Board consensus is to monitor state guidelines; and ‘wait and see’ By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com The legalization of recreational cannabis has created a frenzy statewide as counties, cities and municipalities determine next steps through new territory with little direction available as the state sets up its cannabis board.  The Pope County Board of Commissioners spent much of… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Scandinavian Lake, near Terrace in Pope County. Pope County staff discovered two zebra mussels near a lake property. Minnesota DNR staff found two additional zebra mussels near the Scandinavian Lake public water access and took a report from the Scandinavian Lake Association… Read More

Local blood drive scheduled for Oct. 10 The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage. Fewer donors than needed gave this summer, drawing down the national blood supply and reducing distributions of some of the most needed blood types to hospitals. Hurricane Idalia further strained the blood supply with blood drive cancellations and reduced… Read More

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS) is seeking volunteers for its Foster Grandparent program, in partnership with AmeriCorps Seniors, a national service agency, to offer guidance and encouragement to children and youth in the community. Foster Grandparent volunteers are older adults who offer one-to-one mentoring and tutoring in the classroom and other settings to children and… Read More

The Reents farm has been in the family since 1932. Gary Reents’ father started irrigating crops in 1957, mainly to feed his cow-calf operation. He also raised potatoes for local produce distributors. After his father’s death at age 45, Gary quit college and returned to the farm, adding center pivot irrigation over the years, raising… Read More

Minnesota State Community and Technical College will again be hosting free Certified Nursing Assistant courses as part of the Next Generation Nursing Assistant – Train, Test, Work initiative. M State has previously hosted free CNA courses multiple times as a part of the Next Generation initiative, which offers resources and support to Minnesotans pursuing a CNA… Read More

Contributed article by U of M Extension The upcoming deer season offers hunters across Minnesota the chance to help University of Minnesota Extension researchers better understand the role of deer guts in the ecosystem.  This is the first year of the Offal Wildlife Watching Project, through which hunters can help by setting up cameras on the gut… Read More

Kensington Runestone turned over to Douglas County Sept. 26, 1963 – The Glenwood Retirement Home was about to accept its first resident. Interior work was completed except for a few minor things, curb and gutter had been installed and the nursing home was landscaped. Forty or so residents were to be housed in the facility with… Read More

Fire started under Soo Line depot platform From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Sept. 20, 1923. The Pike Lake Congregation [Farwell] is having a new barn and garage erected at the parsonage at Kensington. Carl Hegg and Rev. Palmquist are doing the work. Lutheran services in German at Lake Amelia and Grove Lake. Aug. G. Mueller, Pastor. Miss Clara… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From Sept. 26, 1913 The Wells Hanson store now has McFadden Happy Day coffee for sale. None finer. It was the coffee that carried off the Gold Medal at the World’s Fair and the State Fair.  Olive Hegg has started school in town now.  A group of women enjoyed themselves ever so much Thursday afternoon at… Read More