Dist. 21 Sen. Bill Weber (R-Luverne) bid farewell to his colleagues in St. Paul last week after the Senate adjourned Sunday, May 17.

A high voltage transmission line may pass through north-easter Rock County, potentially affecting residents east of Luverne and north of Interstate 90.

That's according to a proposed route recently announced for the 765-kilovolt transmission line known as "PowerOn Midwest."

City of Luverne adopts

Ordinance No. 62

ORDINANCE NO. 62, FOURTH SERIES

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE

Keith Elbers, Hills, and Rick Peterson, Luverne, have filed for seats on the Rock County Board of Commissioners.

Last month Rock County Rural Water officials received approval from the county to apply fthey found out they’re ineligible.

The loan through the Minnwould have provided funding for a new storage shed. 

Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members will conduct strategic planning this fall or early winter. At their May 11 meeting, they voted to bring in an expert from the Minnesota School Boards Association to guide the process. 

Meetings 

Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 8, in the township hall. 

Vienna Township will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, in the Kenneth Community Center. 

The scheduled demolition of the twin Jasper elevators shook homes and broke windows in nearby neighborhoods in town Wednesday, May 20. 

The explosion was heard as far away as Worthington and Sioux Falls, with reports of the loud boom and ground shaking up to 60 miles away.