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 Nicole RonchettiApril 08, 2026After practicing in parking lots and fields, the Hills-Beaver Creek track athletes will soon have dedicated place of their own. Bids have opened for Hills- Beaver Creek’s project to construct a partial track west of the current secondary school, with superintendent Todd Holthaus sharing that he hopes construction will be finished by this fall. “We’ve been talking about this for some time,” he…
By Lori SorensonApril 08, 2026American political reenactor Joe Weigand will be in Rock County next week to portray President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt as part of the community’s America 250 celebration. Weigand has been reenacting Roosevelt on stage for over 20 years throughout all 50 states, and his performance is a summer feature in Medora, North Dakota, home of the Teddy Roosevelt National Park. The Rock County events…
April 08, 2026Residents and staff at the Mary Jane Brown-Good Samaritan Center, Luverne, were treated to a visit by Haley Holland and live creatures with the Zoomobile of Sioux Falls. Some of the live creatures included a hedgehog and a snake, which they had the opportunity to see up close and touch.- April 08, 2026Absentee voting (or vote by mail) in Minnesota is built with multiple layers of security to protect voters and ensure every ballot is counted accurately. Here’s a quick look at the safeguards in place: Secure application and tracking: Ballots are requested through a verified application and tracked in the Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS), allowing both voters and officials to…
- April 08, 2026Sen. Amy Klobuchar recently visited with farmers and Minnesota agriculture leaders to highlight her bipartisan bills to lower fertilizer costs in the wake of the war in Iran. Klobuchar met with Rob Tate, the board treasurer of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Wes Beck, the president of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Ryan Mackenthun, vice president of the Minnesota Soybean…
- By Lori SorensonApril 08, 2026A student received medical attention Tuesday morning after a Luverne School District bus accident east of Luverne. According to information from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, the crash involved a school bus and a car at the intersection of County Road 4 east of Luverne and County Road 9 (the golf course road). The bus was traveling west on County Road 4 when it was making a left-hand turn…
April 08, 2026Functional Nutrition received a trophy Tuesday, March 31, for the Battle of the Beverages 2026 in Luverne. Pictured are (from left) Chamber Director Kenzi Klein, Functional Nutrition owner Kathy Thomas and Chamber Board members Jenny Jorgenson and Amanda McDonald. Functional Nutrition earned the overall best score in the local contest and Los Bravos Mexican Restaurant was the winner in the “most…
By Lori SorensonApril 08, 2026A flight instructor and training pilot walked away from a plane crash Friday morning at the Luverne Municipal Airport. Their single-engine Cessna came to rest upside-down near the south end of the runway around 10:20 a.m. Friday when a passerby reported the crash landing. Local ambulance, law enforcement, fire department and first-responders were dispatched to the scene where they encountered…- By Tiffany Muellner, Blue Mounds State Park NaturalistApril 08, 2026Do you hear that? Spring is in the air with the sounds of migrating birds. Join the naturalist for Blue Mounds Birding for up to a one-mile walk around the picnic area as we practice our birding skills from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 11, 18 and 25. We will go over some tips and tricks to identify some of the common bird species in the park. Dress for the weather including good walking…
April 08, 2026The Easter Bunny made an appearance in the Hardwick community Saturday morning when roughly 60 children and their families enjoyed an Easter egg hunt along with prize drawings, Easter cookies and juice boxes. The event, hosted by the Denver Go-Getters 4-H Club and Zion Lutheran Board of Evangelism, was moved indoors in the Hardwick Community Hall, due to Saturday’s wintery weather. Tammy…
By Lori SorensonApril 03, 2026A flight instructor and student pilot walked away from a plane crash this morning at the Luverne Municipal Airport. Their single-engine Cessna came to rest upside-down near the south end of the runway around 10:20 a.m. Friday when a passerby reported the crash landing. Local ambulance, law enforcement, fire department and first-responders were dispatched to the scene where they encountered the…
By Lori SorensonApril 01, 2026The Luverne Area Community Foundation will now be known as the Rock County Community Foundation with a new logo and website. The public announcement came Tuesday, March 31, after the organization introduced the new name and logo at several “reveal” events earlier in March. At a March 16 meeting at Take 16, foundation director Emily Crabtree addressed a group of people she called “friends of…
By Nicole RonchettiApril 01, 2026Luverne may soon have fiber-to-the home internet access, according to discussion at the March 19 city cable board meeting. Representatives with Bluepeak announced plans to bring fiber to Luverne at the meeting where they also answered the board’s questions about the process. Bluepeak is a cable and internet provider in Luverne formerly known as Vast Broadband. The company’s senior…
April 01, 2026Luverne’s first- and second-graders took to the stage for their spring programs on March 27 at the performing arts center. Both programs told heartwarming stories alongside the music. In the first-grade program, “Unity Tree,” audiences saw the barriers between cats and dogs break down and end in friendship. In the second-grade program, “Lemonade,” fairytale characters were able to resolve their…
By Nicole RonchettiApril 01, 2026The 2026-27 school year calendar is still up for debate among Luverne School Board members who voted at their March 26 meeting to table a decision. The board opted to delay the decision after receiving an additional calendar proposal backed by the Luverne Education Association. At the board’s March 12 work session, members had generally agreed on a calendar that would start the school year on…
By Lori SorensonApril 01, 2026Rock County deputy Jeff Stratton last week announced his intention to file for election as sheriff in the fall general election. Stratton has been with the Rock County Sheriff’s office for six years, the last four of which have been as school resource officer for Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek school districts. He is a Luverne native from the LHS class of 1998 and moved back to Rock County…
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