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 Glenda McGaffeeDecember 03, 2019Monday, Nov. 25, was Holiday Appreciation Day at the American Legion in Hills. The event was sponsored by Helping Build Communities Stronger and the businesses in the Hills, Beaver Creek and Steen area. Photographs with Santa were a highlight of the event, with visitors of all ages posing with the man in the red suit (worn by Randy Beyer). At the lighting of the Community Unity Tree on Main…
- December 03, 2019With the majority of counties in Minnesota in a federal disaster declaration following this year’s flooding, landowners in those counties are eligible to apply for the floodplain easement component of the Emergency Watershed Protection Program from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Minnesota State Conservationist Troy Daniell was notified that landowners in Minnesota federally-…
- By Lori Sorenson, editorDecember 02, 2019Luverne 15-year-old Jesse Saum died in a drowning accident in the Rock River near the city park in the summer of 1993. His parents, Pat and Helen, haven’t been the same since. “You get through it, but you never get over it,” Pat said last week. “Grief is a complicated thing.” And losing a child is a different kind of loss than losing a parent or a sibling or a friend, and that’s why they joined…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 25, 2019The color blue dominated the décor as well as the comments Thursday night, Nov. 21, at the Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary recognition celebration and open house. The kindergarten- through fifth-grade facility was officially named a National Blue Ribbon School the previous week by the U.S. Department of Education. H-BC Elementary was one of 10 Minnesota and 351 public and nonpublic schools…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 25, 2019An investigation continues in the discharge of liquid manure in the Rock County Rural Water wellhead area. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is currently evaluating the effects of the Oct. 28 incident in which Penning Hauling of Beaver Creek discharged as much as 12,000 gallons of hog manure in section 12 of Clinton Township. “Our role is just to investigate and take the proper course of…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 25, 2019The Luverne American Legion Post 123 building on West Main Street has been sold, and Post members have been moving out. With 4,000 square feet on the main floor and more than 3,000 square feet in the basement level, Commander Ed Stearns said the organization has no need for all that space. “It’s way more building than we need,” he said last year when the building was listed for sale. The group…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 25, 2019Luverne’s Brian Abrahamson lost over 160 pounds in the past year and is motivated to keep losing weight, possibly another 30 pounds or more. Why? Two years ago he topped out at 430 pounds, and he worried life was passing him by. “I want to be there for my kids,” said Abrahamson, 41. “It hurt to move. I could hardly get off a chair. I hurt all the time. … And I just didn’t feel well.” How did he…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 25, 2019Joanne Goehle is a legendary figure in the Hills-Beaver Creek School District, as was her late husband, Hugo Goehle, 40-year teacher and coach for the Patriots. While Hugo’s coaching successes are known throughout the region, Joanne’s contributions to the school were equally important, albeit not as visible. Many former H-BC students, however, were touched by Mrs. Goehle during their school years…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 25, 2019Luverne High School is seeking an interested business partner to fund its robotics team. Aaron Perkins, the school’s chemistry and physics teacher, is willing to advise the new activity, but up to $20,000 is needed for the robot, equipment and travel associated with competing. “The kit alone is $6,000,” Perkins told school board members Nov. 14 during a workshop session. Perkins and students are…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 25, 2019Pool and fitness center improvements and expansion plans are back on track in Luverne. City leaders will meet Dec. 2 with architects to finalize plans and authorize engineers to draw up plans and specifications for Phase 1 of the expansion. Items under consideration include: •updated showers and more private locker rooms with family changing rooms, •24/7 fitness center access, •flat space for…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 25, 2019Rock County commissioners appointed the first nine members to the new Rock County Economic Development Authority at their Nov. 5 meeting. Five people represent each of the five commissioner districts, two are at-large members and two are commissioners. They were selected based on their interest in serving on an EDA and they were assigned initial terms. “I am not looking for somebody to sit in a…
- November 25, 2019The 2019 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections began on Nov. 4, when ballots were mailed to eligible voters. The deadline to return the ballots to local FSA offices, or to be postmarked, is Dec. 2, 2019. County committee members are an important component of the operations of FSA and provide a link between the agricultural community and USDA. Farmers and ranchers elected to county…
- November 25, 2019The Department of Natural Resources is waiving entrance fees to all Minnesota state parks — including the Blue Mounds State Park — on Nov. 29, the day after Thanksgiving. “I wish everyone in Minnesota a peaceful and happy Thanksgiving,” said DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen. “And on the day after the holiday, I can't think of anything better than visiting one of Minnesota's spectacular…
- November 25, 2019The Luverne High School Class of 1954 gathered at the Luverne Country Club in September for a 65th class reunion. Pictured are (front, from left) Dorothy Woolsey, Nona Lehmann, Lloyd Matthiesen, Carol Halverson, Drew Gilbertson, (second row) Peggy Schmidt, Rosemarie Dietrich, Rosemary Herman, Joan Padilla, Helen Haggard, (back) Leona Timmer, Jim Klassen, Reinhold Schmuck, Charles Brummer, David…
- November 25, 2019... my brother. Bentley Elgersma ... Legos. William Kalka ... washing machines. Elijah Barnett ... mom. Rome Radley ... my parents getting us stuff for Thanksgiving dinner. Allydia Lynch ... my grandpa and grandma. Dawson Klay ... being with my grandpa and grandma. Bryce Johnson ... food. Kade Schneekloth ... food. Grady DeBoer ... eating turkey. Daniel Sina ... LOL doll…
- November 25, 2019... that I have a good family. Brody Aanenson ... for my family. MJ Brakke ... for my family. Hattie Breyfogle ... for my mom giving me food. Storm Christensen ...for my family and friends to play with. Alexandra Gangestad ... for my parents. Abel Ganun ... for saying kind things. Liam Goembel ... for Christmas. Mila Hawkins ... for my mom and dad. Bella Hubbing ... for my…
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