Oct 4-11 was Fire Prevention week and all three of the Minnewaska Elementary kindergarten classes visited the Glenwood Fire Station to learn about fire prevention and to see all of the tools they actually use to help protect the community.   The second week of October has traditionally been Fire Prevention Week. The goal of Fire… Read More

Action comes after city’s successful court trial on the issue By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com Glenwood City Commissioners denied a resolution seeking authorization to use a provision of a Minnesota Statute to provide snow plowing operations on roadways located within Mini-View Estates at 6th Ave NW, 7th Ave. NW and 8th Street NW. The area is located… Read More

Area farmers took advantage of the weather in recent weeks and worked on harvesting soy beans and now, corn.  The warm, dry conditions helped farmers advance corn harvest last week through the area and the state. Above, a combine moves through a corn field west of Starbuck.  Over the past couple of weeks, farmers have… Read More

Construction of the eastern segment, Alexandria-Big Oaks, to start in 2025 Several regional energy companies are moving ahead with a new high-voltage transmission line that will increase the capability of the transmission system to meet customer demand and deliver energy within the Upper Midwest, following Thursday’s unanimous approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.  The new line,… Read More

Glenwood City Commissioners last week approved a proclamation recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Family Violence Prevention Services Act (FVPSA) and the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).  The GFWC Potpourri Club of Glenwood asked the city to recognize and honor the FVPSA with the proclamation.  In October 1984, the Family Violence… Read More

The Minnewaska Lake Association (MLA) added walleye fingerlings to Lake Minnewaska again this fall.  MLA stocked 2,000 pounds of finglerling walleyes purchase from Doyle Fetterer of Fetterer’s Bait, and released them into the lake.  Above, Fetterer and Fred Anderson released some of the fingerlings.  Also helping were MLA members Steve Nelson, Mike Stai and Don Sack.

When Minnesota voters go to the polls on Nov. 5, they’ll be asked to decide the future of the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF), a pot of money that dedicates 40% of state lottery proceeds to the outdoors. The ENRTF has its roots in legislation passed in 1988, the same year Minnesota voters approved… Read More

 By Susan Knutson, W.I.N. Have you ever wondered what goes on at the Minnewaska Area Schools Starbuck Campus?  Or maybe you’ve heard some rumors or tall tales about it.  Well let’s get to the facts and dispel the myths.  Let’s start with the basic facts.  W.I.N. Academy is housed in the upstairs portion of the Starbuck school… Read More

Day of Purple to be observed on Oct. 17 Contributed article October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), recognized and observed across Minnesota and the nation each year. DVAM is a crucial time when communities come together to address and combat the pervasive issue of domestic violence. Throughout the month, individuals, organizations, and advocates will… Read More

Fremad building in the hands of commissioners Oct. 15, 1964 – Joyce Hoplin reigned over Glenwood High School’s homecoming festivities. She was crowned by football co-captain Bill Gilman and received a kiss from co-captain Mike Shea. Attendants were Beverly Walth, Linda Lyslo, Angela Rosten, Susan Knutson, Tracy Hicks and Vicki Krook. Escorts were Louis Austvold, Randy… Read More