Land Management Office

  • Rock County’s Soil and Water Conservation District received the Minnesota Drinking Water Protection Award during the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts annual conference in Bloomington on Dec. 1-3. Rock County Land Management Assistant Director Arlyn Gehrke (second from left) accepted the award on behalf of his office. Pictured with him are (from left) Amanda Strommer, principal drinking water protection planner with the Minnesota Department of Health; Myra Kunas, asShared Image
    Rock County office earns Minnesota Drinking Water Protection Award
    By Lori Sorenson
    December 17, 2025
    Rock County’s Soil and Water Conservation District earned prestigious statewide recognition during the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts annual conference in Bloomington on Dec. 1-3. The Minnesota Drinking Water Protection Award is a joint recognition of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Minnesota Rural Water Association (MRWA). This is the first year the…
  • Work began this week on the former armory on Freeman Avenue in Luverne to become the new home of the Rock County Land Management Office. Work is expected to be completed by Sept. 1. A 36-by-80-foot pre-engineered metal building will be located on the east side of the building and will be finished after the LMO remodel is complete. Graphic courtesy of Rock County Administration
    Armory remodel begins; slated to be finished in 90 days
    By Mavis Fodness
    June 18, 2025
    Remodeling begins this week at the former Luverne armory on South Freeman Avenue for the new the location of the Rock County Land Management Office (LMO). LMO staff is expected to move into the space by Sept. 1, when its current lease expires. Jeff Nelson with Falls Architecture Studio of Sioux Falls said the remodeling of the 1922 former armory building includes installing all new electrical…
  • County feedlot permits reach five-year high
    By Mavis Fodness
    April 09, 2025
    Livestock permits issued in Rock County are at a five-year high, according to local feedlot officials. Nine permits have been requested for 2025, and that number could grow with eight more months left in the year. Two of the 2025 permits are for new hog barn sites. The other seven are for six cattle feedlot expansions and one dairy expansion. “(Nine) is the most we have had preseason since…
  • On the record for Water Action in Rock County
    April 19, 2016
    Gov. Mark Dayton has declared this week, April 18-22, Water Action Week to encourage Minnesotans to establish an ethic of clean water practices. Throughout the week, state agencies will promote practices and work being done to restore and protect Minnesota’s water. Responsibly managing our water resources is a priority for the Rock County Soil and Water Conservation District and Land Management…
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