Dispatch report

Sept. 8

•Complainant on Main Street and Cedar Street reported a pedestrian.

•Complainant at Grand Falls Casino, Larchwood, Iowa, reported a road and drive law issue.

Five Rock County 4-H’ers competed at the 2023 Minnesota State Horse Show Sept. 15-18 in St. Paul.

Two of the exhibitors placed in the top ten in their respective grade levels.

•Morgan Bonnett, grade 11, finished fourth in key race, eighth in poles and eighth in ranch pleasure.

USDA Rural Development has funding availabile for very low- and low-income individuals and families seeking to purchase or repair a home in a rural area.

The Minnesota Housing Partnership 2023 County Profiles resource features data on different demographics of cost-burdened households paying at least 30 percent of their income for housing.

Community Education will offer the following classes in the next few weeks. Call 507-283-4724 to register.

DIY Floral Arranging at Harmony Gardens is Sept. 23. All materials are provided and you will get to take your arrangement home. Fee is $45.

Hawkinson Park on Luverne’s west side is now connected to the Loop trail, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Blandin Foundation.

‘Prairie Songs’ Sept. 21 at Plaza

“Prairie Songs: Sing Along wih Laura Ingalls Wilder” will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Plaza on Main.

Construction is underway on the Kwik Trip building on South Highway 75 in Luverne.

The footprint will be 9,000 square feet located on 2.88 acres just south of the Econo Lodge Hotel near the intersection of Highway 75 and Gabrielson Road.

Keeping the Rock County Sheriff’s Office at full staff remains a struggle, according to Sheriff Evan Verbrugge.