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- By Mavis FodnessNovember 15, 2023Rock County is one of 13 counties in the state chosen to pilot an electric vehicle (EV) in 2024. Commissioners approved $15,300 toward the $91,000 vehicle at their Nov. 7 meeting. County engineer Mark Sehr supported piloting the federal program. “It’s a test run for all of us counties to see if it’s even viable for us to use,” he said. “We are the only district to be using them so far.” All…
November 08, 2023The Rock County DFL completed an Adopt a Highway service project on I-90 Wednesday, Oct. 25. Pictured are (from left) Carol McDonald, Lona Klosterbuer, Suanne Ohme, Rhonna Jarchow, Rich Morgan, Shirley Klosterbuer, Carol Morgan, Connie Connell, Larry Nelson, Carol Serie, Dave Svingen, and Keith Erickson. Not pictured is Carol Svingen.
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 13, 2023The soybean harvest in Rock County is starting ahead of the state average, as early-maturing varieties are becoming ready for the 2023 harvest season. Soybeans are turning color, with 67 percent of the state’s crop showing signs of maturity five days ahead of last year and two days ahead of the state average. The USDA Minnesota Field Office reported on Monday that 31 percent of the state’s…- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 13, 2023Rock County will not be home to the Nature Energy biogas plant that considered expanding locally earlier this year. Nor will any other place in the United States after Shell Petroleum purchased the Denmark-based Nature Energy company. Nature Energy officials visited Luverne and Rock County in January seeking a location for one of 15 renewable natural gas refineries they planned to build in…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 06, 2023Thirty-two 4-H’ers from Rock County traveled to St. Paul to compete in the 2023 Minnesota State Fair. Fourteen of those 4-H’ers competed at the livestock encampment on Aug. 23-27. Their animals were among the 2,562 brought to this year’s Great Minnesota Get-Together. Danette Leenderts of Hills took the champion ribbon for her British slick shorn steer. She was also a finalist in the beef…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 19, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 05-14 edition) Dover (Denver) One of the townships comprising the original Gregory township had seceded until with…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 05, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 04-30 edition) Riverside (Battle Plain) In the early summer of 1877 Major D. E. Runnals and others asked that the…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyFebruary 25, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 02-20 edition) Luverne The petition asking for the creation of Rock county’s first township was dated February 15,…- February 18, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 02-13-2020 edition of Star Herald) The commissioners named by the governor met for the first time at one o’clock on the…
- February 11, 2020Nearly 22 percent of Rock County driver’s license or ID cardholders are REAL ID ready, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division. As of Jan. 30, 1,652 Rock County residents or 21.80 percent of the total license and ID cardholders have completed the necessary steps for the enhanced driver’s license or ID card. Pope County is ranked last out of the…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyFebruary 04, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 When the early day settlers located in the unorganized county of Rock, it was attached to Jackson county for civil and judicial…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 10, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on November 27, 1931. Sale of Christmas Seals Under Way R. C. Engan Will Direct County Campaign; Adequate Supply of Attractive Stamps Available Everything was in readiness for the official opening of the county-wide sale of double-barred cross Christmas seals, which started yesterday, simultaneously with that of the state and nation. R. C.…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyNovember 07, 2016This is to continue my article from last week: ORGANIZATION OF ROCK COUNTY On the 17th day of October, 1870, this board held its first meeting at the house of H. A. Gregory. Daniel Wilmott was chosen chairman, and P. J. Kniss, clerk pro tem. The first work of the board was to call an election to be held in November, 1870. They divided the county into three election precincts or commissioners…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyOctober 31, 2016The following was found in an atlas dated 1886: ORGANIZATION OF ROCK COUNTY Prior to its organization Rock County was attached to Jackson for civil and judicial purposes, and when, in the winter of 1869-70, the Legislature passed the enabling act, there was but comparatively little talk or agitation of the question. However, after the passage of the bill, in July or August, 1870, the Governor…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJuly 19, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 18, 1924: Continued from last week: ROCK COUNTY AS IT WAS FIFTY ODD YEARS AGO During the Autumn of 1866, Nathan C Estey and James Johnson, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, visited the county for the purpose of selecting claims on the un-surveyed lands for themselves and for Mr. Estey’s younger brothers, also having a few goods to barter with the…
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historical Society PresidentJuly 11, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 18, 1924: ROCK COUNTY AS IT WAS FIFTY ODD YEARS AGO Being a Paper on Pioneer Life as Read by Representative J.N. Jacobson at Hills Old Settler’s Re-Union Permanent settlement began in the southwest corner of the county in 1876. A few years before that time, trappers had operated in the county, visiting streams for the taking of pelts…
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