10 years ago (1994)"County employees will see a larger dollar amount on their next paycheck. For some, the increase will be significant — and long overdue. The Rock County Board of Commissioners approved a new pay plan Tuesday that would bring county employees into compliance with state-mandated comparable worth guidelines.The Board needs to come up with $67,000 to fund the upgraded payroll. Considering earlier estimates were a quarter of a million dollars, everyone seemed content with the final proposal."25 years ago (1979)"It now appears that the Magnolia and Ellsworth School Districts will not pair after all. In a special meeting Thursday evening the Ellsworth board voted four to two to reverse the decision made Monday night to pair with Magnolia.Superintendent Jay Heath said the reasons for the change included equity purchases, operating costs and philosophical opposition to joining the Blue Mound Cooperative Center, problems with transporting students and a general sense of unease regarding the level of support for the plan."50 years ago (1954)"Fire which destroyed a Main Street business structure housing five Luverne business establishments early Friday morning originated in a fuse box in the basement of the Rainbow Café. This was the decision of Ben F. Cords, Mankato, deputy state fire marshal, who conducted the investigation here Saturday together with Fire Chief Bill Busse and other members of the Luverne fire department.… Housed in it were three eating places, the Club Café, owned by C.D. White, the Rainbow Café, owned by H.J. Kadinger, and the Grill Café, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peters and Maxine Peters. All were total losses."75 years ago (1929)"Voters of Luverne will have an opportunity of electing a woman mayor in the annual election to be held a week from next Tuesday, April 2nd. Mrs. Laura Connell, wife of State Representative John Connell, filed as a candidate for mayor and will therefore oppose E.W. Brown, who seeks re-election."100 years ago (1904)"During the heavy rain about midnight Sunday, Garfield Plomason captured a wild goose on Main Street in front of T.J. McDermott’s barber shop. On that night large numbers of geese passed over the city and one of them became confused by the electric lights and flew against the telephone wires near that place, injuring itself so badly that it was easily captured."
