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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- February 18, 2020Quarter 2, A Honor Roll Seniors: Josie Bartels, Joslyn Birger, Whitney Elbers, Sadie Fuerstenberg, Easton Harnack, Larinda Kellenberger, Larissa Kruid, Jo-Hannah Ladd, Kailey Rozeboom, Jax Wysong. Juniors: Chase Bosch, Calvin Erickson, Hannah Fick, Abby Knobloch, Allison LaRock, Lauren Tatge, Austin Wilhelmi. Sophomores: Taylor Durst, Kenadie Fick, Danette Leenderts, Samantha Moser, Tara Paulsen…
- February 11, 2020Monday morning’s fog and wind conditions allowed rime ice to form on area trees and other outdoor fixtures. Rime ice forms when small water droplets build up as they freeze on contact. Meteorologist Lance VandenBoogart said Monday’s conditions were perfect for the rime ice to form. “You did have some fog in the area,” he said. Rime ice grows toward a prevailing wind unlike hoar frost, which…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 11, 2020A three-year wage and benefits agreement was accepted Feb. 4 between county commissioners and the deputy sheriffs’ union. The deputies will receive a 2-percent cost of living adjustment this year followed by 3.25 percent in 2021 and 3.25 percent again in 2022. A $25 a month health insurance contribution will occur each year. The county and union negotiators avoided mediation. As part of the…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 11, 2020Nooks and crannies, hidden portals, a trap door, narrow, winding stairwells, a rooftop lookout tower … all were featured on a recent backstage tour of the Historic Palace Theatre in Luverne Thursday. The Palace was this month’s featured business for the Luverne Area Chamber’s series of “Love the Business” gatherings, and director Shawn Kinsinger took a small group down stairs, through the…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 11, 2020At their workshop Thursday night, Feb. 6, the Luverne School Board and administration agreed that the 2020-21 school year should start on schedule with other Minnesota schools the Tuesday after Labor Day. Classes this current school year began Sept. 16, two weeks after Labor Day, in order to give construction workers more time at the school before staff and students returned. The previous school…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 11, 2020Luverne’s fifth annual Get Hooked Ice Fishing Derby attracted 290 registered anglers at The Lake in Luverne Saturday afternoon. Alex Dewispelaere snagged a 4.63-pound carp to claim the $500 first place prize in the youth division and Dalton Petersen caught a 5.44-pound carp for the $500 first place prize in the adult division. In addition, organizers doled out nearly $5,000 in prize drawings,…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 11, 2020Freshmen Collin Schoneman, Sophia VanSurksum and Joshua Wiersema recently received the traditional corduroy blue jackets of active FFA members. While members typically buy the official FFA garment, the three Hills-Beaver Creek High School students received their jackets free through the Minnesota FFA Foundation. Each year the Foundation organizes the Blue Jackets Bright Futures program, which…
- February 11, 2020At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the third and final tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. The payments will begin to show up in farmers’ bank accounts by the end of this week. “It’s been a great…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 11, 2020Eleven ash trees located around the former Hills-Beaver Creek High School gymnasium will be removed and the other 15 trees examined for healthiness. The H-BC building committee recommended the action at their Wednesday, Feb. 5, meeting. Mike Davis of Luverne will remove the trees and the stumps for $1,195. “It will give the other trees a chance,” he said. The majority of the 11 trees to be…
- By Dave Bau, Extension Educator, Ag BusinessFebruary 11, 2020The Farm Resource Guide for 2020 is now available at many University of Minnesota Extension County offices across the state. This resource guide includes a wide variety of useful farm business management information including the following items: •Custom rates — what to charge for planting etc. •Average farmland rental rates by county from two sources with projections for 2020. •Flexible rental…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 11, 2020Luverne High School speech team captured the first-place team trophy Saturday at the Vikings Invitational in Minneota. Twenty-five Cardinals competed at the event with three students double-entered at the meet, which featured 200 other speakers in three rounds of competition. Categories, participants and awards are as follows: •Creative expression: Meagan Hansen, fourth. •Discussion: Alexa…
- February 11, 2020Be vigilant to avoid Tax ID theft The United States’ tax season is here, and so are the scammers. Con artists are using the Social Security numbers of unsuspecting Americans to file phony tax returns and steal their refunds. In honor of the Federal Trade Commission’s Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week, be on the lookout for this and other tax season scams. How the scam works You file your…
- February 11, 2020Minnesota 4-H conducted the Southwest BLU leadership retreat Feb. 1 in Marshall for 86 youth from the region. Ten 4-H’ers from Rock County attended the event including Krista Burkman, Zach Uhl, Janica Oechsle, Dennie Sandbulte, Emma Deustch, Morgan Bonnett, Mallie Fick, Makayla Oechsle, Andrea Luitjens and Brianna Kinsinger. BLU — Building Leadership and Understanding — engages participants in a…
- By Lori Sorenson, editorFebruary 10, 2020Construction will begin this summer on the third phase of Luverne’s Loop path, according to discussion at the Luverne Economic Development Authority meeting Monday morning. EDA director Holly Sammons said a bid letting date has been set for March 4 and work will likely begin in June on the portion of the path that intersects at Main Street and Blue Mound Avenue. The next portion of the trail…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 04, 2020Luverne’s fifth annual Get Hooked Ice Fishing Derby will be Saturday, Feb. 8, at The Lake in Luverne, and Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere said plans are shaping up for another successful outing. “I’m not real good at working with ice fishing people, and I’m not an ice fishing person, but I tell you, there are a lot of enthusiastic people and there are such generous businesses in this…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 04, 2020Child abuse charges against a Luverne native in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are gaining national attention after an NBC News investigation last week referenced 15 medical experts who say there’s no proof. Dr. John Cox, a 1999 Luverne High School graduate, is a pediatric emergency room physician who accidentally fell asleep with his one-month-old adopted daughter in his arms last May. When he woke up to…
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