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  • October 08, 2025
    LSS meals at Generations   Monday, Oct. 13: Baked pork chop with pork gravy, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, oatmeal raisin cookie. Tuesday, Oct. 14: Chicken cordon bleu, sliced carrots, rice pilaf, applesauce cup, wheat dinner roll. Wednesday, Oct. 15: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, green beans, dinner roll, vanilla wafers. Half-Priced Day sponsored by…
  • October 01, 2025
    Meetings Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Poplar Creek Estates in Luverne. All are welcome. Call 507-935-8173 with questions.   Apple giveaway at Prairie Alley Several varieties of apples are available at Prairie Alley throughout the season shared by friends at 308 N. Blue Mound Ave in Luverne. Donations are welcome.   Nutrition for Seniors Oct. 2…
  • By Calla Jarvie, Rock County Library director
    October 01, 2025
    I just got back from the annual Association for Rural and Small Libraries conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. If you’re thinking it was one big nerd-fest, you would be right. And it was AWESOME. As you probably gathered from the title of the conference, it was focused only on small and rural libraries. Every session at the conference was aimed specifically at libraries in areas like ours…
  • September 24, 2025
    LSS meals at Generations   Monday, Sept. 29:  Spaghetti noodles with meat sauce, Italian vegetable blend, green beans, dinner roll, gingersnap cookie. Tuesday, Sept. 30: Herb-baked chicken, mashed sweet potatoes, green peas, wheat dinner roll, Granny Smith apple. Half-Priced Day sponsored by Christian Reformed Church. Wednesday, Oct. 1: Smothered chopped steak, baked potato, sliced carrots,…
  • November 06, 2024
    Dispatch report Oct. 26 •Complainant at Redbird Field reported vandalism. •Complainant west-bound on Interstate 90, mile marker 19, Magnolia, reported a road and drive law issue. •Complainant on E. Brown Street requested patrol. •Complainant on Highway 75 and Warren Street reported an accident with property damage. Oct. 27 •Complainant on W. Hatting Street reported suspicious activity. •…
  • October 30, 2024
    Remme offers election prayer To the Editor: Now that the election is nearing, I thought about all of the negativity that has eroded our space in which we live.  This is a space given to us by the Sovereign God, who actually is the one in charge, not the President of the United States, the rulers of other countries, or our state or local governments. I feel that we have neglected to honor God in…
  • October 30, 2024
    Dispatch report Oct. 19 •Assistance from another department was provided. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported theft/larceny. •Complainant on US Highway 75, Steen, reported a fire call. •Complainant on E. Warren Street reported a civil issue. •Complainant on 246th Street, Garretson, reported burning/smoke. •Complainant on S. Kniss Avenue reported a runaway. •Complainant on 141st…
  • October 30, 2024
    Card showers Alice Brandt will celebrate her 90th birthday on Monday, Nov. 4. Greetings may be sent to her at 106 W. 3rd Ave., Beaver Creek, MN 56116.
  • By Mavis Fodness
    October 23, 2024
    Employees in the Rock County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office will move back into their remodeled offices Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Rock County Courthouse. The department of motor vehicles (DMV) will be closed to the public Tuesday during the move. Absentee balloting will not be affected and will be available during the transition. The auditor-treasurer’s office was relocated to the commissioners’…
  • By Lori Sorenson
    October 23, 2024
    An early morning crash east of Beaver Creek Friday took the life of one young man and hospitalized another, according to information from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. At 1:18 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, dispatch received an iPhone notification of a severe crash on County Road 4 and 90th Ave. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Rock County Ambulance and Beaver Creek Fire Department responded to the…
  • October 09, 2024
    The 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…
  • October 09, 2024
    Thone: 'We the people have been forced to believe ...' To the Editor: Writing rules that make home day cares almost impossible to compete and then making big brother the competition in a nine-million dollar building is Big Brother. How do the little people compete with a multi-million dollar Big Brother organization that is forcefully subsidized by those day cares? Making pot “legal” so that…
  • October 09, 2024
    LSS meals at Generations   Monday, Oct. 14: Smothered chopped steak, mashed potatoes, whole kernel corn, dinner roll, chocolate chip cookie. Tuesday, Oct. 15: Chicken a la king, steamed rice, parslied carrots, dinner roll. Wednesday Oct. 16: Meatballs with spaghetti sauce, spaghetti noodles, Italian vegetable blend, herb butter roll. Thursday Oct. 17: Garlic parmesan fish, baked potato,…
  • October 02, 2024
    Meetings Beaver Creek Township Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, in the township hall in Beaver Creek.  Luv1LuvAll Board will meet from 8-9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at SWHHS Community Room located at 2 Roundwind Road, Luverne. Luv1LuvAll is a Rock County non-profit with initiatives which include mental health awareness, a substance-free coalition, and children’s dental clinics. All are…
  • September 25, 2024
    LSS meals at Generations   Monday, Sept. 30: Beef pepper steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas and carrots, bread, oatmeal raisin cookie. Tuesday, Oct. 1: Herb chicken breast, mashed butternut squash, broccoli florets, dinner roll, chocolate chip cookie. Wednesday, Oct. 2: Country pork tips with gravy, parslied noodles, capri vegetable blend, caramelized pears, herb butter roll. Thursday,…
  • September 25, 2024
    The pastor and members of St. John Lutheran Church warmly invite everyone in the community — regardless of church home or political persuasion — to join them for a special prayer service on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. Just one week before Election Day, this service invites all believers to prepare for our national elections by hearing God’s Word and responding in prayer and praise. Led by the…
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