10 years ago (1993)"Tornadoes cut a path through Rock County Monday night leaving a path of destruction in its wake. No one was injured, but trees were uprooted, buildings flattened and power lines downed. The first funnel cloud in Rock County reportedly touched down two to three miles south and three miles west of Luverne at 5:50 p.m., according to Rock County dispatcher Connie Wieneke."25 years ago (1978)"Luverne City Council is studying three alternate truck routes from Interstate 90 at the industrial park and Iowa Beef Processors. Two dozen city residents, most from the Hatting Avenue area, attended the council meeting Tuesday to obtain information about proposed alternate routes and to offer comments.The alternate routes include an east-west route from IBP to a point halfway between Hatting and Koen Avenue through the Gabrielson Addition, a west extension of Hatting Avenue and a connection to Koehn Avenue."50 years ago (1953)"Luverne and Rock Rapids will have natural gas by the time it is needed for heating in the fall of 1954.This was the unqualified statement made this week by Fred Gefke, president of the Iowa Minnesota Natural Gas Company, which holds the natural gas franchise for the two cities."75 years ago (1928)"A class of 48 young people, 32 young ladies and 16 young men, will be graduated from the Luverne High School and receive their diplomas at the 41st annual commencement exercises, to be held this evening at the high school auditorium. A class of 13, 12 young ladies and one young man, will also receive teachers’ certificates as a result of having completed their studies in the normal department."100 years ago (1903)"The Baptist church parsonage has been selected as the site of the Carnegie library building. For $1,200, the amount of the Popendick donation, the library board has bought the 122 feet of the parsonage lot fronting on Freeman Avenue and extending back 100 feet. The remainder of the lot has been bought by a number of citizens and it is held by them subject to an option by which the village may buy the property for use as a public park."
