Magnolia Township
By Mavis FodnessMay 21, 2025Magnolia Township received approval Monday night from the Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission to build a township meeting hall/shop facility west of Magnolia. The proposed 60-by-60-foot building, located on a former acreage site at 1920 County Road 4, will be next to the current CHS agronomy center on the south side of Magnolia. Township supervisors purchased the property in Section 14…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 29, 2025Luverne firefighters spent nearly a week battling a Jan. 20 hog barn fire that rekindled several times. The fire was called into the Rock County Law Enforcement Center at 8:11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20. An alarm to a cell phone alerted barn owner Dale Reverts of a potential problem at one of the facilities on Country Road 9, three miles east of Luverne in Section 18 of Magnolia Township. Smoke was…
January 22, 2025The Luverne Fire Department was called to a hog barn fire at 8:11 a.m. Tuesday along County Road 9 about three miles east of Luverne in Magnolia Township. The firefighters spent the morning extinguishing the fire including the use of an excavator to tear open portions of the building to reach remote areas, fire chief Dave Van Batavia said.
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyMarch 17, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 03-12 edition) Magnolia The fourth township to set up a government of its own was Magnolia, which was set off from the…
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