The July 25 dairy show this week will mark the end of 20 years in 4-H for the Philip and Theresa Raak family of rural Jasper.

The annual Rock County Fair is underway at the fairgrounds in Luverne.

The fair opened Wednesday and continues through Saturday. Admission is free.

Although she didn’t set a world’s record rowing from California to Hawaii, Hardwick native Caitlin Miller is happy she completed the 2024 World’s Toughest Row.

The state of Minnesota may give Rock County the former Luverne armory, and commissioners are considering using it for office and garage space to replace areas it rents from other entities.

A group of current and former radio professionals are brainstorming to create a new radio presence in Rock County after Alpha Media laid off local on-air staff at K101-KQAD radio in May.

The Luverne Public Schools Hall of Fame Committee has announced the 2024 alumni inductees as well as first-time inductees to the new Luverne Educator Hall of Fame.

Meetings

Five organizations in Rock County received a combined $6,500 from Sioux Valley Energy’s Operation Round Up® program during the June 2024 Sioux Valley Energy Customers’ Trust Board of Directors meeting.