10 years ago (1994)"If residents near the airport could have voted Monday, plans to expand and move the current runway would have been tabled indefinitely.More than 40 people attended the first public hearing on the Minnesota Zoning Ordinance for the Luverne Municipal Airport. Their message seemed to be, ‘Progress is great, but not near my land.’"25 years ago (1979)"The Rock County Rural Water Systems target date has been missed. At one time, it had been hoped that water could be flowing in part of the system by the end of June.Dan Cook, construction inspector for the system, said excessive ground water and poor working conditions this spring put the contractor behind in the timetable."50 years ago (1954)"An agreement made in 1889 between Mound and Denver townships concerning the maintenance of a township road is still valid today, according to an opinion by Joseph J. Bright, assistant attorney general.An inquiry was made by County Attorney Mort B. Skewes when the question arose between Denver and Mound townships and the village of Hardwick as to whose responsibility it was to maintain and keep in repair the road in question, and to maintain a bridge on the road between the village of Hardwick and Mound township.The essence of the opinion returned by the assistant attorney general states that the road and a bridge, which is in need of repair, is the responsibility of the township of Denver and the village of Hardwick."75 years ago (1929)"F. Munger, a representative of the entomologist department of the University farm, arrived Monday and began work on a thorough investigation of the grub worm situation in Mound Township. The state department’s decision to send an entomologist here for this purpose is the result of a survey made last spring by County Agent C.G. Gaylord as to the extent of the common white grub worm infestation and the damage being done by it."100 years ago (1904)"A petition is being circulated for the incorporation of Luverne as a city, under the provisions of Title 2, Ch. 10, of General Statutes of 1894, which applies to the organization of cities having from 1,000 to 15,000 inhabitants.If this movement is successful it will greatly improve our municipal government. We would then have a city council consisting of four alderman — two from each ward, one elected each year for a term of two years, so that two members of the council would always be familiar with the city affairs. The mayor and recorder would be elected at large for one year, and neither of them would have a vote in or be a member of the council. The mayor would be the chief executive officer and would have a veto on the actions of the council."