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- February 15, 201610 years ago (2006) •Luverne School District will see more than $90,000 of new computer equipment and software in the coming months, courtesy of Microsoft Corporation. The money is from a settlement of a class-action lawsuit in which Minnesota customers and businesses claimed Microsoft Corp. was violating anti-trust laws by overcharging for its Windows operating system and its Excel and Word…
- February 08, 201610 years ago (2006) •Land values in Rock County are reaching all time highs, with land sales recorded at $5,000 an acre in some places. According to the Rock County Land Records Office, tillable ag land has been steadily increasing in value over the past several years. For example, the average acre of tillable ground in Rock County was valued at $1,627 per acre in 2001. 25 years ago (1991) •…
- January 25, 201610 years ago (2006) •Higher education is coming to Luverne for the first time. Minnesota West Community and Technical College President Dr. Ron Wood said the system intends to start a “storefront” operation out of the former Luverne Community Hospital. 25 years ago (1991) •Business at the Worthington Army recruiting office picked up “200 percent” Thursday, the day after American troops began…
- January 18, 201610 years ago (2006) •Three Luverne High School students, Logan Sawtelle, Bethany Brandel and Anissa Hanson, were selected to participate in the Luther College Dorian Vocal Festival last week in Decorah, Iowa. •The South Dakota Symphony’s Chamber Orchestra will perform a special tribute to Mozart on Sunday, Jan 29, at the Palace Theatre. The tribute will come two days after Mozart’s 250th…
- January 11, 201610 years ago (2006) •History was made during Thursday’s boys’ basketball game between Lincoln HI and Ellsworth in Ellsworth. Cody Schilling, an EHS sophomore, became the school’s youngest athlete to reach the 1,000-point club during the course of a 91-59 victory over the Rebels. ... Cody’s older brother, Curt Schilling, netted his 1,000th point in December of 2002. He later became the first EHS…
- January 04, 201610 years ago (2006) •Luverne bars will be able to stay open longer and try to increase profits, thanks to recent City Council action. Howling Dog manager Jodi Christy said she looks forward to the change, even though it adds just an hour to the business. ... To get a license to sell until 2 a.m., businesses are charged a state fee that ranges from $200 to $1,000. 25 years ago (1991) •Sheriff-…
- December 28, 201510 years ago (2005) •The Luverne High School all-weather track will finally be replaced thanks to School Board action at the Thursday, Dec. 22, meeting. ... The estimated $200,000 track replacement has been in the district’s capitol outlay plan for five years, but other expenditures have taken priority. 20 years ago (1995) •The Luverne Economic Development Authority voted Dec. 15 to purchase…
- December 22, 201510 years ago (2005) •The Luverne Fire Department has decided to expand its current site rather than to build new in order to get an updated facility. ... The preliminary plans have the addition going to the west of the current building, doubling its size and bringing it up to handicap accessibility codes. 20 years ago (1995) • Luverne Schools last week averaged 100 sick students per day out of…
- December 14, 201510 years ago (2005) •The city of Luverne Public Works Department tore down the small house on the corner of Lincoln and Cedar streets in Luverne Tuesday morning. ... The project is part of an anticipated Luverne Fire Hall expansion. 20 years ago (1995) •By the end of the school board meeting last week, board members seemed to concentrate on expanding the existing high school-middle school to…
- December 01, 201510 years ago (2005) •Effective today, the Coffey Haus on Luverne’s Main Street will no longer be the property of founder Sue Gruis. Gruis, who started the Coffey Haus in September 1996, has sold the business to Tammy Makram. 20 years ago (1995) •After 66 years of serving Luverne and area retail customers, the Creeger family will no longer be in the clothing business. ... The family business was…
- November 23, 201510 years ago (2005) •Corn and soybean yield reports for 2005 in Rock County and across southwest Minnesota were among the best ever. There have been many “weigh-wagon” yield reports well over 200 bushels per acre for corn, and above 60 bushels per acre for soybeans. These yields are more typical of Illinois and Indiana than in southwest Minnesota. 20 years ago (1995) •Corn producers and other…
- November 16, 201510 years ago (2005) •Southwest Minnesota was in the thick of a wintry storm Tuesday as temperatures plunged and snow fell horizontally. Even though total snow accumulation wasn’t that remarkable, wind chill was recorded at minus 20 degrees by early Wednesday morning. 20 years ago (1995) •City crews have been working steadily to deck the streets of Luverne with Christmas spirit. According to the…
- November 09, 201510 years ago (2005) •Residents in the Luverne district voted Tuesday in favor of a $700 per pupil operating referendum. The 1,194-850 decision represents 58 percent in favor of the proposal and 42 percent against. 20 years ago (1995) • Instead of just talking about a prospective elementary school site, nine school board members and other interested citizens walked around the site and came away…
- November 02, 201510 years ago (2005) •Larry Swenson called the Rock County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday morning, Oct. 25, after sighting a mountain lion from his combine northwest of Luverne. ... He said the big cat jumped from the cornfield he was harvesting, effortlessly cleared a fence and ran north into Touch the Sky Prairie. 20 years ago (1995) •Though plans are not quite in place, organizers of the Agri-…
- October 26, 201510 years ago (2005) •The City Council approved a loan to the Rock County Development Corporation for $337,500 to purchase 91 acres adjacent to Interstate 90 and contiguous to the city. The property was owned by the late Marty Mayes and is near Papik Motors. 20 years ago (1995) •The word on the 1995 harvest season is that yield and quality are down markedly from last year’s bumper crop, but…
- October 19, 201510 years ago (2005) •The Citgo Food Shop on North Highway 75 has a new owner as of this week. Glen Gust of Glen’s Food Center, Luverne, announced this week that he purchased the gas and convenience store from Palisade Oil, Garretson. 20 years ago (1995) • Of the more than 2,000 residences in Luverne, 349 have chosen to save money for themselves and for the city of Luverne by signing up for the…
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