John (Jack) Keith Hokeness, 78, of Rushmore, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; surrounded by his loving family.

The 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.

Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School sixth-grader Sophie Gehrke was welcomed home Thursday night, April 24, with a drive-by parade in her honor.

The county will soon accept credit or debit card payments online or in person.

It’s uncertain, however, when the service will be available.

The Rock County Sheriff’s Office, with information from the National Weather Service, sounded emergency sirens in Luverne Monday afternoon.