2022
I suppose seeing how 2022 is knocking on the door, it’s probably time to jot down a few New Year’s resolutions.
Well guess what? I’m not going to do the resolution thing this year. Frankly I don’t need the added pressure of trying to change my way of life or try something new.
This year it’s “Keep...
LSS meals at Generations
Monday, Jan. 3: Chicken chow mein with brown rice, Oriental vegetables, mandarin oranges, pudding with whipped topping.
Tuesday, Jan. 4: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, pineapple, Texas toast, cookie.
Wednesday, Jan. 5: Creamy chicken, mashed potatoes, peas and...
Beginning in 2022, residents of Kenneth won’t see regular patrols from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, and some of their calls won’t be handled by a peace officer.
The Kenneth City Council voted 3-1 Dec. 15 against signing a new five-year law enforcement contract with Rock County. The move saves...
Farmers in many areas of the United States, including several portions of southern Minnesota, are having a very good profit year in 2021. In the latest estimate, the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) is projecting total U.S. net farm income for 2021 at $113 billion, which is at the highest level...
Surprise and gratitude emanated from high school English teacher Amy Sahly as she accepted the 2022 Luverne Education Association Teacher of the Year plaque Monday afternoon in the new middle-high school commons.
“I was surprised,” Sahly said after the ceremony. “We have so many great teachers in...
The Luverne Education Association honored Main Street Financial Services as the 2022 Friend of Education.
An ice cream social Monday afternoon also revealed the 2022 Teacher of the Year (see related story) and kicked off American Education Week in Luverne schools.
Annually the LEA group nominates...
It’s time to organize my Star Herald plans for 2022.
I know this because our month-at-a-glance, 14-month spiral-bound 2022 calendar planners were distributed this week at the office.
Did I prefer a teal- or raspberry-colored plastic cover? I didn’t care. My planner is propped open on my desk so the...
Hills-Beaver Creek School District will collect less money from property taxes from district residents in 2022 after local school board members adopted the maximum levy amount allowed by the state at their Sept. 27 meeting.
Overall, the H-BC levy will drop 2.61 percent or $35,726 in 2022 if board...
The county is seeking an additional $188,264 for its 2022 budget. Commissioners set a preliminary 2022 property tax levy increase of 2.97 percent at their Sept. 21 meeting.
The amount will increase the local levy to $6.5 million of a $12.5 million budget planned for next year.
Cost of the new...
Construction of the first commercial solar farm in Rock County won’t start until next year.
Letters were sent to landowners in Vienna Township indicating National Grid Renewables won’t start construction on the 80-megawatt solar energy facility on 720 acres north of Magnolia in 2021 as planned....