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 SorensonNovember 01, 2022ATLAS of Rock County rolled out its first batch of clothing bales last week after installing the new machinery this fall. A 20-by-30-foot detached building on the northwest corner of the existing building houses the baler that helps the organization more efficiently process donations. ATLAS volunteers sort through hundreds of bags of donated clothing each week, sending the best items to be sold…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 01, 2022Typically, round and square bales lend themselves to livestock feed or bedding, but in Ellsworth the rural staple became a fun holiday activity. The inaugural “Battle of the Bales” wrapped up Saturday with first-, second- and third-place winners revealed. Community members, organizations, church groups and the school were challenged to decorate round and/or square bales made of grass hay, corn or…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 01, 2022Rock County Pheasants Forever hosted the Dan Kindt Memorial Youth Hunt Saturday morning in western Rock County on private conservation ground owned by Brad and Rodney Lowe and by Stan and Wayne Williamson. During the Oct. 6 Pheasants Forever Banquet in Luverne, eight names were drawn from a pool of young people ages 12 to 17 who had their gun safety training permits. They participated Saturday in…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 01, 2022The 2022 General Election is Tuesday, Nov. 8, and those who haven’t already voted early or by mail will head to the polls next week to cast their ballots. Rock County Auditor-Treasurer Ashley Kurtz said activity continues to pick up pace in her office. “We've had a lot of phone calls about voter registration,” she said. “The cutoff to be a registered voter on the roster was Oct. 18, but…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 01, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek school officials are seeking opinions about the district’s facilities and programs. An eight-page survey will be mailed during the week of Nov. 14, and the deadline to complete it is Friday, Dec. 2. Rob DeMeuse with School Perceptions, an independent research company, worked with the district to develop the 11-question survey to educate the public about the long-term needs of…
- November 01, 2022Members of the Rock County DFL volunteered their time with an Adopt-a-Highway service project on Friday, Oct. 21, near Luverne. Pictured are (front, from left) Nicole Henrichs, Suanne Ohme, Rhonna Jarchow, (back) Carol Serie, Lona Klosterbuer, Larry Nelson, Connie Connell, Shirley Klosterbuer, Carol Morgan, Rich Morgan, Dave Svingen, and Pat Baustian. Not pictured is Carol Svingen.
- By Lori SorensonNovember 01, 2022A local woman lost her life in a truck-vs-ATV crash northwest of Luverne Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 26. According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, 64-year-old Kathy Dietrich, Luverne, was fatally injured when her four-wheeler collided with a grain truck driven by 43-year-old Troy Meinerts. The report states that Dietrich failed to yield at a yield sign at the intersection of 80th Avenue when…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 01, 2022Rock County will pool its opioid settlement dollars with other Southwest Health and Human Services members as the best use of the funds. Rock County will receive an average of $14,655 for the next 18 years, according to the lawsuit settlement. Ann Orren, SWHHS community public health supervisor, talked with commissioners at their Oct. 18 meeting. “According to the memo of agreement that cities…
- By Lori SorensonNovember 01, 2022The city of Luverne is alerting residents and businesses of a planned power outage and sounding of civil defense sirens this weekend. The outage will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, in order to bring on line the city’s new 3 MW Caterpillar generators installed at the Electrical Power Plant earlier this year. The test was originally scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 2, but a pre-test inspection showed the…
- October 25, 2022The Luverne High School girls’ tennis team is making history this week as the first girls’ tennis team to earn a Section 3A championship and a berth in the Minnesota State High School League girls’ tennis tournament. The team opened Class A quarterfinal play Tuesday morning with a loss against Providence Academy in Plymouth at Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center on the University of Minnesota campus. Jon…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 25, 2022With less than two weeks remaining until Nov. 8, the work pace is increasing for local election officials. “It’s busy here but things are going well,” said Rock County Auditor-Treasurer Ashley Kurtz Monday. She said her office issued more than 200 absentee ballots as of Monday afternoon, and mail ballot precincts received their ballots last week. Of Rock County’s 5,600 registered voters, 2,500…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 25, 2022Luverne High School drama department will present two one-act plays for the fall production season. The students will present “One Lane Bridge” and “Hamlet and Zombies” Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27-29, in the school’s performing arts center. The plays continue a theme the school’s marching band (whose field routine was called “Haunted) began. Director Shawn Kinsinger said the drama…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 25, 2022Members in the local band, Beautiful Kingdom, recently earned Emmy recognition after they were featured in a PBS Postcards feature that aired in April. Emmy award-winning director Dana Conroy saw Beautiful Kingdom’s livestream Buffalo Days performance at Take 16 in 2021 and approached the band about filming for Postcards that summer. She and her crew spent an afternoon in late July filming with…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 25, 2022Local artist McKenzie (Wieneke) Mulder led a group of aspiring young painters through a step-by-step process of painting pumpkin art on canvas Monday night, Oct. 24. Working in a semi-circle of tables in the lower level of Lord Grizzly Art Gallery on Luverne’s Main Street, the students participated in the Community Education Class, “Paint and Snacks.” Taking snack breaks between steps, students…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 25, 2022A moratorium on the sale of hemp-derived edibles remains in place for Rock County, despite a public hearing meant to lift the ban for sales to resume locally. Commissioners conducted the hearing Tuesday morning, Oct. 18, with four people speaking during the 30-minute public comment portion of the hearing. Commissioners voted 4-1 to table adopting the proposed ordinance as written. “Do we need an…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 25, 2022Local law enforcement officials are investigating a drive-by shooting that was reported in Hills Saturday night. According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the Bailey Susie residence at 209 Central Lane in Hills around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, for possible shots fired at the residence and possible injuries. Upon arrival, deputies determined that Savannah…
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