10 years ago (1994)"Although the process will take longer than he would like, Maurice Crowley has reaffirmed his commitment to Magnolia and to the school district to transform the Magnolia school building into a juvenile detention center. In late July, Crowley, of Positive Direction Inc., Chamberlain, S.D., offered the district $100,000 for the building."25 years ago (1979)"City Council members agree that Luverne needs a new liquor store. The question of whether the project should involve remodeling or building is not as easy.The problem of inadequate storage space and general crowded conditions at the present store has been discussed for over a year.… The purchase of the former Hy-Vee store on South Highway 75 has been considered but tabled on the basis of the costs involved and the fact that the property includes more space than the city needs." 50 years ago (1954)"If you’ve never had to pay personal property taxes before, and now own a television set, you’ll be paying a tax in 1955.County Assessor Julius Matthiesen said that new TV sets purchased during the past year will increase taxes on household goods for many Rock Countians this year. Reason is that the first $400 valuation on household goods is tax exempt. After that, the assessed value, which is 25 percent of the full and true value, is taxable."75 years ago (1929)"Luverne is soon to have another general store, H.B. Creeger having completed arrangements to open such a business institution in the Kennedy building, the first door east of Treat’s drug store, which has been vacant since the Fleming Dry Goods company left Luverne. The new firm name will be Creeger & Company.A full line of dry goods, ladies’ ready-to-wear, men’s furnishings and ladies’ and men’s shoes will be handled, and a considerable part of the new stock has already arrived and is being marked and will soon be on display."100 years ago (1904)"H. Fitzer returned Friday morning from Chicago where he had taken a couple of carloads of stock to market. Mr. Fitzer found the market very dull owing to the packing house strike now on in that city, as everything in that line is now practically at a standstill. All of the yards are full of stock and as yet there is no prospect of any immediate betterment in stock conditions."