10 years ago (1994)"The Luverne Municipal Airport is beginning to look more like a facility suited to serving a busy community.The final touches on the arrival and departure maintenance building are being completed, a new maintenance hangar lease has been signed and the next phase of the airport plan is set to begin."25 years ago (1979)"The first year of a five-year project to produce a detailed soil map of Rock County has been completed. Marc Diers, of the USDA Soil Conservation Service, and Norm Kuhlman, of the University of Minnesota Experiment Station, have spent the past 12 months gathering geological information. The initial information that was compiled was used to make a generalized map of the county to indicate the location of the different geomorphic land areas."50 years ago (1954)"With additional firms, organizations and individuals adding their pledges to those already in, the hospital fund drive edged toward the $30,000 mark this week.Dick Creeger, city fund chairman, said that with still one third of the business district to be solicited, he felt the campaign was progressing satisfactorily, and that the goal would be met."75 years ago (1929)"Present indications are that the teaching of band and orchestra music will have an important part in the curriculum of the Luverne schools next year. Questionnaires are being sent out this week by Supt. H.C. Bell to definitely ascertain just how many parents have students in the Luverne schools whom they would like to have secure the benefits of special training."100 years ago (1904)"Early last January while sewing, Miss Altha Ackley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.L. Ackley, accidentally swallowed a needle, but after a few days’ worry she gave no further thought to the matter. During the latter part of the winter and all spring she suffered considerably from pains in her left side and limb, which she attributed to rheumatism, having forgotten all about swallowing the needle. Nor did any thought of the needle occur to her when, while walking on the street one day last week, when she noticed that her clothes caught against something on her limb, causing her a great deal of pain. As soon as she reached home she made an investigation and found the point of a rusty needle protruding through the skin on the front of her limb midway between the hip and the knee. She immediately secured a pair of tweezers and attempted to remove it. … Aside from the soreness caused in removing the needle, Miss Ackley feels no ill effects from the incident."