10 years ago (1994)"Fifteen years ago, Art Hoogeveen decided to get involved. And in order to ‘get involved’ he decided to give city government a whirl.Now, 15 years later, Hoogeveen is bidding farewell to the tiny community of Steen and his mayoral responsibilities. He and his wife, Carol, recently moved to Luverne." 25 years ago (1979)"Gasahol and the energy crisis, assistance for the family farm, food as weapon for peace and the future of nuclear energy were prime questions with the approximately 50 scholar-delegates at opening sessions of the third rural Youth Conference at Southwest State University in Marshall, this week."50 years ago (1954)"The Sioux Falls Municipal Band did its usual fine job of getting a very large crowd in town Tuesday evening to attend their annual concert here. Parking space in Hills was at a premium, as it has been in the past, proving that Hills folks still like to hear an excellent concert by this fine band."75 years ago (1929)"A large number of our residents are getting in the habit of going to the Palace Theatre at Luverne, and all are loud in their praise of the Vitaphone, which is the best of its kind in these parts. It’s only 14 miles to Luverne now since the new road has been built and this means considerable saving in gas alone, as one patron put it."100 years ago (1904)"Garretson is making an effort to secure a flour mill. A similar effort has been made here in the past, but there seems to be a question in the minds of some as to whether such an enterprise would pay out. Luverne has one of the best flour mills in the west and the Luverne flour is without an equal anywhere, yet any amount of flour is shipped into Luverne and put into direct competition with the local product, and the same is the case all over."