10 years ago (1994)"There’s something in the water.It’s tasteless, odorless and harmless, but little chunks of stuff floating in the water has some city residents concerned.At the Luverne City Council meeting Monday night, Administrator Doug Bunkers assured everyone the water is safe to drink — despite its unappealing qualities.… Bunkers explained, "We’ve been treating the water with a chemical that will bring us into compliance with state lead and copper requirements. This attempt to coat pipes has broken loose some sediment. It’s not harmful, but it looks bad."25 years ago (1979)"Work will begin immediately on hammering out an agreement to allow the Magnolia and Ellsworth School Districts to share some academic classes and extracurricular activities. A poll of residents of the Magnolia District taken Tuesday and Wednesday confirmed an earlier vote taken by the board to pursue pairing with Ellsworth."50 years ago (1954)"Members of the Ebenezer (State Line) Presbyterian church will be commemorating the 60th anniversary of the founding of their church March 20 with a special anniversary service which will be held at the church at 7:30 p.m.Rev. A.C. Kruse, Steamboat Rock, Iowa, pioneer preacher will deliver the main address."75 years ago (1929)"Flood time was ushered in along the Rock River bottoms late Tuesday afternoon and from that time until Wednesday noon the possibility of a steadily increasing volume of water that would approach or excel the high water mark of the flood of June 11th 1914, was seriously considered by many."100 years ago (1904)"According to present indications the people of the western part of Rock County will soon be well supplied with telephone lines. On the first of the month at a meeting held in Booge, just across the Minnesota line, a new rural telephone company, to be known as the Rock and Minnehaha Telephone company, was organized, the operating territory of the company to be from Garretson through Springwater and Beaver Creek townships, taking in the villages of Beaver Creek, Booge and Valley Springs."
