March 2022

Dispatch report March 25 •Complainant on N. Kniss Avenue reported a vehicle in school zone going 60 mph. •Complainant reported theft and family issues. •Complainant on 141st Street, Beaver Creek, reported drug paraphernalia found at location. •Complainant on W. Hatting Street reported sales scam on...
Farm Week at the Rock County Library last week featured a weeklong lineup of farm-focused activities, including reading with a farmer Tuesday morning. Beaver Creek farmer Peter Bakken, on behalf of Minnesota Farm Bureau, read books about farming to preschoolers and talked about the John Deere...
St. Catherine Catholic Church 203 E. Brown St., Luverne St. Catherine Ph. 283-8502; www.stscl.org Monsignor Gerald Kosse, Pastor Sundays 8:30 a.m. Mass. Public Mass will be celebrated at FULL capacity in the church. Masses: 9 a.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Friday at the nursing homes – check the bulletin...
10 years ago (2012) •Barely a week into her retirement, Luverne’s Sandra Hensley said she already likes her new schedule. But that doesn’t mean she won’t miss her work as court administrator for Rock and Nobles counties. “It was always challenging,” she said Tuesday during a break from spring...
Betty Mann
The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on July 18, 1902. Summer Training School For Teachers of Rock County and Vicinity—Four Weeks’ Term Begun Monday. The Rock County Summer Training school for teachers opened Monday in the High school room with Prof. E. M. Phillips, of Albert Lea as...
Bridal Shower There will be a bridal shower for Paige Tweet, bride-to-be of Tucker Oeltjenbruns, at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at Take 16 Brewery in Luverne.  
Readers take issue with 'thumbs down' editorial item   To the Editor: In regard to last week’s thumbs down regarding rising fuel costs, first, we think you can get a point across without name-calling. It is not necessary or helpful. Our country is divided enough. Let’s make efforts to come together...
Troy Christianson
Question: With spring being here and the melting snow, can you talk about what a person should do when coming across water on roads? Answer: Flooding can occur when streams and rivers flow over their banks, when dams or levees break, when there is run-off from deep snow, or any time there is heavy...
Dispatch report March 18 •Complainant reported stolen checks used at location. •Complainant on County Road 4, Luverne, reported pickup losing debris at location. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported a returned check. •Motorist was assisted on Kniss Avenue and Warren Street. March 19 •Report...
Pictured at Friday morning’s ribbon-cutting for Novo Aesthetics are (front, from left) Chamber Board members Tony Schomacker and Annie Opitz, Novo business partners Brant and Stephanie Van Dyke, Novo owners Stephen and Rachael Dekker and their son, Trent (with scissors), friend Kate Bleyenburg, Chamber Board member Shelley Nibbelink, (back) friend Bob Junak, Chamber Board member Becky Walgrave, Rachael’s parents Stu and Deb Burgers, Chamber Board member Cris Oeltjenbruns and Luverne Economic Development Aut
Novo Aesthetics Spa recently opened on the second floor of the former Cragoe building in downtown Luverne, and the Chamber Board hosted a ribbon-cutting Friday morning to celebrate the new business. Rachael Dekker is a doctoral trained certified nurse practitioner and nurse anesthetist who has been...

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