Remember when?

10 years ago (1995)
About 45 people attended a meeting about downtown vandalism. It has been a problem, along with littering, and business owners, in particular, were concerned.
The Rock County Planning and Zoning Committee is rewriting the ordinance that governs feedlot specifications, after many rural residents expressed disappointment in how feedlots were permitted. Many times, neighbors next to animal operations weren’t notified of permits until after the fact.25 years ago (1980)
Vandals damaged several pieces of mail beyond recognition by putting fireworks in the out-of-town collection box.
The possibility of remodeling the current jail, sheriff’s office and sheriff’s quarters into a joint law enforcement facility will be the subject of a future meeting. The cost to do that is estimated at $360,000.50 years ago (1955)
The Council Oak store was entered Saturday night and burglars escaped with $5,051 in cash.
Farmers living near the Blue Mound Church were searching for stray dogs that had killed almost 100 sheep from Wednesday through Sunday.
The average worth of county farmland was $189.02 per acre.
Dave’s advertised cantaloupe for 19¢ a pound; tomatoes for 17¢ per pound and Wheaties for 22¢.75 years ago (1930)
Six head of cattle, long yearlings, and two-year-olds, belonging to Geo. Binford, of Rose Dell Township, were killed by a single bolt of lightning early Sunday morning while in the pasture. Emil Thompson of Martin Township also had one critter killed by lighting and Fritz LaFrentz, of Springwater, had a gelding partially paralyzed from lightning.
Six people were hurt, but escaped serious and fatal injuries when a Ford automobile was struck by the Rock Island passenger train on Main Street.
The intensely warm weather of Saturday seemed to make pheasants especially languid and lazy and as an unusual amount strayed on to highways and met with a tragic end at the hands of motorists.100 years ago (1905)
Henry Sodemann, census enumerator for Luverne Township, completed his work last Friday and made his final report to the state enumerator. Mr. Sodemann’s report shows that the population of Luverne Township is 457. This is an increase of only three in the past five years, the population in 1900 being 454.
Street Commissioner M. Connell made some commendable improvements at the bank corners by having constructed platforms over the drainage holes and deep gutters at these points. The platforms not only serve to materially improve the appearance of the streets, but also will keep the gutters free of rubbish.
Cannon crackers longer than six inches in length will not be permitted to be fired on the Fourth on Main Street or within three hundred feet of Main Street.