remember when

10 years ago (2005)
•Corn and soybean yield reports for 2005 in Rock County and across southwest Minnesota were among the best ever. There have been many “weigh-wagon” yield reports well over 200 bushels per acre for corn, and above 60 bushels per acre for soybeans. These yields are more typical of Illinois and Indiana than in southwest Minnesota.
 
20 years ago (1995)
•Corn producers and other interested investors will meet tonight with planners of a proposed $25 million ethanol plant in Luverne. ...
If enough local support is found for the project, the 15-million-gallon dry-mill ethanol plant will begin construction next summer and be completed the following summer of 1997.
 
50 years ago (1965)
•It is now official — Interstate 90 is open for business from Luverne on west to Sioux Falls and beyond.
Here for the occasion was Minnesota Commissioner of Highways John R. Jamieson. ...
“You will have a tremendous growth by this system and it will be a boon to this area,” (said Jamieson.)
 
75 years ago (1940)
•That farmers in Rock county suffered heavy livestock losses in the terrific snow storm which visited this section on Nov. 11th is indicated by reports still being received. ...
Other losses reported include: J. F. Matthiesen, Springwater township, 17 head of cattle missing; Jacob Sells, of Beaver Creek township, a number of ewes dead; Earl McDowell, Springwater township, 3 ewes frozen in storm; Fred Funck, Mound township, 8 head of cattle frozen; John Hoff, Clinton township, 7 head of cattle frozen; Chas. Rozeboom, Clinton township, 3 calves frozen. ...
•The more than 25,000 turkeys lost in last week’s blizzard by turkey raisers in Rock county are a total loss as far as food value is concerned, it was made known this week.
 
100 years ago (1915)
•Another step in Luverne’s steady metropolitan trend was taken Tuesday afternoon, when ... Luverne’s big new fire truck, loaded with  men, dashed through the streets on its trial trip.
The new truck is the product of the Luverne Automobile company’s factory and is of the latest and most up to date design for fire fighting purposes.