Guilty plea entered in vehicular homicide case
Twenty-three-year-old Jayson Delfs, Hardwick, entered a guilty plea Monday morning in Rock County District Court to the charge of criminal vehicular homicide.
Murder case proceedings on hold
Legal proceedings for Luverne murder suspect Melvin Frazier are suspended following a Rule 20 motion that was granted in Rock County District Court Monday.
Administrator announces retirement
After 33 years on the job, Rock County Administrator Kyle Oldre officially submitted his notice of retirement during the Aug. 18 county board meeting.
Oldre’s final day of service will be Feb. 28, 2027.
Charter amendment measure advances
Luverne voters will be asked in the Nov. 3 general election if they support an amendment to change their city’s government charter.
Peterson wins election for county commissioner
Rick Peterson won the special election for Rock County’s District 3 and is set to join the county board of commissioners early next week.
PowerOn Midwest narrows routes
PowerOn Midwest has narrowed its preferred route for a proposed high-voltage transmission project, and one of its choices would cut through Rock County within one mile of the Blue Mounds State
News
- September 27, 2023Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) has launched a new grant program, Fostering Social Connection in Later Life with funds from the Paul and Alma Schwan Aging Trust Endowment Fund. This program will provide funding to southwest Minnesota-serving organizations working to reduce and prevent social isolation and loneliness among older adults in the region. Social isolation and loneliness are…
- September 27, 2023Motorists traveling on Minnesota roads this fall should be aware of large farm equipment transporting crops to markets, grain elevators and processing plants, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. “Harvest season is ramping up across Minnesota, and farmers need the highways to access their fields and deliver crops to market,” said Scott Thompson, traffic engineer. “Both…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 27, 2023“Luverne’s Got Game” is this year’s LHS homecoming theme with activities centered around popular board games. The games from Monday, Oct. 2, through Friday, Oct. 6, include Candyland, The Game of Life, Memory, Scrabble and Battleship. LHS cheerleaders organized the theme week of activities. Senior students voted on the six king and six queen candidates for the royal court. A vote by students…- September 27, 2023The Minnesota Department of Transportation has entered into an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to begin using Wireless Emergency Alerts that shares local emergency information to the public. The alerts are delivered through the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System, FEMA’s national system for alerting the public. Wireless Emergency Alerts use the same system that…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2023Homecoming activities at Hills-Beaver Creek High School will be Monday, Sept. 25, through Friday, Sept. 29, and students will participate in various activities throughout the week. Public events include coronation at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, in the high school gymnasium, and the homecoming parade at 2:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, down Main Street Hills. The homecoming football game is at 7 p.m.…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2023Luverne High School varsity gymnastics coach Phoebe Flom, along with current and former high school gymnasts, opened a four-day fall gymnastics camp Monday through Luverne Community Education. Participants ranging in age from preschool through sixth grade were introduced to skills needed to do flips, cartwheels and jumps along with an introduction to the balance beam and uneven bars. The camp was…- September 20, 2023The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is reminding farmers and commercial applicators that fall nitrogen fertilizer applications are restricted in some areas of the state. Under the MDA’s Groundwater Protection Rule, fall nitrogen fertilizer application is prohibited in vulnerable areas of Minnesota due to environmental concerns or risks. Areas with coarse-textured soils or areas above…
By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2023Five Rock County 4-H’ers competed at the 2023 Minnesota State Horse Show Sept. 15-18 in St. Paul. Two of the exhibitors placed in the top ten in their respective grade levels. •Morgan Bonnett, grade 11, finished fourth in key race, eighth in poles and eighth in ranch pleasure. •Blakely Fick, grade 6, earned a third-place ribbon in western showmanship. Bonnett was also the county’s…- September 20, 2023USDA Rural Development has funding availabile for very low- and low-income individuals and families seeking to purchase or repair a home in a rural area. The Direct Home Loan program offers financing to qualified very-low and low-income applicants that are unable to qualify for traditional financing. No down payment is required, and the interest rate could be as low as one percent with a…
- September 20, 2023The Minnesota Housing Partnership 2023 County Profiles resource features data on different demographics of cost-burdened households paying at least 30 percent of their income for housing. It also highlights changes in rent and home prices, eviction filings compared to pre-pandemic rates, racial disparities in homeownership, a comparison of top in-demand wages compared to current housing costs…
- September 20, 2023Community Education will offer the following classes in the next few weeks. Call 507-283-4724 to register. DIY Floral Arranging at Harmony Gardens is Sept. 23. All materials are provided and you will get to take your arrangement home. Fee is $45. Students (grades 1-5) will follow along with the instructor for Paint & Snack class on Sept. 25. Fee is $35. Parents with children ages 0-5 will…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 20, 2023Hawkinson Park on Luverne’s west side is now connected to the Loop trail, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Blandin Foundation. The park connection is an 8-foot-wide concrete trail that provides handicap access from Cottage Grove Avenue through Hawkinson Park and to the Luverne Loop Trail. The “Rural Leadership Boost Grant” is matched by $20,000 from the city to cover the project’s roughly $70…
By Lori SorensonSeptember 20, 2023Construction is underway on the Kwik Trip building on South Highway 75 in Luverne. The footprint will be 9,000 square feet located on 2.88 acres just south of the Econo Lodge Hotel near the intersection of Highway 75 and Gabrielson Road. The Luverne Kwik Trip will be open 24 hours per day, seven days a week, with 20 full-time employees. The newer “Gen 3” design will be similar to the Kwik Trip…- By Lori SorensonSeptember 20, 2023Keeping the Rock County Sheriff’s Office at full staff remains a struggle, according to Sheriff Evan Verbrugge. He shared his quarterly report with Luverne City Council members at their Tuesday, Sept. 12, meeting when he also reported difficulty keeping his department at full capacity. “We just hired a new individual who started yesterday, but in the meantime, we lost another deputy who went…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 20, 2023Luverne City Council members took action at their Sept. 12 meeting to begin the process of paying for the Kids Rock! community child care center. At Tuesday’s meeting they approved a resolution that sets a public hearing on proposed property tax abatements. The city will notify the school and county that tax abatement bonds will be issued for the child care building renovation project. The…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2023Public use of cannabis is prohibited in Rock County beginning Nov. 1, according to an ordinance adopted by county commissioners Tuesday morning. No members of the public attended to speak or nor did they provide written public comment at Tuesday’s hearing. The ordinance prohibits cannabis or cannabis-derived product use in: •public parks, trails, streets or sidewalk. •any enclosed, indoor…
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