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 SorensonSeptember 27, 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, Oct. 2, in order to bring on line the city’s new 3 MW Caterpillar generators installed at the Electrical Power Plant earlier this year. According to Luverne City Administrator John Call, the goal of the generator project is to…
- September 27, 2022A ribbon-cutting Tuesday, Sept. 20, celebrated the opening of Fareway Meat Market at Main Street and Highway 75 in Luverne. The renovated 2,300 square foot store is the first, stand-alone Fareway meat market in Minnesota, and offers fresh meat and a full-service butcher counter, plus main course options and a variety of sides and regional products. “Thanks to local city and economic development…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 27, 2022Six Rock County 4-H’ers earned participation to the Minnesota State 4-H Horse Show Sept. 16-19 in St. Paul. Riders included Mallie Fick, Morgan Bonnett, Lily Ehlers, Cash Bonnett, Kennedy Safar and Kellie VanDerBrink. Safar competed in grade 13 events and finished eighth in poles, fifth in jumping figure 8 and fourth in barrels. Safar also competed in the key race. VanDerBrink served as the…
- September 27, 2022The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Rural Water Association (MRWA) recognize Doug Bos from Rock County Rural Water for his exceptional efforts to protect community drinking water sources. Bos received a 2022 Source Water Protection Award from MDH and MRWA. Preserving quality of drinking water sources is a critical issue in southwest Minnesota, which has limited water…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 27, 2022The Rock County Historical Society annual meeting is at noon Monday, Oct. 3, at the Big Top Events Center with an “Era of Eateries” drive-in themed meal and trivia contest. According to History Center director Wendel Buys, planners decided to focus on Rock County’s restaurant history for its annual meeting after their social posts about former local restaurants generated so much interest. “We…
- September 27, 2022Luverne horticulturalist George Bonnema ties ears of corn onto the decorative cornstalks Tuesday night, Sept. 20, around the light poles along Main Street Luverne. Bonnema tapped Generations members to help with this year’s annual activity. Volunteers include Dale and Patti Nelson, Marcene Hassebroek, Lowell and Shirley Harrison, Rodger and Dianne Ossenfort, Chuck and Barb Tweet, Corrine Bonnema…
- September 27, 2022The Minnesota fall turkey hunting season offers hunters a challenge and another way to experience the outdoors in October. Fall turkey season is open from Saturday, Oct. 1, through Sunday, Oct. 30. Hunters are allowed to take one turkey of either sex during the fall season. Fall turkey hunters may use a crossbow, firearm or archery equipment afield; however, hunters who also are hunting deer with…
- September 27, 2022Class A Parade: First Place: Murray County Central High School Second place: Garretson High School Class AA Parade: First Place: Sioux Falls Christian High School Second Place: West Central High School Class AA Field: First Place: West Central High School. Second Place: Lennox High School Outstanding Wind: West Central High School Outstanding Percussion: West Central High School Outstanding…
- September 21, 2022Click the candidate's photo to view their video interview. There are 15 candidates seeking election to four open seats with four-year terms. Michael DeBatesMichael has lived in the district for more than 50 years and works as a commercial and agriculture loan officer at First Farmers and Merchants National Bank. His wife is Samantha, and their children are Zoë, 21, Phoebe, 17, Audrie, 15,…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2022When church elders closed Blue Mound Lutheran Church in 1976, they vowed to meet once a year for renewed faith and fellowship. On Sunday about 100 former parishioners, their family members and interested friends gathered for the annual fall festival. This year they celebrated the 150th anniversary of the church’s founding. The Rev. Gary Klatt, retired pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2022Luverne’s first public art project was unveiled Sunday with the artists explaining the inspiration behind their one-of-a-kind artwork on 7-foot fiberglass nutcrackers. Retired art and media instructor Kim Schmidt unveiled “Maize” as a tribute to Luverne’s ag industry. “My belief is that Luverne would not be what it is today if it were not for the hardworking farming families and agricultural…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2022Faye Bremer blames the unintended collection of Tri-State Band Festival buttons on her late grandfather. Walter Greene worked as a bill clerk for the South Dakota Senate. Bremer inherited his bucket full of political campaign buttons and would casually toss the buttons from the Tri-State Band Festivals into the bucket. In honor of the band festival each year, Bremer displayed her button…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2022Twenty-three bands will perform Saturday in the 71st annual Tri-State Band Festival. The parade competition begins at 9:30 a.m. on Luverne’s Main Street. Fifteen bands will be part of the parade with bleachers available for spectators at the intersection of McKenzie Avenue and Main Street, where the judging station is also located. Ten bands will participate in Saturday’s field competition…
- September 20, 2022The 110-megawatt Walleye Wind Farm in western Rock County is taking shape with cranes assembling bases for 40 turbines across a 49-square-mile (31,000 acres) footprint. Starting in October, the turbines will generate $400,000 to $600,000 in annual local tax revenues and feed electricity to the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency through a 30-year agreement.
- September 20, 2022A correction to the Sept. 15, 2022, story “Remembrance of Luverne’s first AFS exchange student” about Philippe Piot. The pastors who were part of the 1957-58 AFS support team for Philippe were the Revs. Wesley Drummond and G.S. Helgeson, immediate predecessors to Wayne Hoffman and Stan Eyberg, who were incorrectly named in last week’s Star Herald article as being part of the AFS support team.…
- By Mavis FodnessSeptember 20, 2022A Luverne High School grad will be honored Oct. 1 at the Verne Drive-In for the outdoor movie theater closing night of the season. Carson Ehde, 21, assisted the Rozeboom family in operating the seasonal business. “He was there for our first night opener under new ownership and never hesitated to come back and help … even if I was being a bit bossy,” wrote Gracie Rozeboom in a post to the business…
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