Beaver Creek volunteer firefighters assist with the removal of water from the Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School conference room Monday morning. A fire sprinkler ruptured in the new school’s vestibule and carpeting pulled the water into the school office and conference room. Classes were canceled districtwide, and students and staff had an e-learning day. Photo courtesy of H-BC School District
Students in the Hills-Beaver Creek School District had an e-learning day Monday and Tuesday due to a broken sprinkler at the newly opened elementary school in Beaver Creek.
At their Dec. 10 meeting Beaver Creek City Council members discussed the position on the council vacated by Cody Dietrich, who resigned in October after moving out of the city.
Rock County’s Soil and Water Conservation District earned prestigious statewide recognition during the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts annual conference in Bloomington on Dec. 1-3.
Marcella Prokop, Beaver Creek, has been named among nine visionaries chosen for the 2026–27 Initiators Fellowship cohort through the Southwest Initiative Foundation.
Rock County Administrator Kyle Oldre received the 2025 Joe Ries Excellence in County Management Award for “demonstrating exceptional contributions to county government administration.”
