June 2022
Dispatch report
June 24
•Complainant on Lindale Street requested a residence check.
•Complainant on N. Orleans Avenue, Dell Rapids, South Dakota, reported theft from a garage.
June 25
•Complainant on W. Main Street reported a parking complaint.
•Complainant at Blue Mounds State Park reported...
Fourteen local youth participated in the first of three 4-H day camps at the Rock County Fairgrounds in Luverne Friday, June 10. Five 4-H ambassadors and Rock County 4-H intern Samantha Moser led the event, “A Magical 4-H Morning.” Participants spent three hours completing various magical...
A ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday morning, June 22, signified the official start of construction on the Walleye Wind Energy Center in western Rock County.
The ceremony took place in the middle of a soybean field in Section 3 of Beaver Creek Township where one of 40 wind turbines will be built....
Meetings
The Springwater Township board will conduct its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at the township hall.
Prairie Ally looking for workers
Volunteer workers are needed from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Prairie Ally public food forest for a variety of maintenance tasks. No RSVP...
Dispatch report
June 17
•Complainant reported runaway is in Luverne.
•Complainant eastbound on Interstate 90, mile marker 1, Valley Springs, South Dakota, reported a reckless driver.
•Complainant eastbound on Interstate 90, mile marker 2-3, Beaver Creek, reported construction barrel in roadway.
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Card showers
Carol Van Maanen will celebrate her 80th birthday on Thursday, June 30. Greetings may be sent to her at PO Box 135, Hills, MN 56138.
Open House
An open house bridal shower for Mindy Nieuwboer, bride-to-be of Edward Gryener, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Kenneth Community...
Three Rock County organizations recently benefited from mini grants donated by the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation. Betty Mann of the Historical Society (left), Chamber Director Jane Lanphere and Generations President George Bonnema each received a grant from the foundation for use at the Rock...
10 years ago (2012)
•Blue Mound Liquor Store manager Rich DeSchepper is retiring this summer, but he said he has mixed feelings about leaving the job.
“I’m thoroughly enjoying it,” he said about his work.
He said one of his favorite quotes is by Confucius, “Choose a job you love, and you will never...
Area students receive degrees from USFThe following students graduated from University of Sioux Falls following the Spring 2022 semester:
Angela Boyenga, Ellsworth, graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.
Cade Ver Steeg, Luverne, graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor...
The battle with the bugs continues. …
I am seeing damage on the lower leaves of purple dome asters. The leaves are getting a speckled yellow color, and if you look on the underside of the leaf, you will notice very small gray-colored spots that look like little bits of ash dust. Those are the...