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
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 20, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board will decide Dec. 27 whether or not to move forward with building a new $26.1 million elementary school. Board members met in a workshop session Monday night, where recommendations from the stakeholders facilities committee, who met Dec. 14, were presented. The board took no formal action as they decide long-term facility needs in the district. The stakeholder…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 20, 2022Residents in the Sybesma Addition may be connected to the Luverne Loop trail, thanks to a grant from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The Luverne Economic Development Authority is applying for the “Active Transportation Infrastructure Program” trail connection grant in the amount of $258,000 The project would entail a paved 10-foot-wide trail connecting the Sybesma Subdivision…
- December 20, 2022Second-graders at Luverne Elementary School made gingerbread houses Monday afternoon under the supervision of teachers Laura Louwagie, Kelly Bergan, Lori Nath and Kristin Schomacker. Students were given a variety of building materials including the staples of graham crackers, M&M’s, white frosting, candy canes, marshmallows and pretzels. Using an empty milk carton, students built their houses…
- December 20, 2022Marie C. (Dunn) Schroeder shared this clipping about Christmas 150 years ago with for reprint in the Rock County Star Herald. ‘Christmas in Rock County 60 years ago’ From the Rock County Herald dated Friday, December 23, 1932 Christmas in the ’70’s (1870s) meant little to the pioneers in Rock county’s sod houses. It brought no romance to those early settlers as they sat around a wood stove…
- December 20, 2022Rock County’s newest deputy, Zachary Keesey, repeats the service oath delivered by Sheriff Evan Verbrugge Dec. 13 in front of county commissioners at the courthouse. Keesey, who grew up in Randolph, Minnesota, graduated from Riverland Technical College in Albert Lea. Since his graduation he’s served with the Eagan Lake, Mapleton and Mankato police departments. He moves to Luverne with his…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 20, 2022Members of the Luverne Fire Department rescued a cow from a frozen pond Friday with equipment borrowed from Cleveringa Construction. According to Luverne Fire Chief David Van Batavia, the call came in at 10:50 a.m. of a cow struggling to get out of a hole in the ice. The 1,200-pound cow, belonging to Don Renken, was in the pond south of the Arne and Gloria Vink home near the interstate, and a…
- December 20, 2022Luverne High School Honor Roll Quarter 1 A Honor Roll Seniors: Justis Ahrendt, Mariam Alinzi, Abigail Anderson, Brock Behrend, Ross Bergman, Emma Beyer, Parker Carbonneau, Zachary DeBoer, Marcus Feit, Egypt Forrest, Emmanuel Gonzalez, Jacie Graham, Jadyn Hart, Jocelyn Hart, Tori Hemme, Camden Hoven, Camden Janiszeski, Anja Jarchow, Ashlyn Johnson, Isabella Lanoue, Reese Louwagie, Lacey…
- December 20, 2022H-BC High School Honor Roll Quarter 1 A Honor Roll Seniors: Anthony Beaner, Olivia Bork, Devon Dysthe, Ellynor Klosterbuer, Jenifer Martinyuk, Brayden Metzger, Cody Moser, Amallia Ternus, Leif Tollefson. Juniors: Grace Anderson, Lanae Elbers, Sylvia Fick, Taylor Gehrke, Tahliya Kruger, Brynn Rauk, Larissa Steinhoff, Avril Susie, Olivia Susie, Joylynn Taubert. Sophomores: Beau Bakken, Gracie…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 13, 2022Rock County residents and businesses spent the weekend shoveling out from a 6- to 8-inch moisture-heavy snow that fell overnight and into Friday morning. The sudden snow dump prompted local E-learning and school closures Friday and a full-throttle snow removal day for street workers and highway department employees. The sunny weekend revealed Narnia-style snow scenes around the county, and…
- December 13, 2022Except for two years of school in Alexandria and two years as a Pipestone County Deputy, Matt Sorenson lived his entire life in Rock County and spent his entire career in the Minnesota State Patrol. At his Dec. 3 retirement party in Luverne, Sorenson reflected on 34 years in law enforcement, 32 of them with the State Patrol. “It’s been good,” he said, surrounded by family, friends and colleagues…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 13, 2022The Luverne Area Community Foundation hosted its annual Friends of the Foundation Celebration of Philanthropy Monday night, Dec. 5, at Take 16 Brewing Company in Luverne. The event recognizes and celebrates businesses, nonprofits and individuals who benefit from and support the foundation’s mission of strengthening the community. In 2022 LACF provided grants totaling more than $68,500 to 23 local…
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 13, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary fifth-graders used teamwork to complete a painting project for the city of Beaver Creek. Each year public works supervisor Travis Helgeson gives the city’s two snowplow blades a coat of paint to help the snow slide off the curved surfaces. This year he asked the H-BC fifth-graders and teacher Dylan Gehrke to do the painting for him. However, the students needed to…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 13, 2022All 40 turbines in Rock County’s Walleye Wind Farm are now spinning and sending “test” energy to NextEra’s collector substation, and on Dec. 22 the project will be officially online. It marks the end of a nearly two-year process of acquiring land, clearing Minnesota regulations, and construction. For developers, engineers, technicians and workers, it marks the end of another safe construction…
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 13, 2022Residents in the Hills-Beaver Creek School District support a new elementary school but do not support additions to the secondary school. That’s according to a district-wide survey conducted by School Perceptions out of Slinger, Wisconsin, for the district. H-BC School Board members reviewed the results at their Monday meeting and will present the information to the district’s stakeholder…
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 13, 2022Luverne School Board members extended a new three-year contract to Superintendent Craig Oftedahl through June 2026. He will receive salary increases of 2.75 percent each year with the contract that begins on July 1, 2023. The board approved the contract at their Nov. 22 meeting. With the increase, Oftedahl’s salary for the 2023-24 school year will be $152,517 followed by $156,711 for 2024-25 and…
- By Lori SorensonDecember 13, 2022Luverne City Administrator John Call presented his last budget hearing during his last City Council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 6, ahead of his official retirement at the end of the month. Luverne Mayor Pat Baustian thanked him for his leadership. “He’s led our community and our city for 17 years, and he’s been one of the most involved city administrators that I’ve ever worked with,” Baustian said at…
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