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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- May 07, 2025Four Hills-Beaver Creek students were recognized for their writing at the annual Southwest/West Central Cooperative Creative Writing Contest in Marshall. Award recipients and their placings included: •Vivienne Tatge, fourth-grader, first place fiction grades 3 and 4. •Bryce Metzger, fifth-grader, first place nonfiction grades 3 and 4. •Penni Moore, seventh-grader, first place nonfiction…
May 07, 2025Volunteers from the Rock County DFL completed an Adopt-A-Highway service project along Interstate 90 on Monday, May 5.
May 05, 2025Brooke Huisman celebrates 4 years at the Star Herald office on May 5. She answered a few questions about her time at the Star Herald. 1. How did your journey with the Star Herald start? I was looking for a job with flexibility after having my first child but still wanted to be able to use my creative side. 2. Can you make a comparison between then and now? What was your role in the…
By Lori SorensonApril 30, 2025The city of Luverne has so far received three conditional use permit applications for cannabis licensing since the process went live on the city’s website last week. The conditional use permit application window for the first round of applicants is from April 25 through May 9. The non-refundable application fee is $400. They will be reviewed by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission, and a…
By Mavis FodnessApril 30, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School sixth-grader Sophie Gehrke was welcomed home Thursday night, April 24, with a drive-by parade in her honor. Gehrke, 12, underwent her third open-heart surgery April 10. During the nine-hour procedure, Sophie’s mitral valve was replaced with a mechanical one. Gehrke is the daughter of Pete and Melissa Gehrke of Hills. The April 10 surgery may not be Sophie’s…- By Mavis FodnessApril 30, 2025The county will soon accept credit or debit card payments online or in person. It’s uncertain, however, when the service will be available. “We are still waiting on the equipment to show up, and then we have to get it all hooked up and take training to get it going,” said auditor-treasurer Ashley Kurtz. Kurtz received approval from Rock County commissioners April 22 to contract with the Fort…
By Lori SorensonApril 30, 2025The Rock County Sheriff’s Office, with information from the National Weather Service, sounded emergency sirens in Luverne Monday afternoon. It was the first time the sirens were enacted under the new local policy that allows use of the sirens for severe thunderstorms, and not just tornadoes. As the sirens blared just after 1 p.m., residents received Sheriff’s Office texts advising that a severe…
April 30, 2025Sixth-graders from the Luverne School District visited the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center nursing home Wednesday afternoon, April 23, to spend time with their “adopted grandparents.” The residents and visiting students took advantage of pleasant spring weather to spend their time outdoors with sidewalk chalk. The students visit the nursing home weekly for activities that have included…
By Lori SorensonApril 30, 2025Rep. Brad Finstad visited C&B Operations Friday afternoon at the invitation of Pioneer Equipment Dealers Association, of which the local John Deere dealership is a member. Finstad toured the Luverne facility before hosting a closed-door meeting with farmers and C&B officials about taxes, tariffs, the Farm Bill and other issues affecting agriculture. “It’s just like the most Minnesota…
By Mavis FodnessApril 30, 2025On Sunday the nine-member ukulele group calling themselves The LUGS will return to perform in the Luverne Street Music Spring Showcase Recital at the Palace Theatre in Luverne. The nine women, whose ages range from 70 to 82 years old, first performed at the holiday recital in December. They are coming into Sunday’s performance with more experience and confidence. LaDonna Iveland of Luverne…- By Mavis FodnessApril 30, 2025Students and staff at Luverne Public Schools will be in school an extra day in order to make up an instructional day missed on March 5. The last day of classes for the 2024-25 school year will now be Thursday, May 22. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. District officials called off classes March 5 due to a weather event that closed major roads and highways including Interstate 90. March…
- April 30, 2025The replacement of traffic signs which are at the end of their service lives began on April 28 along several highways in south central and southwest Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Traffic signs located on various highways in the following counties are being replaced: Blue Earth, Jackson, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Nobles, Rock, Sibley and Waseca. MnDOT replaces…
- April 30, 2025Four Rock County 4-H’ers were recently selected to receive scholarships awarded annually by the county federation executive committee. The recipients, their 4-H club and their parents are the following: •Brianna Kinsinger, Magnolia Juniors, Shawn and Teresa Kinsinger, Luverne. •Andrea Luitjens, Magnolia Juniors, Dean and Laura Luitjens, Luverne. •Gracie Fagerness, Blue Ribbon, Chris and Mary…
By Mavis FodnessApril 30, 2025Luverne High School junior Zander Carbonneau earned a seventh-place finish Friday during the Class A Minnesota State High School Speech Tournament in Shakopee. Carbonneau was one of the top eight students chosen for the extemporaneous speaking finals. Friday’s event was his fourth state tournament appearance. “The final round of extemporaneous speaking at state tournament is always a highlight…
By Mavis FodnessApril 30, 2025Nine Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary teachers and staff stepped up April 17 for the “Pie Your Teacher in the Face” fundraiser. Secondary students spent the prior week placing money into different buckets designating the seven teachers and two paraprofessionals who agreed to the challenge. The three buckets with the most money would be “pied.” Willing to have a pan full of whipped cream to their…- April 30, 2025Three Rock County organizations will split $2,484.90 in the latest Operation Round Up grants from Sioux Valley Energy (SVE). The H-BC Letter Club in Hills will receive $750 in funding for academic and sports letters, pins and an interactive television for a planned hall of fame. In Luverne, the Rock County Community Library received $750 to develop a story trail in the Luverne City Park, and…
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