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- 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…
- October 12, 201510 years ago (2005) •City Administrator John Call attended his first Luverne City Council meeting Tuesday. ... He started the job Monday and will spend the first few weeks working closely with department heads, meeting people in the general public and familiarizing himself with current issues in the city of Luverne. 20 years ago (1995) •For the second time in less than a year, Casey’s General…
- October 05, 201510 years ago (2005) •Rock County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the bond for the Law Enforcement Center of $1.75 million at 4.3 percent interest. 20 years ago (1995) •Bruce Baartman, Luverne, is the new technology coordinator for the Luverne School District. He started work Sept. 25. While his temporary office looks like a warehouse for computer supplies right now, he’s…
- September 21, 201510 years ago (2005) •Acting on a recommendation from the City Administrator Search Committee, the Luverne City Council is contacting John Call, Spirit Lake, Iowa, to ask him to be the next city administrator. 20 years ago (1995) •The Luverne City Council unanimously agreed to help local ice lovers apply for state funds to upgrade the Blue Mound Ice Arena. Hockey Association Board member Connie…
- September 14, 201510 years ago (2005) •Barry and Amy Cowell, Luverne, saw the tragic aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina and wanted to do something to help. Barry is a driver for Christensen Trucking and got the idea to donate time and a truck to take relief supplies to the Gulf Coast. He set a semi-trailer in the parking lot across the street from Glen’s Food Center, got a sign donated from Pride Signs in Sioux…
- September 07, 201510 years ago (2005) •Rock County received updated drawings for the new Law Enforcement Center to be constructed on Blue Mound Avenue between the Rock County Highway Department and Family Services buildings. Construction will start this spring if the county bonds in December for up to $1.75 million of the $2 million project. 20 years ago (1995) •Luverne City Administrator Doug Bunkers has…
- August 31, 201510 years ago (2005) •Former Luverne mayor Bill Weber is considering a return to public leadership — this time in the State Capitol. Weber announced his candidacy for Minnesota Senate at a GOP gathering last week in Pipestone. 20 years ago (1995) •Every department in Rock County government has been asked to trim its budget to the very bare essentials in preparation for the 1996 Rock County…
- August 17, 201510 years ago (2005) •With lush fields and a longhorn cattle herd serving as backdrop, area Catholics celebrated the upcoming harvest season with a special mass led by Bishop Bernard J. Harrington. John and Awanda Siebenahler opened their farm Monday morning to more than 500 parishioners from the Diocese of Winona. 20 years ago (1995) •An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Luverne has…
- August 10, 201510 years ago (2005) •A bus load of 37 Luverne residents had coffee with Minnesota’s first lady, Mary Pawlenty, Monday afternoon at the governor’s mansion. At the core of the entourage were a group of Luverne World War II veterans and their wives who had been personally invited to St. Paul. Pawlenty extended the invitation after reading about the men and their coffee group meetings at Glen’s Food…
- August 03, 201510 years ago (2005) •When winds at speeds of almost 90 miles per hour swept through the county last Aug. 3, the local landscape temporarily changed in a huge way. Downed trees blocked city streets; vehicles collapsed; familiar signs fell, and fences were mangled. 25 years ago (1995) •Much like the railroads, freeways and telephone lines brought opportunity to communities in days gone by, the…
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