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 FodnessOctober 29, 2019Second-year play director Shawn Kinsinger noticed something special about students at Luverne High School and for the future of performing arts in Luverne. “I knew they were capable of handling a larger production,” he said. “This, along with the generosity of voters in approving a new performing arts center, was the driving factor behind the decision to go bigger.” Kinsinger chose “Footloose…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 29, 2019Forty-three oceangoing vessels are headed from the Netherlands to the East Coast with specialized equipment for Luverne’s former IBP plant. Premium Iowa Pork is investing $30 million to retrofit the 50-year-old facility for pork processing, and the company has developed a preference for certain manufacturers. The Netherlands provides harvest line equipment that PIP prefers, and additional cut…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 29, 2019The Rock County Library will host Halloween Scary Stories on Oct. 31 at the Verhey Pumpkin Patch on East River Road. From 7:30 to 8 p.m. children’s librarian Bronwyn Wenzel will read Halloween-themed picture books to little ones, ages 2 to third grade, in the pumpkin patch at sunset. Then, as the moon comes up and darkness settles in, Scary Stories for big kids will start around 8 p.m. Without…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 29, 2019For more than four decades in education, Luverne social studies teacher Jerry Benson collected books and keepsakes of historic figures. Benson retired in 2017 due to cancer, and more than 6,000 books in his collection are now finding new homes, thanks to former LHS history teacher Keith Erickson. Family members and former school colleagues began moving books on Oct. 17 to Erickson’s garage at 746…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 29, 2019Hills-Beaver Creek teachers, staff and school board members gathered around Glenda Kuehl in the high school library Friday afternoon to celebrate her retirement. Kuehl has been with the district for 25 years, first in the elementary library and since 2001 as business manager. She said it’s been hard to let go of a job she’s cared about for so many years. “It’s my baby,” she said Friday, sporting…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 29, 2019The second in a series of monthly sessions on Brain Health will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, at Luverne Community Education. The series started Oct. 7 as an effort by local advocates with #Luv1LuvAll to end stigma and encourage conversations about mental health — like physical health — toward improved quality of life. The first one addressed depression, and the next one is about “Basics of Brain…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 29, 2019The Luverne Area Chamber and participating businesses will host the 18th annual Trunk N Treat on Thursday, Oct. 31. Participating merchants will hand out Halloween treats from 4 to 5:30 p.m. from the backs of decorated cars, SUVs and pickups. “This is a great time for kids of all ages to make their way up and down the street seeing each other and collecting candy,” said Chamber Director Jane…
- October 29, 2019Agricultural producers now can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs — two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety net programs — for the 2020 crop year. Meanwhile, producers who enrolled farms for the 2018 crop year have started receiving more than $1.5 billion for covered commodities for which payments were triggered under such programs. “…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 29, 2019A little over a month after Rock County commissioners adopted the “Rock County Home Initiative,” the first tax abatement public hearing took place Oct. 24. The commission approved abatements totaling $1,361. Of that amount, $721 is for a new home in Magnolia Township and $640 is for a new home in the city of Beaver Creek. Greg and Marilyn Uithoven plan a new home on 35 acres in Section 10 of…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 29, 2019Luverne School Board members unanimously agreed to use construction contingency funds for $250,000 terrazzo flooring in the new commons area. “We want to stay consistent with what we have,” board member Tim Jarchow said at the Oct. 24 meeting. Terrazzo was used as the original 1956 school flooring and each of the additions had terrazzo flooring, but the board rejected an initial bid of $407,510…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 29, 2019It just got easier for visitors to find their way around Luverne, thanks to a series of new signs going up around town. Coordinated signage helps cities capitalize on local attractions, according to consultant Roger Brooks who recommended more sophisticated signs for Luverne in his 2017 assessment. Since then, Luverne EDA Director Holly Sammons has been working on a signage plan, and the Luverne…
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- By Kent Thiesse, Farm Management AnalystOctober 29, 2019Since Sept. 1 there has been some noticeable improvement in both the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and local corn and soybean prices in the Midwest. The price improvement has certainly been welcomed by producers who were facing crop prices well below break-even levels in early September. Obviously, with the below-average crop yields in many areas, there are still likely to be some significant…
- October 29, 2019Neighbors and friends of Aaron and Heather Erickson gathered Saturday, Oct. 19, to harvest 150 acres of the couple’s beans in three hours. Pictured (from left) are Ashley Esselink, Dave Esselink, Chase Bosch, Cory Meinerts, Alan Baker, Tim Baker, Aaron Erickson, Josh Rheault, Allen Nuffer, Chris Nuffer, Seth Nuffer, Justin Esselink, David Tilstra, Debbie Tilstra and Dennis Erickson. Not pictured…
- October 29, 2019Fall harvest season is underway in Minnesota, and motorists are likely to see large farm equipment on Minnesota roads as crops are transported to markets, grain elevators and processing plants. “Motorists need to be especially alert when they share the road with farm equipment that is frequently so large and heavy that accelerating, slowing down and stopping take more time and space than other…
- October 29, 2019Luverne-Adrian FFA’ers attend Greenhand, officer day Nineteen members from the Luverne-Adrian FFA Chapter attended the Region 6 FFA Greenhand and Chapter Officer Day Sept. 25 in Windom. First-year Greenhand members attending included Tori Hemme, D.J. Swenson, A.J. Ossefoort, Harrison Uithoven, J.T. Remme, Luke Hansen, Nick Hansen, Cole Mann, Jacob Henning, Jacob Hansen, Ross Bergman, Lilly Ehlers…
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