Jasper
July 22, 2026The community of Jasper hosted its annual Quartziter Days over the weekend with a parade, class reunions, family activities and a live band for a street dance.
By Nicole RonchettiJune 10, 2026It’s difficult to name the value of a church. Is it the number of baptisms, marriages and funerals it holds? Since its congregation first formed in 1894, Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper has held hundreds. Is it the building itself, and the faith of the community that took the chance of creating it? Jasper’s first Trinity Lutheran Church burned down in 1929, and in less than one year the…
By Lori SorensonMay 27, 2026The 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. The explosive blasts were initially supposed to bring down both structures Wednesday morning around 8 a.m., but only one…
January 28, 2026Stephen August Fagerness passed away Jan. 21, 2026, surrounded by family under the compassionate care of Hospice. Stephen August Fagerness was born on Oct. 16, 1953, in St. Paul, Minnesota. On Dec. 8, 1953, he was adopted by Harold and Mildred (Studt) Fagerness of rural Jasper, Minnesota, through Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota. Stephen grew up in the Jasper area and graduated from Jasper…
October 15, 2025Kristine “Kris” Marie Rodman was born on Nov. 11, 1944, in Aurora, Illinois, to Dr. Lewis and Lennice Dykstra. She attended school in Aurora, graduating from high school before continuing on to Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. During her college years and beyond, she was an active member of Beta Sigma Phi. In August 1966,…- September 17, 2025The Rock County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 10: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a side-by-side crash at the intersection of 80th Ave. and 241st Street near Jasper. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Jasper Fire and Rescue and Pipestone County Sheriff…
September 17, 2025Matthew “Matt” Neil Haraldson was born on May 14, 1993, to Dean Haraldson and Patti (Weatherly) Haraldson in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was baptized on June 25, 1993, at Rose Dell Lutheran Church in Jasper, Minnesota, and grew up on the family farm near Jasper. Matt attended Pipestone Area High School in Pipestone, Minnesota, where he excelled in athletics. He was all-conference in football…
By Lori SorensonJuly 02, 2025Area farmers will have an opportunity to learn the latest in soil health management at a July 17 field day near Jasper. The event, “High Yields in Your Fields,” will be from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the farm of Eugene Halbur who has been no-till farming for six years. “I don’t have water running off the fields like others. I don’t have dirt blowing off the field like others, and there aren’t as…- By Lori SorensonApril 23, 2025The Rock County Attorney’s Office filed an amended complaint in the case of vehicular homicide charges against 21-year-old Jayson Delfs of Hardwick. The new complaint, filed Friday afternoon, includes third-degree murder charges reflecting updated information the investigation. Delfs, who will turn 22 on April 28, is accused of causing the March 27 death of 47-year-old Grant Crawford during an…
February 26, 2025Jule Terrance Rodman, better known as "Terry," was born on April 17, 1945, in Miller, South Dakota, to William and Lois (Morgan) Rodman. He passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, surrounded by his family. Terry grew up on a small family ranch south of Ree Heights, South Dakota, and attended a one-room country grade school. He and his two brothers very much grew up on the "frontier" where for…- February 19, 2025Terry Rodman, age 79, of Jasper, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone, Minnesota. Visitation will be held on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church. Interment will…
October 23, 2024Helen Lu Rollag, formerly of Brookings, South Dakota, passed away Oct. 7, 2024, under the loving care of family and hospice in Litchfield Park, Arizona, at the age of 88. Though she will be greatly missed, her family rejoices that she is fully healed and in the arms of her Savior Jesus. She was born July 26, 1936, in Jasper, Minnesota, the youngest of three children to Leon and Jessie Haggard. …
December 20, 2023Ronald John Muller, age 86, of Jasper, Minnesota, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 16, 2023, while at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation will be Thursday, December 21, from 4-7 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. A funeral service will be Friday, December 22, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity…
September 06, 2023Ardath Schmidt, age 91, of Luverne, died Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born July 24, 1932, in Jasper, Minnesota, to Howard and Eloise (Drew) Wohlford. She was a member of St. Catherine Church in Luverne. She enjoyed knitting and sewing. She also loved traveling and adventure. Ardath is survived by her children, Terry Schmidt, Douglas…
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