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 SorensonOctober 16, 2024The late Terry Connell was honored Monday night as the Luverne Area Chamber’s 2023 Outstanding Chamber Member of the Year. The award, established in 2005, honors Chamber members who are no longer working but “who have made significant contributions to the community in their personal life and professional career.” Connell died in November 2021, so the Chamber Board of Directors gave this year’s…- By Mavis FodnessOctober 16, 2024Two Hills residents are running for mayor in the Nov. 5 general election. Current mayor Keith Elbers is seeking another four-year term and is challenged by Hills business owner Jim Susie. The Star Herald asked each candidate three questions, limiting answers to each question to 250 words. 1.) Why are you seeking election or re-election to the position of Mayor of Hills? 2.) List the…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 16, 2024Construction on the new Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary School in Beaver Creek is progressing on schedule, according to site supervisor Michael Beach with RA Morton Construction. Weeks of dry weather has allowed several projects to be completed at the 14-acre site. “The power, fiber and gas lines are run and the main transformer has been set,” Beach said. “The light (pole) bases and related…
October 16, 2024Luverne city officials toured the Lewis & Clark water treatment plant and wellfield near Vermillion on Sept. 30. It was the first time many of them had seen the Lewis & Clark facilities, and the tour helped them put the scope and magnitude of the project into perspective. Luverne has a reserved capacity of 821,000 gallons per day from Lewis & Clark, and that total will expand to 1.298…
By Lori SorensonOctober 16, 2024Members of the Luverne Fire Department and Rock County Ambulance Service participated in a joint training exercise Monday night with two school buses the district donated for training purposes. According to Luverne Fire Chief David Van Batavia, emergency responders practiced multiple ways to make openings in the buses to rescue crash victims. They made openings in all sides so they could…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 16, 2024Sunday was a day of remembrance, tears and hope for the future at Game Plan 4 Hope’s five-year celebration in Hills. The non-profit was founded in September 2019 by Missy and Jeff Bass and Heather and Aaron Erickson to help make a game plan for families whose lives were affected by life-changing events. In five years, they have assisted 219 families. Connor Roemen and his parents, Traci and…
October 16, 2024Luverne FFA members spent Friday collecting monetary and/or corn donations during the chapter’s annual Corn Drive. Local farmers could request the students to collect corn from the field to bring to the local elevators to sell. The FFA’ers collected 2,500 bushels, the proceeds of which will be given to True Friends, formerly known as Camp Courage. True Friends provides programs for children and…
October 16, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek elementary through secondary student body took to the streets of Hills Friday morning as they wound down Homecoming Week with a parade followed by volleyball games and the evening football game. The Patriots are undefeated in football play this season, and the parade provided encouragement to win against the Mountain Lake Wolverines. The annual parade allowed the public to…
October 09, 2024Volunteers with the Luverne Fire Department spent Monday afternoon talking fire prevention with the kindergarten through fifth-grade students in the Luverne Elementary School parking lot. The 494 students rotated through four stations set up by the volunteer firefighters. Stations included information on what to do in the event of a fire in your house; how to be safe while biking, boating and…
By Lori SorensonOctober 09, 2024The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is seeking public input on the impact of a 2026 road construction project on the intersection of Main Street and Highway 75 in Luverne. Specifically, the flag park at the southeast corner of the intersection will be affected by wider shoulders resulting from the project. The project will temporarily impact 0.11 acre of the park and permanently…
By Mavis FodnessOctober 09, 2024Khloe Susie of Hills is still smiling from a trip to Europe where she played international softball for the United States. Susie, 14, a freshman at Garretson High School, was asked this summer by acquaintances associated with area fast pitch softball associations if she wanted to play games in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium through USA Athletics (USAA) International Softball. The players…- By Mavis FodnessOctober 09, 2024Members of New Vision and Crystal Valley cooperatives voted against a proposed merger of the two companies. Results of the vote were announced Oct. 2. Exact voting numbers were not released. New Vision needed two-thirds of its 2,200 members to approve the unification vote. Crystal Valley needed a simple majority of its 2,700 members for the merger to go forward. Both cooperatives will…
October 09, 2024The Rock County Pheasants Forever chapter hosted its 40th annual banquet Thursday night at Big Top Tents and Events in Luverne. By many measures, local chapter members reported a record evening with over 250 in attendance and record receipts from fundraising and donations. Dan LaRock emceed the event which included live and silent auctions, games and kids’ raffles. According to information shared…- By Lori SorensonOctober 09, 2024The Kid’s Rock Inc. nonprofit board has reopened the hiring process for an executive director after Dina Brown left Luverne for a family need in New York. Board president Emily Crabtree said the turn of events was disappointing, but she said Brown had accomplished a great deal in the short amount of time she served as director. “Dina has helped us administratively get many parts of our services…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 09, 2024Three candidates are seeking election to two open seats on the Magnolia City Council in the Nov. 5 general election. Robert Somnis filed for re-election to his seat on the council, and Mary Smook is not seeking re-election. Newcomers Justin DeGroot and Sam German Vasquez are also seeking election to the four-year seats on the council. The Star Herald asked each candidate three questions,…
- By Mavis FodnessOctober 09, 2024Three candidates are seeking election to two open seats on the Hills City Council in the Nov. 5 general elections. Both seats are four-year terms. Current council member Ross Metzger is not seeking re-election. Council member Alan Leenderts, who is filling the unexpired term of Stacen Burgers, is also not seeking election to the council. Filing for the council positions are Joseph Streeter,…
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