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- By Mavis FodnessDecember 09, 2025Rock County Commissioners accepted the sale results for a 10-year $2.5 million bond conducted Tuesday, Dec. 2. TD Financial Products LLC of New York submitted the lowest bid at an interest rate of 3.074 percent. Two other bidders submitted bids at 3.103 percent and 3.131 percent. George Eilertson with Northland Securities in Minneapolis presented the bid results to commissioners Tuesday night…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 01, 2025The Rock County Commissioners set the 2026 preliminary levy to increase by 5 percent at their Sept. 16 meeting. The additional $373,192 will be garnered from property owners in 2026, upping the county’s levy share to $7.835 million. Commissioners supported the recommended percentage from the budget committee headed by County Administrator Kyle Oldre. “What the budget committee did is we…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 17, 2025Commissioners discussed issuing a $2.5 million bond Sept. 2 as part of the county’s capital improvement plan (CIP). The CIP outlined $31.9 million in improvements to county property over a five-year period. The improvements ranged from roads and bridges to the current remodel of the courthouse and former armory facility. As of Sept. 1, the former armory on South Freeman Street in Luverne is…- By Mavis FodnessApril 30, 2025The county will soon accept credit or debit card payments online or in person. It’s uncertain, however, when the service will be available. “We are still waiting on the equipment to show up, and then we have to get it all hooked up and take training to get it going,” said auditor-treasurer Ashley Kurtz. Kurtz received approval from Rock County commissioners April 22 to contract with the Fort…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 09, 2025Livestock permits issued in Rock County are at a five-year high, according to local feedlot officials. Nine permits have been requested for 2025, and that number could grow with eight more months left in the year. Two of the 2025 permits are for new hog barn sites. The other seven are for six cattle feedlot expansions and one dairy expansion. “(Nine) is the most we have had preseason since…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 09, 2025A lawsuit filed against Rock County five years ago was dismissed in early March when the plaintiffs failed to appear in Minnesota Tax Court. Chief judge Jane Bowman issued the dismissal March 10 when the case came up for trial on March 4. Bowman stated the reason for the dismissal was due to the fact that “the court received no paperwork.” SARP LLC of Sioux Falls, owners of Econo Lodge in…
- March 19, 2025Meetings Town and Country Garden Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at Rock County Community Library. Topic will be house plants. To reserve a seat, call 507-669-2905. Next meeting will be April 22 at 1:30 p.m. at Luverne Flowers. Blue Mound Cemetery Association will meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, at Randy and Kathy Remme’s home. Pleasant View Cemetery Association will meet…
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- By Mavis FodnessDecember 24, 2024The Rock County Commissioners approved pay increases for elected employees at their last meeting of 2024 on Dec. 17. The increases take effect Jan. 1. Salaries for elected commissioners Greg Burger, Gary Overgaard, Sherri Thompson, Stan Williamson and Jody Reisch will increase 5 percent from the current $22,820 to $23,961. Commissioners also approved a 5-percent increase for county attorney…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 02, 2024Commissioners approved a preliminary levy increase of 5.44 percent at their Sept. 17 meeting. The increase would add $383,300 to the existing levy for a total of $7.46 million in local property taxes in 2025. Commissioners will approve the final levy amount in December. By statute the amount could decrease, but it can’t be more than the preliminary amount. The $382,300 increase would cover the…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 17, 2024Rock County commissioners unanimously supported assuming ownership of the former National Guard armory Tuesday morning. The county showed early interest in the building when the state Department of Military Affairs offered the 20,898-square-foot facility on South Freeman Avenue for sale in July. The appraised price for the former armory is $295,000. However, the state is offering the building…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 24, 2024The state of Minnesota may give Rock County the former Luverne armory, and commissioners are considering using it for office and garage space to replace areas it rents from other entities. State legislators approved a provision to the state Department of Military Affairs allowing the National Guard adjutant general to consider contributions by a local unit of government in lieu of a purchased…- By Mavis FodnessApril 24, 2024Commissioners approved a $200,000 allocation at their April 16 meeting to close out the $1.8 million received through the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The final check was written to the city of Luverne. The payment fulfilled the county’s pledge total of $450,000 toward the remodel of the former Total Card Inc. building on Roundwind Drive in Luverne. In February commissioners…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 10, 2024Rock County collected nearly $200,000 in gravel taxes in 2023, making it the highest amount collected since the tax was implemented in 2003. In total, $195,419 was paid in 2023 from seven businesses who are required to self-report the yards of material removed from aggregate pits located in Rock County. The businesses are taxed 15 cents per ton of material removed. The collected taxes are…
By Lori SorensonOctober 11, 2023Rock County is among nine Minnesota counties designated as primary drought disaster areas according to an announcement last week by the USDA. Moisture deficits dipped to “extreme drought” on the U.S. Drought Monitor, triggering the disaster designation and putting the wheels in motion for state and federal emergency aid. Farmers may be reimbursed for livestock losses and for expenses associated…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 02, 2023Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Luverne, Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 25-31. Rock County Speedway July 29 Luverne, MN Rock County Fair Enduro Race Class A 1st-#46 Stacey Krohnberg, 200 laps 2nd-#78 Trey Anderson, 194 laps 3rd-#16 Scott Jones 189 laps 4th-#79 Carter Anderson, 185 laps 5th-#36 Andy Krohnberg,…
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