always told me I would know when the time was right — it just seemed like the time was now.” Childhood experiences as an elementary student in Excelsior influenced Olson’s…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 06, 2020Friends and neighbors of Randy and Bonnie Muller joined forces last week to help with the Mullers’ 2020 soybean harvest after Bonnie was hospitalized with lung cancer. Randy said the harvest help took some pressure off his schedule as he balanced time between the fields near Jasper and the hospital in Sioux Falls. “I sure appreciate it,” he said. “It’s really good of them to do that.” He said…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 06, 2020A resident at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills died Monday as a result of Covid-19, and 18 others have tested positive for the virus. In addition, 11 staff members are positive as of Tuesday and are taking measures to quarantine. According to Tuff administrator Eli Ripley, the outbreak is creating challenges, but he said the facility is managing. “We have a great staff here and we’re taking it day…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 06, 2020Grand Prairie Events in Luverne will be the location for the Minnesota Department of Health’s free, “no barrier” COVID-19 testing next week. MDH is hosting free testing stations in dozens of communities across the state, and Luverne’s testing event will be from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 13-15. Nasal swab testing will be free, available to any Minnesota residents who feel they…
- October 06, 2020Workers with Gil Haugan Construction of Sioux Falls assisted Luverne Public Schools in removing the outdated goal posts from the school’s football field Friday morning, Oct. 2. The workers first sawed each of the goal post’s central pipe in half before pulling the two posts out of the ground with a telehandler. Previously the two-post goal post was located within the end zone, and a player near…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 06, 2020The Luverne School District levy is set to decrease by 4.4 percent for taxes payable in 2021. The district next year will levy $3.904 million, which is $179,805 less than the $4.084 million levied this year. Luverne School Board members set the district’s preliminary levy at their Sept. 24 meeting when they also scheduled the truth in taxation hearing for 7 p.m. on Dec. 21 during the district’s…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 06, 2020The Hills-Beaver Creek School District levy is set to increase by less than 1 percent in 2021 following action at the H-BC School Board’s Sept. 28 meeting. For taxes payable in 2021, the district will levy an additional $8,612 or .64 percent more than in 2020. Local property taxpayers contribute $1.361 million to H-BC’s $5 million annual budget. State and federal education dollars make up the…
- October 06, 2020With the majority of the remodeling complete inside the Luverne Middle-High School, workers with Gil Haugan Construction of Sioux Falls turned their attention to the performing arts center located on the north side of the school’s new entrance and commons area. On Friday, Oct. 2, workers were busy laying down concrete decking (right) and assembling the steel framework for the balcony (left). …
- October 06, 2020Scholarships totaling $7,800 have been awarded to Luverne graduates by the A.R. Wood Scholarship Trust committee. New scholarship recipients are 2020 Luverne High School graduates Jordan Winter and Gunnar Oldre. Nine renewal scholarships were awarded to prior LHS graduates Jayden Anderson, Anika Gust, Aric Meinerts, Mark Robinson, Sierra Schmuck, Emma Verbrugge, Benjamin Wagner, Jenna Schelhaas…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 06, 2020Authorities are investigating a Sept. 30 shooting death of a 7-year-old boy in Jasper where very few details have been officially released. According to the Pipestone County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement and ambulance personnel responded to a call at 108 Wall Street West, Apartment 4, at 5:49 p.m. Wednesday. It was reported that a 7-year-old male victim was unresponsive, and when the…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 29, 2020Hills volunteer firefighters spent several hours Thursday evening, Sept. 24, learning how to use new rescue equipment in grain entrapment emergencies. “It’s an extremely versatile piece of equipment,” said Hills Fire Chief Jared Rozeboom. “There are a variety of ways to put this together — it doesn’t have to be a perfect circle.” Ten curved, metal interlocking panels slide together to surround a…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 29, 2020A year ago, Dan and Marie LaRock dreamed about an indoor arena for the equine-assisted therapy and riding programs at their nonprofit Rock Ranch. Marie, who works full time for the ranch, spent much of 2019 rescheduling or canceling the outdoor classes due to the multitude of inclement days. When she did have classes, she and her group of 20 volunteers spent hours grooming mud from the nine…
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