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 Mavis FodnessFebruary 28, 2023Rock County officials won’t schedule a required open house to finalize preliminary flood insurance rate maps until the maps are fully updated. “There is no way that we, as a local unit of government, should sign off on this and hope in another 30 years they come back and look at it again,” said Rock County Administrator Kyle Oldre. He and Rock County Land Management Office director Eric Hartman…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 28, 2023Luverne School Board members agreed on a split vote Monday night to deny a sports pairing request from the Hills-Beaver Creek School District. H-BC had sent a letter to Luverne School District requesting to discuss pairing in seven activities. “H-BC is interested in pairing in the following sports: wrestling, baseball, softball, gymnastics, cross country, tennis and hockey,” stated the Feb. 22…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 28, 2023Luverne City Council members signed a new Reserved Capacity Agreement with Missouri River Energy Services that will more than pay for the recent $11 million upgrades to the city’s power plant. MRES is an organization of 61 member municipalities in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa that own and operate their own electric distribution systems. MRES is part of two of the nation’s regional transmission…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 28, 2023Luverne City Council members toured the lower level of the Palace Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 21, to see recent improvements to dressing rooms and gathering spaces. Palace director Shawn Kinsinger showed them the “refreshed” areas where performers and musicians store costumes and gear and prepare to go on stage. “It looks great,” he told the council during his recent council report. “It is really,…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 28, 2023While the final scores averaged above 200 points, the Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School mock trial team was at a disadvantage in each of the four rounds they competed in this season. The Patriots finished 0-4. “After the competitions, the judges allow the students to ask questions, which is wonderful,” said adviser Megan Klumper. “Most of the suggestions they give us for improvement have to do…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 28, 2023The 2023 Luverne High School mock trial team’s performance of this year’s malpractice case Monday was just for fun as the team celebrated Parents Night in the school media center. The students wrapped up the season Feb. 17 with their only loss and missed the chance to attend this weekend’s state tournament. The Luverne students took on Owatonna High School in the tournament-qualifying Round 5.…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 28, 2023The Luverne High School speech team joined teams from 19 other schools involving 250 students Saturday at the Marshall Speech Spectacular at Southwest Minnesota State University. The LHS team came away with third place, four points out of first. “Because the meet was so large, it qualified as a NIETOC bid tournament,” said coach Gavin Folkestad The National Individual Event Tournament of…
- February 28, 2023The Rock County Ambulance and Jasper Community Ambulance are among 95 ambulance services statewide to be recognized by the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB) for providing outstanding pre-hospital clinical care in 2022. Working with EMS physicians from across the state, the EMSRB last year established clinical advisory performance measures to benchmark ambulance performance,…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 21, 2023Phil Gorter’s retirement from G&S Auto marks the end of an era on roadways in the tri-state area. In January he sold to Kevin Aaker and Andrew Hemme, and the business will continue as a service station and tow operation on South Highway 75. “Our hope is to continue with as little change as possible for customers,” Aaker said. “We didn’t want to see someone from out of town buy G&S and…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 21, 2023D.A.R.E., a relationship-building program between law enforcement and children, returns to Rock County schools Feb. 27 after an absence of several years. Having additional staff at the Rock County Sheriff’s Office is making it possible for deputy Jeff Stratton to return to his school resource officer position, at least for a few hours a week, to implement the D.A.R.E. program in fifth-grade…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 21, 2023When Alaska’s “Last Great Race on Earth” begins March 4, sixth-graders at Luverne Middle-High School and staff at Rock Veterinary Clinic in Luverne will be following mushers along the 1,000-mile race course. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race enters its 51st year, while this year’s Luverne sixth-graders are the third class to follow mushers on the race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. Sixth-grade…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 21, 2023Luverne is home to the third-largest nutcracker collection in the world, and it will soon be home to the world’s largest nutcracker — one that towers 73 feet tall and can be seen by interstate traffic from a mile away. The giant nutcracker is a private endeavor funded by Just For Nuts Inc., a Luverne nonprofit that has amassed more than $200,000 in donations by local citizens and organizations.…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 21, 2023Luverne restaurant owner Codie Deutsch is selling her 75 Diner on South Highway 75, but she said she’s committed to remaining open until a suitable buyer can take it over. She said the business is profitable; she’s just hoping to make more time for her family. “The hard part of selling is it’s busy all the time and it’s making money every day,” Deutsch said. “But I want to be with my family more…
- By Lori SorensonFebruary 21, 2023This winter’s heavy snow cover is a snowmobiler’s delight, but some residents are seeing snowmobiles on private property. During his Feb. 14, quarterly report to the Luverne City Council, Sheriff Evan Verbrugge addressed complaints about snowmobiles. Council member Dan Nath said he’d taken phone calls from community members who asked about where snowmobiles are allowed to ride in town. “They had…
- February 21, 2023
- February 21, 2023The 2018 Farm Bill extends loan authority through 2023 for Marketing Assistance Loans (MALs) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs). MALs and LDPs provide financing and marketing assistance for wheat, feed grains, soybeans, and other oilseeds, pulse crops, rice, peanuts, cotton, wool and honey. MALs provide interim financing after harvest to help meet cash flow needs without having to sell…
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