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
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- By Lori SorensonMarch 21, 2023Rock County Commissioners will host an informational meeting Monday night with city and township clerks to discuss the possibility of returning to in-person voting in precincts that have been using mail ballots. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, in the basement of the Rock County Library. County election official Ashley Kurtz encourages at least one representative from each city…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 21, 2023Rock County will collect nearly $1 million in wind energy production taxes in 2023. The amount due is from the four wind farms currently operating in the county for taxes payable by April 1. The total amount, $936,102, is the most production tax collected in the county and is an increase over last year. “It’s a pretty substantial increase,” said auditor-treasurer Ashley Kurtz at the Rock County…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 21, 2023The Springwater Township Board annual meeting and election attracted 21 voters and several nonresidents Tuesday night, March 14. That’s more than seven times the usual number at the annual meeting of an otherwise uneventful township in western Rock County. At issue was snow removal — the difficulty in keeping roads cleared. And at the end of the night, the township board chair lost his re-…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 21, 2023Ten Luverne High School students participated in 10 events at the state Secondary Business Professionals of America convention March 9-11 in Minneapolis. The top three individuals or teams in each event move on to compete at the national BPA convention April 26-30 in Anaheim, California. No LHS student qualified for the national contest. Results are as follows: •Podcast production team: Reese…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 14, 2023Luverne theatrical wife-husband team Carol and Tim Ceynowa spent more than a year adapting the beloved children’s story, “Alice in Wonderland,” for the local stage. The Green Earth Players bring the couple’s adaptation to the stage of the Palace Theatre in seven performances from Friday through Sunday, March 24-26, and from Thursday through Sunday, March 30 through April 2. All performances begin…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 14, 2023The Minnesota Department of Education issued a favorable review and comment to the Hills-Beaver Creek School District to proceed with a $29.975 million bond referendum. As a result of the favorable review, the district must receive a simple majority of positive votes on both questions in order for the bond referendum to pass. The vote takes place Tuesday, April 11. District officials are asking…
- By Lori Sorenson, editorMarch 14, 2023Luverne High School students Brady Bork and Sarah Stegenga have found themselves in the national limelight after their promposal went viral at the Cardinal boys’ state hockey appearance. The couple have been dating for three months and had discussed prom plans, but to be creative, Bork jotted a formal prom request on the tape wrapped around the blade of his spare stick. Ahead of the Class A…
- By Lori Sorenson, editorMarch 14, 2023Luverne native Jim Brandenburg has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from his colleagues at the National Geographic magazine. In a March 9 social media post, Brandenburg said he was “humbled” and “surprised” by the announcement from his peers at The Photo Society. “I have been so very fortunate over the years to have received some precious and treasured awards around the world,”…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 14, 2023Local grain producers reported corn and soybean yields from the 2022 production year at just above the state average, a year after record-setting yields locally in 2021. Rock County farmers averaged a corn yield of 196.8 bushels per acre in 2022 from 129,400 harvested acres. In 2021 local producers pushed the county’s corn yield record from 127,600 acres of 206.4 bushels per acre. The state corn…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 14, 2023By Mavis Fodness A community literacy program continues at Sanford Luverne thanks to a donation from Minnwest Bank, Luverne. Bank representatives donated $2,500 to keep the nine-year-old program, “Reach Out and Read,” going locally. “We are committed to building stronger, more vibrant communities everywhere Minnwest calls home,” said Melissa Fick, market president in Minnwest Bank, Luverne. “…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 14, 2023For the third year in a row, a Luverne High School math league team participated in state competition. The 10-member team competed at South St. Paul High School on Monday, March 13, finishing in seventh place. Members include seniors Mallory Von Tersch, Parker Carbonneau, Camden Janiszeski, Anja Jarchow, Reese Louwagie, Logan Ommen; juniors Zoey Berghorst, Steven Woods; freshmen Ella Hoogendorn…
- March 14, 2023Shirley Top with Kozlowski Insurance Agency and Financial Services Inc., Luverne, has recently been recognized as a top-producing crop insurance agent for Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company. FMH recognizes top-producing agents for total premium written each year. Top has been recognized as placing 41st – up from 47th in 2021 – in the company’s Top 50 Agents in Private Crop Insurance Premium…
- March 14, 2023Roger Madison of Zumbrota was recently named Minnesota’s 2022 Veterinarian of the Year. Madison graduated from Luverne High School in 1960 and attended the University of Minnesota, where he received his veterinary medicine degree in 1966. He worked his first veterinary job in Grand Meadow. Madison joined the Zumbrota Veterinary Clinic in 1967 and purchased the practice in 1971 with three other…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 07, 2023As thousands of students nationwide celebrated Read Across America Day on March 2, students at Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary received an extra special lesson celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday. The kindergarten through fifth-grade students were treated to a skit by H-BC secondary students based on the Dr. Seuss story, “The Zax.” The skit’s ending was modified to show how to solve conflicts. “We…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 07, 2023Competition was intense Saturday morning at the Generations Puzzle Tournament in Luverne where 22 different teams raced against time to complete their puzzles ahead of other puzzle fixers. Winners in the 300-piece category of adults and youth teams were Heather Roberts and Summer Mollberg with a time of 36 min. Winners of the 300-piece category of two team members were Zoe Harnack and Brianna…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 07, 2023Luverne’s Main Street light pole banners featuring high school graduates will come down this summer at the end of June, and they’ll be replaced by banners honoring local veterans. That’s according to the Design Committee of Luverne Initiatives For Tomorrow which recently announced the new banner opportunity to honor the service of past and current veterans. “Beginning in 2020, parents and…
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