10 years ago (1994)"Plans are moving forward for converting the Magnolia School building into a nonsecure residential treatment center for troubled youth.Pinnacle Programs Inc., as the facility has been named, will have its operating license in the next couple of weeks, and remodeling of the building will begin shortly thereafter."25 years ago (1979)"The recent heavy rainfall, the high moisture content of the corn and lack of storage space are all serious problems for the 1979 corn harvest in Rock County.At the end of last week, it was estimated that 70 percent or more of the corn in Rock County was still in the field, yet to be harvested.Corn harvest in the county has been at a standstill for several days due to extremely wet field conditions. Some fields are so saturated with moisture that they will require many days of extremely good drying weather before they will be fit for harvesting. Some low areas may not be able to be harvested until after the ground freezes."50 years ago (1954)"An ‘all electric house,’ in which six Luverne business firms had a part in construction, will be open for public inspection Sunday, Nov. 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. The new dwelling, on the Melvin Uecker farm, three miles west of Sherman, features electric radiant heating, and is the only house of its kind in this immediate area."75 years ago (1929)"Violations of the motor vehicle license act kept members of the State Highway patrol busy a large part of the time in September, to judge by the monthly report of Earle Brown, chief patrol officer, made public this week by C.M. Babcock, commissioner of highways. Thirty-seven cars driven without license plates were taken into custody, 94 drivers were given red tags with instructions to have improper licenses corrected, and 399 were let off with warnings."100 years ago (1904)"George Arneson arrived in Luverne Friday from Northwood, N.D., and on the following day assumed his new duties as pharmacist at Mead & Christianson’s drug store. George is a familiar figure in this city behind a prescription counter and has a host of friends who rejoice that he has again taken up his home in Luverne."