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 FodnessJune 25, 2025Seven members of the Hardwick American Legion Post will be honored as parade marshals Saturday during the Hardwick Jubilee Days. They are all Vietnam War veterans with ties to the Hardwick community. Honorees include Hardwick natives Dean Wenzel, Lon Remme, Keith Schmuck, Rodger Ossenfort and Don Bryan and Kenneth natives Del Nieuwboer and Dale Remme, and they will lead the annual parade down…
By Mavis FodnessJune 25, 2025A pig nursery owned by Ron and Lori Osenga of rural Jasper was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. No people or pigs were in the barn. The Jasper Fire Department received the call at 4:19 p.m. Friday to the Osenga acreage, five miles south of Jasper in Rose Dell Township, Rock County. Jasper fire chief Kip Johnson said the barn was fully engulfed when his crew arrived at the scene. Mutual aid…- June 25, 2025Sioux Valley Energy and its members are making an impact in Rock County. During the most recent quarterly meeting of the Sioux Valley Energy Customers’ Trust Board of Directors, $32,725 in grants were awarded by the Cooperative’s Operation Round Up® program. An additional $5,000 was reserved for scholarships. Rock County recipients included: •The Hills-Beaver Creek Community Education…
By Mavis FodnessJune 25, 2025The cast iron bell, that was displayed in front of the Luverne Middle-High School for 47 years returned this week to a place of more prominence. Workers with Oh’Landscapes of Mayer, Minnesota, brought the now refurbished and operational school bell back to Luverne Monday. The bell, complete with a tower, will be placed in the school’s alumni garden. Work is expected to be completed by week’s…
By Mavis FodnessJune 25, 2025Zander Carbonneau was selected at the 2025 Boys State event earlier this month in Collegeville to attend Boys Nation July 18-25 in Washington, D.C. Carbonneau is one of two Minnesota attendees out of the 173 who participated in the Minnesota Boys State event who will participate in the national event. Two students from each of the 49 Boys State events are invited to Boys Nation to learn the…
June 25, 2025Local churches across Rock County hosted Vacation Bible School over the past week, and organizers at St. John Lutheran Church shared images from their summer event that was themed “Wonder Junction.” They hosted 65 students for their annual Vacation Bible School program June 16-19. The "Wonder Junction" theme transported students “Out West” by train to learn about the life of Christ from baby, to…- By Jason BerghorstJune 25, 2025Members of the Luverne City Council approved four of five conditional use permit (CUPs) requests to operate cannabis retail establishments in Luverne at their June 17 meeting. The four approvals and one denial were each recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission following a June 9 public hearing. The Planning and Zoning Commission considered the same conditions for the cannabis…
June 25, 2025Isabella Nolz, 9, and her babysitter, Emma Beyer, both of Luverne, opened a lemonade stand outside the Nolz home on East Christensen Drive on Thursday, June 19. Nolz said they decided to open the stand to help people stay cool on the very hot day. Temperatures in Luverne surpassed 90 degrees Thursday through Sunday, reaching highs of 99 on both Friday and Saturday. Nolz said Beyer helped her…
By Mavis FodnessJune 18, 2025Various handwritten documents and a half dozen newspapers were among the items extracted from the 1921 Hills High School time capsule Saturday morning. H-BC School Board Chairman Arlyn Gehrke spent five minutes and used three different tin snips to open the 4-by-6-inch metal box. Hundreds of people gathered on Main Street Hills after Saturday’s Friendship Days parade. The Hills-Beaver Creek…
June 18, 2025The Hills Area Fire Department repeated as Water Wars champions Saturday afternoon, defeating five other volunteer firefighter teams for the title. Departments from Hills, Lismore, Hardwick and Beaver Creek competed in the double-elimination event. Hills and Lismore had two teams each. The championship bout came down to the Hills team of Logan Susie, Sawyer Bosch and Ty Bundesen against the…- By Lori SorensonJune 18, 2025The Luverne Area Chamber will host “Ride the Rock” Saturday, June 21, on a stretch of the Rock River starting several miles north of Luverne and ending at the city park. The inaugural event will introduce paddlers for the first time to the kayak and canoe landing north of Luverne that officially establishes the Rock River Trail. Registered paddlers will be transported from town to the landing…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 18, 2025The City of Luverne Cable Commission met Monday to discuss the city’s cable TV franchise agreements. The city has 10-year franchise agreements with Bluepeak and Mediacom. The Bluepeak agreement is up for renewal in August and Mediacom’s agreement ends in 2027. “We’re here to discuss the renewal of the agreements, but also the role of the cable TV board overall,” said city council member and…
By Mavis FodnessJune 18, 2025At 6 feet, 5 inches, Gordie Hansen was a center on the Luverne High School basketball team, an experience that brought the 1984 graduate back to his alma mater to teach for 35 years. He decided this spring to join his wife, Colette, in retirement. Together they worked a combined 73 years in the district. Colette, who also announced her retirement at the end of this school year, spent 38 years…
By Mavis FodnessJune 18, 2025Lots of tears were shed on the last day of the 2024-25 school year in third-grade teacher Pam Christensen’s classroom. “My students and I were all sobbing, which led to a heartfelt class hug,” she said. “I said a few final words, but no one would leave the room. It is a moment that I will always remember.” Her last day of teaching is among many memories created during the 25 years she spent at…
June 18, 2025Several retired and current Hills Area Volunteer Fire Department members joined in leading this year’s Friendship Days parade in Hills Saturday morning. The 45-minute parade culminated with the opening of the 1921 Hills High School time capsule (see related story). The three days of activities began Friday and ended Sunday.
By Mavis FodnessJune 18, 2025Remodeling begins this week at the former Luverne armory on South Freeman Avenue for the new the location of the Rock County Land Management Office (LMO). LMO staff is expected to move into the space by Sept. 1, when its current lease expires. Jeff Nelson with Falls Architecture Studio of Sioux Falls said the remodeling of the 1922 former armory building includes installing all new electrical…
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