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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- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 21, 2020Magnolia City Council members voted Jan. 13 to proceed with a formal application for a state housing improvement grant with a few changes. Council members supported moving forward after Magnolia’s preliminary application was deemed “moderately satisfactory” by state officials. Teresa Keifer with Developmental Service Inc. of Ivanhoe began working with city officials in August. She submitted the…
- By Lori SorensonJanuary 21, 2020Luverne High School students in David Rysdam’s government class recently wrapped up a segment on tariffs and their effects on local economies. After reading local and regional news stories and surveying community members, students invited Rep. Joe Schomacker to the classroom to discuss the tariffs and the trade war with China. Rysdam read and graded student papers before the Christmas break and…
- By Lisabeth Stahl, crops educator, University of Minnesota ExtensionJanuary 21, 2020The extremely wet conditions of 2019 in Minnesota led to planting delays and unprecedented levels of prevent plant acres. Where planting delays continued late into the growing season, farmers needed to decide whether or not to plant a crop during or after the late planting date for crop insurance. Historical planting date information was helpful but limited for planting dates in June (corn for…
- January 21, 2020Skyler Hoiland of Bluestem Restaurant, Luverne, donates a $1,285 check to Generations vice president Renae Reu (left) and president George Bonnema Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the Generations dining room. Hoiland raised the money through a new “Community Cash” menu option at Bluestem that automatically donates $1 dollar to a local charity when patrons order certain entrees during a given month.…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 14, 2020After another construction delay, work has resumed on the County 52 bridge near Beaver Creek. The project was recently delayed eight weeks while contractors waited for Burlington Northern Santa Fe officials to provide a flagman for the project. Rock County Highway Engineer Mark Sehr placed the request in early October for an expected November start on the new bridge. BNSF complied with the…
- By Lori SorensonJanuary 14, 2020City and community leaders recently released a series of videos and print advertisements to promote Luverne to potential businesses and residents. At Monday morning’s meeting of the Luverne Economic Development Authority, the board viewed the videos and images produced by the Sioux Falls agency Media One Advertising and Marketing. They were created over the past nine months with outside imagery…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 14, 2020Since September, Debbie Mitchell’s Discovery Time Preschool students have pressed their noses to classroom windows watching the Luverne Middle-High School construction unfold. They’ve lost interest in the past two months, however, when outdoor activity stalled. Cold temperatures slowed progress for Gil Haugan Construction workers in their efforts to pour concrete footings and lay groundwork for…
- 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…
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