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
- By Mavis FodnessApril 07, 2020Rock County residents who need to renew vehicle license tabs can now do so under a no-contact process through the local motor vehicle department in Luverne beginning today. The process also includes license plates for farm vehicles and needed title transfers. License tab renewals In order to receive new license tabs, residents should complete the following steps: 1.) Complete the bottom portion…
- April 07, 2020The Joe and Sandy Buysse family assembled a lawn display with the message of “In This Together” at the Buysse farm south of Jasper on Highway 23 shortly before Minnesota’s April 3 shelter-in-place order. Using large round bales (spaced the social distancing minimum of 6 feet apart) the Buysses along with daughter and son-in-law, Stacy and Jermey Stickling of Sioux Falls, spray-painted faces on…
- By Lori SorensonApril 07, 2020With increasing numbers of coronavirus cases confirmed in the region, homemade fabric masks are becoming increasingly common in grocery stores and other places of essential business. Barb Bork of the Sewing Basket in Luverne has been helping to meet demand for fabric and supplies while also accepting mask donations to redistribute where needed. “When this started, we didn’t have a spool…
- By Lori SorensonApril 07, 2020Rock County Emergency Management Director Kyle Oldre has been coordinating efforts to secure personal protective equipment for local health care workers and others on the front line of coronavirus prevention. Because items like masks, gowns, face shields and hand sanitizer are in short supply, he’s turning to creative local manufacturers, like Fey Industries in Edgerton, to source inventory…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 07, 2020Last week Luverne High School freshman Ashlyn Johnson sang her classroom assignment on her choir teacher’s deck. “She even played the piano for me,” said the daughter of Jim and Heather Johnson of Luverne. Instructors like LHS choir teacher Seana Graber resumed teaching online March 30, after completing a nine-day transition from face-to-face instruction to at-home distance learning. The…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 07, 2020Avid runner Peter Janiszeski planned to run the 2020 Boston Marathon on April 20. But when the 26.2-mile event was postponed to September due to the coronavirus outbreak, Janiszeski decided to run the marathon at home and dedicate the race to three area families. Dubbed the “Luverne Marathon, Janiszeski will be the only participant, but the memories of Anthony Boyenga, Brooke Thompson and…
- April 07, 2020The Beaver Creek Fire Department spent Sunday afternoon controlling a wildfire that charred a quarter section of ground northwest of Beaver Creek. According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, the call came in at 1:53 p.m. from Mike Gehrke, who said a controlled burn had gotten out of control. Crews remained on the scene for several hours and were assisted by farm equipment that provided a…
- April 07, 2020Gas prices in Luverne continued to drop as the coronavirus pandemic lessened the demand for oil around the world. On Friday the price per gallon at the Sunshine gas station was $1.63. On Monday the price was $1.59, the lowest early April price in a decade. According to GasBuddy.com survey, gas prices in Minnesota fell 10.1 cents in the past week and the price is 58.3 cents lower than last month.…
- By Lori SorensonApril 07, 2020Sanford Luverne has tested 68 patients so far for coronavirus and so far none have been confirmed in Rock County. As of late Monday there were 986 cases in Minnesota, most of them in the Twin Cities, and a handful confirmed in neighboring southwest Minnesota counties. In nearby South Dakota, only 30 miles to the west, there are more than 160 confirmed illnesses in the Sioux Falls metro counties…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 07, 2020Chandler Feed Co. is seeking a height variance to add an additional grain bin at its First Street location in Hardwick. A public teleconference hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 14. No in-person hearing will be conducted in order toprevent the spread of the coronavirus. The proposed grain bin will be 107 feet tall with a grain leg reaching 114 feet.The new 600,000-bushel…
- By Lori SorensonApril 07, 2020Students nationwide are missing out on their spring sports events, and seniors are missing the final season of their high school careers. Luverne coaches and administration are coordinating with more than 170 districts across Minnesota to light up track infields, tennis courts and ball diamonds once a week. The movement, #BeTheLightMN, calls for schools to light up their facilities for 20 minutes…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 07, 2020Monday marked the final issue of the Jasper newspaper. The decision to cease publication ends the newspaper’s 131 years of service to the community. Pipestone Publishing Co. in Pipestone owned the newspaper. “The Jasper community, to no fault of anyone, has changed,” said publisher John Draper. “It’s very difficult to continue to print, mail and maintain all the resources necessary to continue…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 07, 2020Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek foreign exchange students’ experiences in the U.S. have been cut short as three return home and one stays with his host family to begin distance learning. “I feel bad for them,” said Alex Haan, a local coordinator for the exchange program. “They won’t experience prom or a graduation ceremony to the extent we do them here.” With all school extracurricular activities…
- April 07, 2020Windows around the community are turning into personal expressions of cheer and Easter greetings amid coronavirus shelter-in-place orders. Luverne Area Chamber staff built on this enthusiasm last week by encouraging more positive decorations and social media shares. “Decorate your garage door, the front door of your business or your home,” said Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere. “We are…
- April 07, 2020Brenda Latten donned an Easter Bunny costume Monday to raise money for the Rock County Emergency Food Shelf. Waiving at passersby from Casey’s convenience store on Highway 75, she attracted enough attention to raise more than $100 for the food shelf while also spreading cheer in the community.
- By Lori SorensonMarch 31, 2020Confirmed cases of coronavirus are showing up in communities closer and closer to Rock County, the latest in Lyon County Tuesday and increasing numbers (28) in Minnehaha County just 30 miles to the west. Testing capacity is limited, so numbers aren’t telling the whole story. That’s why public health officials tell communities to assume the virus is circulating and to continue social distancing.…
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