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 FodnessJuly 16, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary teacher Isabel Sylvanie spent three days last week getting students excited about art. Sylvanie conducted “Summer Art Adventure,” her first class offering through the school’s community education program. “The district wanted to offer more activities other than sports,” Sylvanie said. “Students get creative experiences through the school year, and now they can get…
By Lori SorensonJuly 09, 2025Luverne residents and visitors celebrated their 11th Annual Fourth of July celebration at The Lake Friday. The holiday event included all the classic summer beach features, including land and water competitions, food, live music and fireworks. The daylong event started with a triathlon (see page 2B for results) and continued with food trucks, a beer garden, music and inflatables throughout the…
By Lori SorensonJuly 09, 2025Several additional Luverne alumni and former educators will be inducted this fall into the Luverne Alumni Hall of Fame and Luverne Educators Hall of Fame. The 2025 Class of the Luverne Alumni Hall of Fame and the Luverne Educator Hall of Fame will be honored in ceremonies Friday, Sept. 19, during Luverne’s Homecoming celebration. The Luverne Public Schools Hall of Fame Committee includes…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 09, 2025Contractors at the Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School construction site are focused on completing administration offices first. “Traditionally, when you want to move, you have to get the administration over there first thing because without that you can’t handle the kids,” said Michael Beach, construction manager with RA Morton of St. Cloud. Beach led the Hills-Beaver Creek School Board…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 09, 2025A Minnesota Department of Agriculture weather station south of Luverne will provide real-time climate information that will be available online to the public. Tower equipment will collect rainfall, air temperature, relative humidity, dew point temperatures, and wind speed and direction. Ground equipment will measure soil temperatures at 7.5 feet, soil moisture, and snow depth. Rock County…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 09, 2025Two blood pressure cuffs are available for patrons to use at the Rock County Library, thanks to a grant through the American Heart Association (AHA). Library director Calla Jarvie said the local library joined the “Libraries with Heart” initiative which provides two blood pressure cuffs (one standard size and one extra-large size). They are available to anyone to use and are located in the…- By Kent Thiesse, Farm Management AnalystJuly 09, 2025The late June USDA Acreage Report is always highly anticipated because it becomes the first “hard data” after the March USDA Plantings Intentions Report to give an indication of crop production levels for a given growing season. Many times the June USDA Report can have a big impact on grain market trends, either upward or downward; however, 2025 was rather “non-eventful.” The crop acreage report…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 09, 2025A semitrailer rollover on Interstate 90 caused local traffic delays for several hours Saturday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash was reported at 7:10 a.m. on I-90 roughly 2 ½ miles east of Luverne. The report states the 2018 Wabash tractor was traveling eastbound on I-90 when it rolled into the median and came to rest on the driver’s side. Eastbound traffic was…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 09, 2025June 30 marked Monsignor Gerald Kosse’s last day in Luverne as the full-time priest for St. Catherine Catholic Church. Parishioners ushered him into retirement with a June 29 supper celebrating his 49 years in the priesthood. He has served Luverne’s St. Catherine since the parish merged with Pipestone’s St. Leo Catholic Church in 2018. Under Kosse’s guidance, the dual parish gained its first…- July 09, 2025In partnership with over 200 libraries and bookmobiles across the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is expanding the popular library park pass program, which provides access to state parks and recreation areas at no cost to library patrons. Piloted in 2018 and launched statewide in 2021, the program offers seven-day state park passes that can be checked out from participating…
July 09, 2025A crew with Duininck Inc. of Prinsburg began the surface mill-off process Monday on the county bike trail along Blue Mound Avenue and will progress along the four-mile trek that includes portions of Blue Mounds State Park. Work is expected to be finished in 30 days, taking the project into August, according to county engineer Mark Sehr. Workers will finish reclaiming the old bituminous surface…
By Jason BerghorstJuly 09, 2025Eight members of Grace Lutheran Church recently returned from a weeklong mission trip to Guatemala. This was the first global mission trip organized and funded by the church for members of the Luverne congregation to participate in. Grace Lutheran has supported foreign missionaries in the past and continues to support programs to address world hunger, natural disasters, and other challenges…
July 02, 2025- By Lori SorensonJuly 02, 2025Luverne will celebrate its status as “Nutcracker Capital of the World” next week with a full slate of Nutcracker Festival events and activities. There will be nutcracker beer, the Wooden Warrior, released at Take 16 Wednesday; Hot Dog Night Thursday; a nutcracker base race (the Redbirds will change into nutcracker uniforms after their game with Brandon) and live music at Redbird Field Friday;…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 02, 2025Luverne will celebrate its 63rd annual Hot Dog Night Thursday, July 10, with local businesses serving over 15,000 free hot dogs and beverages starting at 5:30 p.m. The event started in 1962 as a customer appreciation gesture by local merchants and has grown since then. “Hot Dog Night is one of those iconic summer events that people who grew up in Luverne — that’s what they remember,” said Jane…
By Jason BerghorstJuly 02, 2025Sanford Luverne recently expanded behavioral health care services at the local clinic. Suzie Walgrave, who is a nurse practitioner in Luverne, recently became certified as a mental health practitioner with a subspecialty in psychiatry. Briana Halse, who joined the Sanford Luverne clinic in April, is a behavioral health counselor who works with patients of all ages but is also a registered…
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