Remember when?

10 years ago (1996)
Plans to expand Luverne’s airport runway were put to rest by a vote of a joint airport zoning board.oEugene Cragoe decided not to seek another term on the Luverne School Board. After 16 years, he decided he’d had enough, but he has fond memories of those years and plans to stay involved in the district.
John and Rosa Johnson, Luverne, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.25 years ago (1981)
The nine-digit ZIP code may finally be headed for the dead-letter bin. It has been delayed in a House-Senate conference committee until at least 1983.50 years ago (1956)
The first case of polio for the year was reported here in 7-year-old Wendy Anderson.
The Luverne school estimates that per pupil cost is $300.
Construction is moving forward on building projects in Luverne: the municipal hospital, a new motel on U.S. 75 North, new telephone company building, new Assemblies of God Church and new Fitzer office building.75 years ago (1931)
Sixteen people got their citizenship rights: Adolph Zeising, Rudolph Lohman, Fritz Meyer, Herman Muller, Julius Nath, Dietrich Brunken, Alfred Wiese, Jacobus Biesterbos, Herman Van Engelenhoven, Albert Samuels, Albert Groot Wassink, Mary Groot Wassink, Margaret Van Dyk, Mrs. Bertha Jensen, Ludvig Konsmo and Ole Kvaas.
Approximately 10,000 gallons of crude oil were used per mile to resurface part of Trunk Highway No. 6 to the Pipestone County line.100 years ago (1906)
The material for remodeling the high school building has been received and work on the improvements is now being pushed as rapidly as possible so as to have the building complete at the opening of the school year.
The fact that there are now four prisoners in the county jail serving sentences for drunkenness sharply calls attention to the city’s need of a stone pile and an ordinance compelling this class of lawbreakers to break rock during the term of their sentence. All of these men are of the hobo element and the hobo season has just begun.