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- By Lori SorensonNovember 05, 2025Rock County residents who rely on government food assistance payments are in limbo this week after the government shut down affected SNAP benefits. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is administered through the USDA, and the Trump administration has withheld half of SNAP payments from being processed as scheduled. This has some families wondering about future meals and local…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 14, 2025Representatives from Southwest Health and Human Services (SWHHS) met with commissioners April 22. The representatives outlined a positive fund balance and adequate financial reserves but cautioned possible reductions in state and federal funding may mean future budget cuts or shift to place more of the burden on counties for continued services. SWHHS representatives included director Beth Wilms…
- By Mavis Fodness, reporterMarch 19, 2025In a March 13 work session, Luverne School Board members received their first look at proposed budget cuts for the 2025-26 school year. Previous board discussions indicated cuts would range from $250,000 to $1 million. The district is preparing budget cuts due to inflation and a projected enrollment drop of 35 students for the 2025-26 school year. The Thursday evening work session outlined…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 31, 2024Hills-Beaver Creek School Board members conducted two special meetings in the past week to reduce construction costs of the new elementary school and improvements at the secondary school. They learned at the Jan. 23 special meeting that bids opened Dec. 19 tallied $4.8 million over the $25 million budget. On Jan. 29 they approved $3.6 million in cost reductions, and another $1.2 million will be…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyNovember 19, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Star on November 6, 1931. Luverne Cuts Employees’ Salaries $2000 Ten Per Cent Reduction To Lower Tax Levy One-Fifth; Every Office Is Affected George DeLate, Superin-tendent of Light Plant, Takes Biggest Loss — Town Police to Receive $90 Per Month The Luverne city council made a 10 per cent wage cut for every employee on the town payroll at the…
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