Locals travel to path of totality to view 2024 eclipse
The highly anticipated 2024 total eclipse of the sun occurred Monday, April 8, across North America, and several groups of Rock County residents traveled to experience the once-in-a-lifetime ev
Student perform 'Legally Blonde The Musical'
When the LHS production of “Legally Blonde, the Musical” opens next week for six evening performances, audiences will be surprised at what they see.
Roeman retires from 38-plus years with county FSA
Stacey Roemen celebrated her retirement from 38 years with the Rock County Farm Service Agency Saturday night at Take 16, which was crowded with family, friends and well-wishers.
Thone wins spelling bee C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S-H-I-P
Twenty-three of the best spellers in southwest Minnesota participated Saturday morning in the 2024 SW MN Spelling Bee hosted at the Luverne Middle School.
History Center to host April 18 celebration
The Rock County History Center’s construction project is complete, and staff and volunteers are hosting a celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18.
Palisade Lutheran Church celebrates 150 years of worship
Palisade Lutheran Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary Sunday, April 14, at the corner of Minnesota Highway 23 and 121st Street (County Road 5).
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- By Mavis FodnessAugust 25, 2020After not being offered for years, Luverne Community Education brought back a time-honored tradition operated by the National Football League for 56 years. The punt, pass and kick competition returned to Cardinal Field Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 19. In a local twist, the second- through eighth-grade students competed to see who could throw, punt and kick a football the greatest distance. Winners…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 25, 2020Nearly 500 cars, hundreds of dogs and an untold number of people descended on the tiny town of Beaver Creek over the weekend for AutoMania at SpringBrooke Events and Golf and Grille. SpringBrooke owner Rick Gourley bought the AutoMania brand when it didn’t return to Brandon after the last show two years ago. He staged the 2020 event at SpringBrooke as a way to revive AutoMania and call attention…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 25, 2020It was a moment for the history books Monday night when members of the Rock County Historical Society Board put a flame to the History Center mortgage. “I loved it,” said President Betty Mann, 90, who has been pushing for the past 20 years to find a respectable, adequate and accessible space to tell Rock County’s story. “We were all so excited.” When the Rock County Museum moved in 2016 from the…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 25, 2020Aug. 23 marked the end of a 10-year journey for Kevin Aaker and the start of a new path of serving people in a more spiritual way. “Deacon Kevin” and 10 others were ordained at the Basilica of St. Stanislaus in Winona in front of a smaller-than-usual group of friends and family members. Due to pandemic social distancing, church occupancy was limited to 250. Many parishioners and clergy, like…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 25, 2020Increasing coronavirus cases in Rock County are driving decisions for the fall learning setup in Luverne Schools for elementary and middle-high school students. Ninety-one percent of roughly 1,200 Luverne students indicated in a recent survey that they want to return to classes for in-person or hybrid learning, and school officials are considering these sentiments. Luverne Elementary will begin…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 25, 2020With the coronavirus still circulating within the community, Hills-Beaver Creek School District officials announced Monday school will open under a hybrid learning plan. It calls for in-person learning at the elementary and secondary schools with social distancing protocols implemented between staff and students. Face coverings on buses and in schools are required. H-BC school board members…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 25, 2020The water tower in Beaver Creek may be repainted next summer, and council members met Wednesday night with Chad Edwards of McGuire Iron to discuss details of the project. According to information he pitched to the council, the 50,000-gallon tank exterior would be repainted in 2021 at a cost of roughly $64,000. Included in that cost would be safety upgrades and replacing a navigation light at the…
- August 25, 2020The Aug. 20 Star Herald story about candidates filing for election incorrectly stated that Doug Bos is stepping down from his position as Martin Township clerk. He does indeed intend to continue in his role as clerk, and the Star Herald regrets the error. Rock County Auditor Ashley Kurtz offers the following clarification for why the Secretary of State website listed the clerk’s position as open…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 25, 2020With 75 tractor “masks” in hand, organizers of the fifth annual Luverne Tractor Ride are ready for the Friday, Sept. 4 event. Special to the 2020 event is a white “facial” covering meant to be tied in front of tractors to recognize the coronavirus pandemic. Quality Printing, Luverne, came up with mask design that features a graphic of a tractor pulling a wagon and the words “Luverne 2020 Tractor…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 25, 2020Ellis & Eastern Railroad representatives thanked federal, state and local officials for public support during an Aug. 20 outdoor gathering in Magnolia. Many of the 50 in attendance were meeting each other face-to-face for the first time after working to secure a $14.4 million federal grant to improve 41 miles of the Buffalo Ridge Railroad. The BRRR runs through the southern third of Rock and…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 25, 2020Luverne Street Music reopened in June with some teachers and students, but this fall lessons will resume full time. Board president Janine Papik said Covid-19 processes are in place to allow instruction to safely take place in the pandemic. “Our board truly believes parents and students will be so ready to have some normalcy in their lives,” Papik said, “and these music lessons will be able to…
- August 25, 2020The family of the late Henrietta Elbers recently presented a gift of $1,485 to Rock County Opportunities, Luverne. They presented the gift in memory of Henrietta, who they say loved working at RCO. “We are very appreciative of her recognition of RCO as a valuable part of the community,” RCO director Elizabeth Schear said. “On behalf of RCO board members, employees and all the people we serve, we…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 25, 2020The Rock County Relay for Life events and activities unfolded Thursday night in the Luverne City Park. Due to pandemic social distancing, it played out as a drive-through event where supporters could tune in on their car radios to hear speakers and music. As they circled the park in their vehicles, they could view the posters honoring survivors and in memory of those lost to cancer. Sunshine…
- August 21, 2020The body of a missing woman from Marshall was found this morning in the Blue Mounds State Park, and authorities say it appears she took her own life. Sarah Hubler had been missing since Thursday morning when she failed to show up in Delavan to pick up her daughter. The Rock County Sheriff’s Department got involved last night in the search after Hubler’s cell phone pinged off the Magnolia tower…
- By Lori SorensonAugust 18, 2020Pandemic economic relief aid is helping businesses cover losses; however, Rock County Opportunities has been quietly bleeding revenue — over $200,000 with no government relief in sight. Until Friday. That’s when Gov. Tim Walz signed into law a bill that includes $30 million for disability service providers like RCO in Luverne. “The people most impacted by COVID-19 have been our most vulnerable…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 18, 2020“I came in quietly and I’m leaving quietly … just the way I like it.” That’s how Todd Mann described his retirement as lead custodian at Luverne Middle/High School. Mann is officially retiring this month after 35 years with the school district. He said his final year has been anything but typical, due to distance learning and the continuing construction project this summer. “It’s been different…
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