Magnolia
By Mavis Fodness, reporterMarch 19, 2025A March 13 fire at Magnolia Milling LLC at 107 N. Broadway Street in Magnolia was started by ‘natural combustible elements.’ According to Magnolia Fire Chief Scott Dohlmann, the Magnolia Fire Department responded to a fire in the steel-framed building located at the corner of Broadway and State streets at 10:09 p.m. Luverne and Adrian fire departments provided mutual aid. Dohlmann said heavy…
By Lori SorensonNovember 26, 2024New Vision Co-op in Magnolia wrapped up a big week of construction on Nov. 16 with cement pouring complete on its $18 million feed mill expansion. Buffalo Ridge Concrete posted social media updates on work that required round-the-clock cement pouring from Nov. 11 through Nov. 16. The 140-foot-tall load-out expansion silo is built next to the existing facility and will be connected by a 20-by-20…
November 06, 2024Eugene “Gene” LeRoy Cragoe was born on Aug. 28, 1935, to Charles and Garnet (Hetrick) Cragoe in Luverne, Minnesota. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Oct. 30, 2024, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A service was at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne with burial following at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Gene was…- 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 FodnessMay 22, 2024State public utility commissioners granted approval for the proposed 1,500-acre Elk Creek Solar Farm to be constructed north of Magnolia. In a press release dated Friday, May 17, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued the certificate of need to National Grid Renewables (NGR) of Bloomington for the 160 megawatt (MW) solar farm to be built in portions of Magnolia and Vienna…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianApril 17, 2024The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald May 18, 1944. The story of Mrs. Mattie Lehmann of Magnolia continues after her family’s possessions were destroyed in a fire as they arrived in Moscow…
April 17, 2024Evelyn L. Bruhn, age 91, formerly of Magnolia, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Sunrise View Assisted Living in Adrian, Minnesota. Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 20, at 10:30 a.m. with gathering of family and friends beginning at 9:30 a.m., all at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Burial will follow at Grand Prairie Cemetery in Ellsworth,…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianApril 10, 2024The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald May 18, 1944. Almost every American can recall the enjoyment and excitement which accompanied Fourth of July celebrations in their youth. To most…- April 03, 2024Evelyn L. Bruhn, age 91, formerly of Magnolia, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Sunrise View Assisted Living in Adrian, Minnesota. Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 20, at 10:30 a.m. with gathering of family and friends beginning at 9:30 a.m., all at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Burial will follow at Grand Prairie Cemetery in Ellsworth,…
By Mavis FodnessMarch 20, 2024The Magnolia City Council shared a letter of support in a grant application Rock County submitted for the $25 million transload and rail yard facility proposed for the east edge of town. Now residents of Magnolia and Magnolia Township are criticizing city leaders for the letter, and they addressed Magnolia City Council and Rock County officials at the March 12 meeting in city hall. Rock County…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 28, 2024Opponents of Rock County’s first large-scale solar farm say the 1,500-acre business will change the rural ways of living. Three concerned citizens talked with county commissioners at their Feb. 20 meeting about how the large number of solar panels will harm the environment, ruin the rural landscape and take needed farmland out of production. Grant Binford and Jane Nelson of Magnolia Township…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 21, 2024At their Tuesday meeting, Rock County commissioners gave their support for a proposed $25 million transload facility near Magnolia. The Buffalo Ridge Regional Rail Authority (BRRRA) will apply for a federal RAISE grant to pay for the project. RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) provides funding for capital investments in surface transportation that will…
January 03, 2024Mary A. Kraetsch, age 89, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Sunday, December 24, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Memorial service will be Friday, December 29, at 11 a.m., with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m., all at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Burial will be held at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 20, 2023Four years after announcing plans to build a 1,522-acre solar farm north of Magnolia, developers are again moving forward with the Elk Creek Solar project. Tom Karas, senior project manager, and Marc Morandi, permitting manager with National Grid Renewables (NGR), updated commissioners Dec. 12. Residents can weigh in on the project during public hearings in February. “I’m sure you are aware…
December 06, 2023Mary Ellen Donth, age 83, of Magnolia, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A visitation will be Wednesday, December 6, from 4:30-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, Minnesota. A funeral service will be Thursday, December 7, at 10:30 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church…
By Lori SorensonNovember 08, 2023A Magnolia couple lost their home, all their personal belongings and their pets in a housefire Monday morning. Firefighters from three communities were on the scene at the intersection of Garfield and Luverne streets in Magnolia for several hours, but the house was a total loss. The homeowners, Lucas and Gladys Dohlmann, were at work when the fire started. It was reportedly called in by a…
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