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
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- March 03, 2020Luverne High School choral director Seana Graber and students Josie Golla, Rylee Gee and Jordan Winter attended the Minnesota Music Educators Association All-State Choir performance Feb. 15 at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis. The LHS students were selected by audition last year and attended a weeklong All-State choir camp in August 2019 before reuniting for rehearsal and the concert.
- March 03, 2020The Blue Mounds State Park is offering early spring family-friendly programs from March to May 2020. The three main Saturday programs are called “mini events,” 2-hour programs complete with multiple activities, flexible arrival/departure times, and crafts to take home. All events are free, but entrance to the park requires a vehicle permit. Daily permits are $7 and annual permits are $35. Both…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 25, 2020Two Hills families are attempting to bring hope to people experiencing life-changing hardships. Jeff and Missy Bass started the nonprofit, “Game Plan 4 Hope,” in September and were later joined by longtime friends Aaron and Heather Erickson. Their sons, Trenton Bass and Ethan Erickson, both experienced life-changing hardships — a paralyzing football injury for Trenton in 2017 and a battle with…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 25, 2020The fourth in a series of Brain Health seminars will be at 7 p.m. Monday, March 2, at Luverne Community Education. This session will focus on “Ecotherapy and Mindfulness,” led by Jessica Koch of Luverne Counseling. She’ll talk about how practicing mindfulness to slow down and be present in daily life improves mental health. She’ll also talk about ecotherapy — interacting with nature — and the…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 25, 2020Nutrien Ag Solutions has purchased the West Hatting Street property and buildings formerly owned by Express Ag, which closed its doors in Luverne last fall. The acquisition was completed Friday when Nutrien employees were on site to replace signage and set up the new ag retail business operation. “This is a very good agricultural market,” said Mark Pierson, Nutrien’s division manager for…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 25, 2020Summer 2020 road improvements will focus on the small cities in Rock County, according to the six-year road and bridge construction plan adopted Feb. 18 by county commissioners. Highway engineer Mark Sehr outlined the 2020 to 2025 projects in a 27-page Powerpoint presentation and will share it at a public meeting 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the Rock County Library. For 2020, road construction…
- February 25, 2020Students and staff at Luverne Elementary recognized Friday, Feb. 21, as the 100th day of school with special activities and lessons celebrating the school year milestone. This year’s recognition is two weeks later than usual because the 2019-20 school year didn’t start until Sept. 16 to accommodate more summer construction at the Luverne Middle-High School. As of Friday, the students have 65 days…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 25, 2020Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School was full of laughter, music and the patter of young feet as students participated in the first H-BC Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization Walk-a-thon fundraiser. Students in kindergarten through sixth grade participated in the Walk-a-thon. While total money raised is yet to be computed, organizers consider the first-time event successful. “The Walk-a-thon was…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 25, 2020Eleven Rock County townships and the city of Beaver Creek will need to replace their property tax assessor in the next 90 days. Previous assessor Pete Jessen announced Feb. 18 to Land Records Director Tom Houselog that he will step down from the position by the end of 2020. Houselog met with county commissioners shortly after Jessen’s announcement. “We were at a position where Pete would have…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 25, 2020Twenty individuals will be selected for a unique law enforcement experience if they apply before March 6. The first Rock County Sheriff’s Office citizens’ academy will familiarize selected members of the public with the day-to-day operations of a peace officer. This is the first citizens’ academy organized under Rock County Sheriff Evan Verbrugge’s 13 years of leadership as part of a community…
- February 25, 2020Monday morning’s clear blue skies highlighted the new American flag an employee at CHS Farmers Elevator placed on top of the grain leg at the Luverne location. David Vander Vliet with CHS Luverne said the company’s semi driver and military veteran Michaela Wendlandt climbed the estimated 100-foot-tall structure about a month ago to secure the flag to the walkway railing. The old flag was given to…
- By David Bau, Extension EducatorFebruary 25, 2020The USDA released county estimated yields for corn and soybeans on Feb. 20. These yields will provide the farmers numbers to plug in county yield estimates on various Farm Bill calculators at Illinois and NDSU. These will not be the actual yields used to calculate Farm Bill payments, but should provide a good estimate of what RMA yields will be for each county. Those website payment calculators…
- February 25, 2020A tiebreaker at the Saturday’s Adrian Speech Invitational left Luverne in second place. The LHS team tied with Windom High School for the first-place large school trophy, but Windom scored one more first-place finish in the meet than Luverne did to take top honors. “Luverne had two and Windom had three (first place finishes),” said coach Caroline Thorson. Fifteen schools competed at the annual…
- February 25, 2020The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced a new pilot program that enables farmers in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting cover crops on their land for three to five years. The new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) pilot is available to producers in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana,…
- February 25, 2020The 27th Annual Helgeson Father-Son Pool Tournament on Feb. 14 and 15 at the Up the Dam Creek Bar in Beaver Creek raised $2,600 for Sanford Luverne Hospice. The 2020 winning team was Keith and Brian Morford from Valley Springs. “I want to thank everyone who donated and helped with the tournament,” said Gary Helgeson, organizer. He said total donations to various charities over the years now total…
- February 25, 2020Two eighth-graders rose to the top during local geography bees conducted recently for middle-schoolers in Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek school districts. Michael Halsne, Luverne, and Josh Lohr, H-BC, beat out fellow schoolmates for the title of 2020 Geography Bee champion in their respective schools. Two rounds were conducted with the first round being a multiple-choice quiz. The finalists…
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