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By Mavis FodnessAugust 07, 2024Property owners and renters in Rock County can now apply for federal assistance to cover private losses incurred during the June storms and flooding. The individual assistance program was approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Aug. 1. Individuals can apply at disasterassistance.gov, download the FEMA app, or call a helpline at 1-800-621-3362. Eligible applicants will…
August 07, 2024Joanne Klarenbeek, age 81, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation was Friday, Aug. 2, from 5-7 p.m. at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church. Funeral service was Saturday, Aug. 3, at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial was held prior to the service at Eastside Cemetery in rural Steen, Minnesota. Arrangements were…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 24, 2024All but one of the county roads damaged during the June 21-22 flood event are open to traffic, according to county engineer Mark Sehr. Sehr presented the update to commissioners at their July 16 meeting. The County 52 bridge over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad west of Beaver Creek is restricted to traffic due to a soil collapse on the east side of the north bridge approach. “We’ve…- By Mavis FodnessJuly 03, 2024Rock County Commissioners unanimously approved a $10,000 annual commitment for Luv1LuvAll to help close a financial gap for individuals seeking mental health care. The Rock County Mental Health GAP Fund (Grant Assistance Program) will begin taking applications Sept. 1. Three GAP committee members updated commissioners June 18 about the developing program two months after the group asked…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 03, 2024In the past week, cost estimates for damage to public infrastructure increased by $500,000. Estimates originally placed damage at $2 million just days after the June 21-22 flood event. Now estimates are at $2.5 million, as more flood damages are discovered. “We continue to uncover stuff,” said County Administrator Kyle Oldre. Rock County declared a disaster emergency to state officials June…
June 26, 2024Fourteen local youth participated in “Mission Impossible,” the first of three themed summer day camps offered through Rock County 4-H. Mission Impossible took place June 7. The three-hour event featured all 14 “secret agents” learning how to make and solve codes, and they also took a closer look at fingerprint patterns. Closing out the camp was a test to solve a scavenger hunt set up on the…- By Lori SorensonJune 05, 2024Rock County corn and soybean producers have found themselves in a sweet spot of favorable growing conditions this spring, compared with nearby neighboring fields. Many areas of the Midwest received more than double the normal average precipitation in May, which has eliminated drought concerns that plagued the region over the past few years. However, it’s delaying corn and soybean planting and…
- By Lori SorensonMay 29, 2024Local leaders are exploring the possibility of a city-owned cannabis dispensary, and the May 21 Luverne City Council meeting addressed some of those questions. “The best thing we can do tonight is be informed and educated and make the right choice, whether it’s a public entity, private-public entity or a private entity,” said City Administrator Jill Wolf. She introduced Tyler Klimas, a…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 22, 2024The fifth positive rabies case in cattle in Minnesota occurred in Rock County, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed May 1. “The Rock County cow marks the fifth positive cattle case in Minnesota within the past 12 months,” the May 14 press release stated, “and one of four involving skunks either seen or smelled on the property.” The local cattle producer noticed one of his cows holding…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 08, 2024A calf in Pipestone County died from rabies April 24, according to a May 2 announcement by the Minnesota Department of Animal Health. This is the fourth bovine in the past year to test positive for rabies in Minnesota and the third bovine to test positive locally. On April 22 a Pipestone County cattle producer noticed one of his calves behaving strangely. The following day he relayed the…
By Lori SorensonMay 01, 2024Infestations of the destructive emerald ash borer have been spreading across Minnesota over the past 15 years, and on Monday the Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirmed the first sighting in Rock County. An arborist working in Rock County discovered an EAB infestation near Beaver Creek about 5 miles from the South Dakota border and reported it to the MDA. EAB larvae were later found, and…
By Lori SorensonApril 17, 2024Stacey Roemen celebrated her retirement from 38 years with the Rock County Farm Service Agency Saturday night at Take 16, which was crowded with family, friends and well-wishers. “I could not have asked for a better night,” she said Monday. “It has been a pleasure and honor to work for the best farmers in the county and to work with such awesome people. It doesn’t seem possible that it has been…- By Mavis FodnessApril 17, 2024Rock County joins 26 other Minnesota counties with at least one known rabies diagnosis in the past year. A pregnant cow tested positive for rabies on March 20 after a local veterinarian suspected the cow was infected with the virus, according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. On March 14 a livestock farmer contacted the veterinarian after observing that one of his late-term pregnant cows…
- April 10, 2024Three local seniors receive 4-H scholarships Three Rock County 4-H’ers were selected by the local 4-H Extension Committee to receive the Marcel Reisch and/or Sunshine Foods scholarships. Scholarship recipients are: •Lanae Elbers, daughter of Kurt and Lanette Elbers, Steen. She is a senior at Hills-Beaver Creek High School. •Nathan Kinsinger, son of Shawn and Teresa Kinsinger. He is a…
By Mavis FodnessApril 03, 2024City of Luverne and Rock County officials met March 27 with state and federal officials to restart the flood plain mapping process. The FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) topography maps are used by the federal flood insurance program and by communities for flood risk assessment. The mapping process started over a year ago, but stopped in February 2023, when local officials noticed the…
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…
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