Beaver Creek

In a special meeting on a split vote last week, Beaver Creek City Council members signed a contract with Rock County Rural Water for continuous water service. Beaver Creek currently serves residents and businesses with its own well water and has a backup connection to Rural Water for emergency needs. New elementary school construction and anticipated regulations for manganese in Beaver Creek’s…

Please join us for a celebration of life for Cynthia (Eads) McDowell on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Beaver Valley Cemetery, 501 Co Hwy 4, Beaver Creek, MN 56116.

Fire departments from three different communities were on the scene of a grass fire north of Beaver Creek last week for over three hours last week. Multiple 911 calls came in around 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, reporting large flames getting close the house, buildings and grove at 575 121st Street, Beaver Creek. The acreage is home to Evan and Denae Meinerts, and initial reports were that the…

Beaver Creek City Council members heard from a medical marijuana dispensary owner during their meeting Wednesday night, Feb. 12. Ben Nesselhuf, North Sioux City, requested time on the council agenda to discuss a municipal-owned cannabis dispensary in Beaver Creek. He shared with council members a sample contract where the city would get a municipal license and contract with Nesselhuf to operate…

The Hills and Luverne volunteer fire departments were recalled to a hog barn in Clinton Township Friday afternoon, Feb. 14. A caller to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office at 1:50 p.m. indicated a fire had reignited at a barn at 1153 41st Street northeast of Steen and that someone was unaccounted for and possibly still inside the barn. Fortunately everyone was out of the barn and accounted for…

Apple presses and fermentation tanks were installed last week at the Cidery at Blackshire Farms in Beaver Creek, and the public is invited to a Feb. 1 “sneak peek” event. Owner Sean McFarland described the event as a “sneak peek” to show off the renovations in the former Springbrooke clubhouse. “We owe so much to our friends, family, and community,” McFarland said. “And we are beyond excited…

Harold Fick, age 82, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation was Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, from 3-6 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. A prayer service and memory sharing followed at 6 p.m. Funeral service was Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church. Interment…

Rev. Cynthia Jo McDowell, age 82, of Fruita, Colorado, passed away Dec. 21, 2024. Her children and many grandchildren were able to be at her bedside at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, where she succumbed to a stroke she had suffered a few days earlier. A meaningful gathering of worship, Bible readings, and memories was held at Cynthia’s bedside. Her remains will be interned at…

Members of the Rock County Rural Water Board met with Beaver Creek City Council members last week to address mounting concerns about water needs for the new elementary school. The Hills-Beaver Creek School District is building a new elementary school in the southeast part of town near the former golf course. District voters approved the $30 million project in April 2023, and it’s expected that…

The Beaver Creek Firemen’s Auxiliary hosted a Santa Claus event Saturday in the Beaver Creek City Building where Kyle Knobloch donned a red suit and played the role of Jolly Old St. Nick. Families were encouraged to join the event to let Santa know what they wanted for Christmas and to pose for photographs.

Harold Floyd Kruger, age 85, of Beaver Creek, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was born Sept. 7, 1939, in Adrian, to Pete and Lena (Graves) Kruger. He attended District #11 country school. Harold married DeLoris Deutsch on Sept. 15, 1958, in Rock Rapids, Iowa. The couple lived in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where Harold worked as a…

An early morning crash east of Beaver Creek Friday took the life of one young man and hospitalized another, according to information from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. At 1:18 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, dispatch received an iPhone notification of a severe crash on County Road 4 and 90th Ave. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Rock County Ambulance and Beaver Creek Fire Department responded to the…

Beaver Creek City Council members approved their preliminary 2025 budget and levy during their Sept. 10 meeting. The proposed levy was set at $160,496 for taxes payable in 2025. That’s an 9.6-percent increase over the current levy of $146,342. The amount will help bridge the gap between Beaver Creek’s revenues of $147,157 and its expenses of $307,653 in 2025. A new fire truck is one of the…

Hills-Beaver Creek School Superintendent Todd Holthaus sent a letter to Beaver Creek City Council members about the future of the current elementary school once the new one opens next year. “I’m writing formally to communicate the Hills-Beaver Creek School District’s interest in exploring the possibility of transferring ownership of the existing elementary school building … to the city of Beaver…

The community of Beaver Creek hosted its second annual Beaver Days celebration over the weekend drawing hundreds of people to town for a full lineup of events and activities. The Saturday morning parade featured 44 entries, according to Beaver Creek Mayor Josh Teune, who said the parade was the highlight of the weekend. "The kids loved the parade because there was a ton of candy thrown out." "…