Rock County Land Management

  • Commissioners decided Tuesday morning to take ownership of the former National Guard Armory on South Freeman Avenue. Rock County Star Herald file photo
    County opts to use armory for Land Management
    By Mavis Fodness
    September 17, 2024
    Rock 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…
  • A new state statute allows military-owned buildings such as the former Luverne National Guard Training and Community Center (more commonly known as the Armory) to be given to a unit of government in lieu of a cash payment when the buildings are now longer used by the Minnesota Department of Military Affairs. Rock County Commissioners are interested in the building to house its Land Management Office, building and maintenance department, and for needed storage. Mavis Fodness/Rock County Star Herald Photo
    County eyes former armory for Land Management Office
    By Mavis Fodness
    July 24, 2024
    The 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…
  • Feedlots to thrive with rural water expansion
    By Mavis Fodness
    March 27, 2024
    New feedlot construction and expansions in Rock County slowed to just a handful per year over the past few years. However, county officials remain optimistic that growth will continue in the local livestock industry, given early 2024 activity. Doug Bos, assistant director of the county Land Management Office, presented the feedlot summary for 2023 to Rock County commissioners March 19. “This…
  • Local rock beast: American Bison
    By Michael Walgrave, Rock County Land Management technician
    May 28, 2019
    Local Rock Beast The American bison is the national mammal of the United States and is native to Rock County. It is one of the heaviest land animals in the Americas with wild bulls weighing up to 2,800 pounds and semi-domestic bulls weighing up to 3,800 pounds.  The Lakota Native Americans called the bison “tatanka,” which means “he who owns us.” There are other explanations for this title, but…
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