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10 years ago (1995)
The Luverne School will also be an Internet provider, along with Berkley Information Services.
Corn producers and other interested investors are meeting with planners of a proposed $25 million ethanol plant in Luverne. Along with providing information, the meeting is to solicit investors.
The Luverne School District is proposing a 13 percent levy increase.
Luverne City Council member Judy Herman recently was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.25 years ago (1980)
The city of Luverne is raising impound rates for dogs to $60 for a five-day stay. The city picks up about 100 dogs a year on average.
Students at the Blue Mound Vocational Center are working extra hours this week in preparation for the grand opening of the Blue Mound Mini Mall.
Energy concerns are a valid subject with the arrival of winter in the Rock County area. Solar units are a popular workshop subject in Luverne.50 years ago (1955)
The Evangelical United Brethren Church of Luverne will have dedication services for its new church at the corner of North East Park and Crawford Streets Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Raymond celebrated 50 years of wedded life.
There are new restrictions placed on muskrat trapping this season.75 years ago (1930)
County Treasurer Carl Schmuck this week completed the settlement of taxes collected from June 1 to Nov. 1, 1930, the total apportionment being $180,578.37, or $11,415.54 more than the settlement for November 1929.
"Maybe It’s Love," a comedy production featuring Joan Benett and Joe Brown, will have a three days’ run at the Palace Theatre.100 years ago (1905)
The first arrest for drunkenness since the first of September was made Monday. Nearly three months without a case of obstreperous drunkenness, and that, too, in harvest and threshing time, which usually is the flood-time of the year for this particular type of dissipation because the country is then full of transient laborers and hobos, is a record the city may well be proud of, especially with five saloons doing business 18 hours a day.
There is consternation in some circles in the city over the action of the board of education in ordering electric lights installed in the various entrances of the High and Central school buildings. Thus are the places used as the rendezvous of lovers of all ages thrown arbitrarily into the limelight of publicity by the rays of electricity.

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