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10 years ago (2005)
•Residents in the Luverne district voted Tuesday in favor of a $700 per pupil operating referendum.
The 1,194-850 decision represents 58 percent in favor of the proposal and 42 percent against.
 
20 years ago (1995)
• Instead of just talking about a prospective elementary school site, nine school board members and other interested citizens walked around the site and came away from the meeting with a good sample of the soil on their boots. ...
The area being considered is a 40-acre parcel on the east side of Blue Mound Avenue, roughly north of Veterans Drive and south of a line from Al Christensen’s farm driveway.
The school building is proposed to run north and south, on the west side of the land. 
 
50 years ago (1965)
•Contingent upon the opening of Interstate 90 westward, there will be no parking on South Highway 75 from the intersection of Highway 16 to the junction of Interstate 90.
Also to be installed is a new traffic control light ... at the intersection of U.S. Highways 75 and 16.
 
75 years ago (1940)
•(Front page headline:) Roosevelt elected for a third term.
(Second headline:) Rock County for Willkie by three to two majority.
Rock county, which twice has voted for Roosevelt as its favorite, Tuesday indicated its disapproval of his administration by voting three to two for Willkie. The final tabulation gave Willkie 2,944 votes and Roosevelt 1,983.
 
100 years ago (1915)
•Efforts to adjust the differences between some of the owners of property to be affected by the proposed extension of Estey street and others interested have failed, and the city will now proceed to condemn the property necessary for said extension, according to the latest decision of the common council. ...
The proposed extension is to be from Dodge street north to Adams avenue, a distance of approximately 1090 feet. Of the property affected, only that fronting on Dodge street will be materially damaged, as the opening of the street for the distance stated will considerably enhance the value of nearly all other property fronting along the proposed extension.