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
Students 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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- March 24, 2020In line with the state’s continued peacetime emergency response to COVID-19, the Minnesota Department of Revenue has announced that taxpayers filing their annual Minnesota Individual Income Tax return for tax year 2019 now have until Wednesday, July 15, 2020, to file and make their payments without any penalties or interest. When must I file and pay my 2019 individual income taxes? Both the IRS…
- March 18, 2020While you can't go inside without an appointment, the Rock County Library's services are still available to the public. The library staff can still assist you! Call them at 507-449-5040 or email at rockcountylibrarystaff@gmail.com. Here is the message from the library staff: Curbside pickup is available during the library's regular hours. Place material hours online via www.…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 18, 2020Two days after announcing their doors would remain open, Rock County officials decided this morning to restrict access to their offices in Luverne, due to coronavirus concerns.“This isn’t what we wanted, but we just weren’t able to accommodate social distancing,” said Rock County Administrator Kyle Oldre, who is also the local emergency management director. “Our government services continue to…
- March 17, 2020
- By Lori Sorenson, editorMarch 17, 2020When the Verne Drive-In opens May 1, movie patrons likely won’t notice the change of ownership. Doug Rozeboom will still be in charge, checking on concessions, tickets, employees and other theater duties, just like he’s been doing for the past five years. Only this time, he’ll be there as the operator of the family’s business, something he looked forward to. “I’ve always liked working at the…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 17, 2020Gevo Inc. stepped closer to becoming the first bio-based production company to use renewable energy resources to power its production plant and reduce its carbon footprint on the environment. The two wind turbines — west of the Luverne Agri-Energy facility — are expected to supply electricity to produce ethanol and isobutanol by green energy next month. A ribbon-cutting celebrating the turbines’…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 17, 2020Students at Luverne Elementary School continue to learn about their minds and how to take care of themselves. As a helpful tool and reminder, all 527 kindergarten through fifth-grade students recently made “Moody Cow” jars. Elementary counselor Marie Atkinson-Smeins began in January to introduce each of the school’s 25 classrooms to a simple tool that helps them control their negative thoughts…
- March 17, 2020Almost 100 children and adults gathered on the lawn of Tyson and Monica Facile’s Luverne home Friday night, March 13, in a two-hour candlelight tribute for the family’s 5-month-old son, Jackson, who died March 10 from AVSD (atrioventricular septal defect). Amy Chapa of Luverne organized the event and handed out notecards containing a family prayer. “Knowing they have such a huge part of the…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 17, 2020Hills-Beaver Creek School Board approved their first tax abatement request at their meeting Wednesday night, March 11. Jason and Sheila Steinhoff of rural Steen applied to abate $133 over five years as part of the Rock County Home Initiative. The school board voted 6-0 to grant the request at the close of the public hearing. No one from the public attended and Director Blake Wysong was not in…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 17, 2020For the third consecutive year, energy production taxes will drop in Rock County. Auditor-treasurer Ashley Kurtz released the wind production tax amounts at the March 10 Rock County Commissioners meeting. She will bill the four wind energy companies operating in the county a total of $734,294 in production taxes payable in 2020. The tax payment is due from the companies by May 15. The amount is…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 17, 2020An update from the Rock County Commissioners March 10 indicates no additional staff is needed in Rock County Land Records. Last month commissioners were notified that independent property assessor Pete Jessen will step down from his work as assessor for the city of Beaver Creek and 11 Rock County townships. He has provided the service since 2006. The affected city and township boards will have to…
- March 17, 2020With change and uncertainty around COVID-19, you may be feeling greater anxiety, worry and stress — especially around personal finances. Some of us are facing the possibility of reduced income with hours cut back at work, while parents are scrambling to find child care or cover shifts so they can stay home because their child’s school has closed. Many households are stocking up on food staples…
- March 17, 2020Cox Realty & Land Services, LLC, recently hired Shane Sauer and Esther Kalass to assist with residential real estate, land sales, ag appraisals along with management services and consultations. They join owners Alan and Cindy Cox, Adrian, and their daughter-in-law, Kayla Cox, Sauer and his wife, Katie, and their four children live in the Luverne area. “Shane’s attention to detail, combined…
- March 17, 2020Papik Motors has been named a 2020 CarGurus Top Rated Dealer, an award given to car dealerships that receive the highest average review ratings from shoppers who have submitted dealership reviews on the CarGurus platform. CarGurus uses verified dealership ratings along with other factors like pricing analytics to help shoppers search for deals on vehicles. Ashley Karr, vice president of B2B…
- March 17, 2020The Rock County Library is an official 2020 Census Questionaire Assistance Center, which means library staff can assist residents with online response. The library — which is remaining open (with limitations issued late Tuesday afternoon) — has computer stations and additonal iPads, plus extended hours and an handicap-accessible building, which means that anyone who needs Census help can get it.…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 17, 2020Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek school districts began school this week by planning for their closures, as mandated by the Minnesota Department of Education in response to the coronavirus pandemic. School officials met Sunday and informed staff that Monday morning was the only day of classes until March 27. Key personnel met Sunday night at Luverne Middle-High School. “We are going to continue to…
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