Members of the Glenwood Rotary Club, now known as the Minnewaska Rotary Club, help carry sod for the crew from Glacial Lakes Landscaping as the area around the newly constructed Barsness Park Splash Pad.  The City of Glenwood, along with the splash pad committee, which raised all the money to pay for the splash pad,… Read More

It must be summer.  Past Waterama Admiral, Sara Stadtherr (right), last week purchased the first Waterama Button from 67th Waterama Admiral Terry Jones. Glenwood’s Waterama celebration is always the last full weekend in July.  This year, Waterama activities will be from July 26-July 30.  The annal Waterama button sales are underway, an important fundraiser for… Read More

Minnewaska Area High School youth were invited to attend a Challenge Youth Institute at University of Minnesota Morris recently. In order to attend the institute, students were asked to research a global issue and write a paper about it. Eight Minnewaska students attended the challenge. The group met with local leaders and experts on critical… Read More

Pope County Dispatch received a 911 call at about 2:53 p.m. on June 2 reporting that an airplane rolled over while landing at the Starbuck Airport .  Officers from the Pope County Sheriff’s Office, Starbuck Police Department, Glenwood Police Department, along with the Starbuck Fire Department, Starbuck Ambulance and Glacial Ridge Ambulance, were dispatched to the scene. … Read More

Someplace Safe is a nonprofit agency offering a myriad of services to victims and survivors of crime, families and communities in a nine-county region in West Central Minnesota. Someplace Safe provides resources to nearly 4,000 unduplicated local victims of crime throughout Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope Stevens, Traverse, Wadena and Wilkin counties. “Often times,… Read More

Chase Wacker was awarded a gold cup from the National Federation of Music Clubs for earning a total of 15 points in piano solo performances at the Piano Festival in Alexandria. Chase has received superior ratings all three years he has participated, memorizing two songs each time. Chase’s teacher is Jill Fugleberg.

Grants available to help cover business planning costs Minnesota dairy farmers are encouraged to apply for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Dairy Business Planning Grant, which has recently launched a revamped application process. This grant can be used to help cover the costs of hiring a qualified, independent third party to create a business plan for… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From June 20, 1913 Ten new residences are being built in Starbuck this year. Contractors are complaining about a shortage of hands. Barsness is to celebrate the 4th of July in great style this year on the shores of Lake Ben on the farm of Erick Barsness. It is expected that this will be a… Read More

Work to begin on road between Starbuck and Villard From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, June 14, 1923. F.M. Sheppard reports that the proposed trunk road between Starbuck and Villard is materializing rapidly. Babcock has set the machinery in order that will bring about the road. The right-of-way will be secure the coming week. According to… Read More

75 MAHS seniors receive diplomas The Minnewaska Area High School Class of 2023 received their diplomas last Friday evening (May 26) during commencement exercises at the MAHS gym.  Above, students celebrated graduation by throwing their mortar board caps in the air after receiving their diplomas.  The commencement program included performances by the MAHS Band and… Read More