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 15, 2019The Luverne community was front and center at the recent 2019 Minnesota National Guard Court of Honor ceremony at Camp Ripley. Warren G. Herreid II was inducted into the Court of Honor Oct. 6 along with six other service members. Their names are inscribed in the Court of Honor, an outdoor monument plaza located within the grounds of the Minnesota Military Museum. The court recognizes individuals…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 15, 2019There were 56 licensed child care providers in Rock County in 2016 compared with and 37 today, creating a rapidly widening gap between working families who need child care and the available slots with licensed providers. At last count, inventories show a need for more than 180 children over the available licensed spaces, and local leaders are exploring ways to address what they consider to be a…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 15, 2019The Hills Rez Park is the first campground in Rock County to receive access to broadband Internet. Campgrounds in the cities of Hardwick and Magnolia, Blue Mound State Park north of Luverne, and the Beaver Creek baseball field and park area are on track to have service this fall or next spring. The Hills Rez has 10 camping pads and each spot has access to WiFi services. The camp connections are a…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 15, 2019Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members agreed at their Monday night meeting to abate taxes for new homes in the district. The Rock County Home Initiative, as it’s called, encourages new housing construction in Rock County through a five-year tax abatement program. Rock County commissioners approved the initiative in September, and the city of Beaver Creek followed suit. Now residents within the…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 15, 2019The city of Hills continues infrastructure improvements under a proposed 1 percent tax levy increase for 2020. The council approved the levy increase at their Sept. 10 meeting. They also set the required Truth in Taxation hearing for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10. The percentage increase over the 2019 levy brings the city tax levy to $131,856 or less than half of the city’s $337,729 budget for next…
- By Glenda McGaffeeOctober 15, 2019SpringBrooke Events will host magician Travis Nye for an all-ages magic show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at SpringBrooke Events in Beaver Creek. The SpringBrooke golf course isn’t yet open, but owner Rick Gourley said the event planned for Oct. 25 will be a community celebration for Halloween. “Who doesn’t like a magic show?” Gourley said. “It will be fun, and Halloween is just around the…
- October 15, 2019The Magnolia Juniors 4-H Club conducted the group’s third annual “Paws to Remember Dani” event Saturday at Luverne ACE Hardware. The group raised $282, was given a $100 ACE gift card, and received donations of animal food during the morning event. Tracy Area Animal Rescue provided dogs and cats for adoption along with visits from several adoptees that dropped by the store. The 4-H members…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 15, 2019Linda Wenzel accepted some much-appreciated help last week from Sanford Luverne therapists during their annual community service work for Physical Therapy Month. Wenzel is the Aging and Volunteer Services Coordinator for A.C.E. (Advocate Connect Educate) of Southwest Minnesota – Rock County, and one of her duties is to help area residents access medical equipment. On Tuesday a group of physical…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2019For a typical vision screening at Luverne Elementary School, students view a chart and read the smallest letters their eyes can focus on. For those still learning the alphabet or who have language barriers or are nervous about testing, the process can take several minutes or longer. That’s why school nurse Phil Paquette welcomed new technology last week that screened for vision deficits in a…
- October 08, 2019Discovery Time preschoolers spent Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 2, learning about turtles — what they eat, where they sleep and how they prefer to be handled. Prairie Ecology Bus naturalist Stepheney Studer from Lakefield visited the Luverne Community Education classroom with lessons that involved students coloring and assembling turtle puppets out of paper. Funding for the visit was provided by the…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2019Building on the enthusiasm of the 2018 Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener in Luverne, local planners are working on the 2019 Rock County Ringneck Reunion. The two-day celebration Oct. 25 and 26 features pheasant hunting, a Rock County Pheasants Forever Banquet, live music at Take 16 and a first-ever poker run with side-by-side all-terrain vehicles. “It’s a carry-over from last year’s…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 08, 2019Rock County Rural Water is acquiring land in its wellhead area to improve water quality and reclaim three previously contaminated wells. A pilot proposal funded by the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) offers $1.3 million to enroll 120 acres of farmland into a permanent easement. The area would be planted into native grasses to filter nitrates and other contaminants from ground…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2019Betty Mann has met her match. Her name is Arlene Wagner, and she lays claim to the world’s largest nutcracker collection, which is on display in Leavenworth, Washington. It has more than 7,000 pieces, and each is a functioning nutcracker, capable of cracking nuts. At 95, Arlene is six years Betty’s senior, and like Betty, she shows no signs of slowing down. The two women met last week when Betty…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 08, 2019It’s been nearly three years since the former Sharkee’s property was cleared to make way for the new Towne Square mixed-use development along Highway 75 and Hatting Street. At a liaison meeting last week, city and county officials discussed progress of those plans and the status of a potential groundbreaking. The conclusion is the same today as it has been for the past couple of years. “We wait…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 08, 2019Rock County Commissioners approved a preliminary levy increase of 5.41 percent or an additional $317,500 at their Sept. 24 meeting. The additional levy, for taxes payable in 2020, will provide $100,000 to the highway department for road and bridge repairs, an additional $82,600 to health and human services, and $142,200 more for the general fund, primarily for scheduled salary increases across…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 08, 2019Luverne School Board officials adopted the maximum levy increase of .75 percent at their regular meeting Sept. 26. The amount was recommended by district administration, but the percentage could change when the state issues the final levy amount by December. “It comes down to enrollment,” said business manager Marlene Mann. “This could change significantly … as an impact for the future.” At three…
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