Glenwood’s annual winter celebration, Winterama, will take place on Saturday, Feb. 11 on the ice and on the shores of Lake Minnewaska. Events take place at Lakeside Ballroom, Captain’s Bar & Grill, on Lake Minnewaska and throughout the city of Glenwood, it was announced last week. The event, organized each year by Glenwood & Beyond volunteers… Read More

There is a need for volunteers drivers for the Meals on Wheels program in Glenwood. Glenwood Rotary Club organizes volunteers for the community’s Meals on Wheels program and coordinates meal delivery each weekday to those who request the meals in Glenwood and neighboring communities.  “The deliveries are divided into 3 routes, and are very easy to… Read More

Despite sizable budget surplus, Walz’ budget proposal includes disappointing increase to Local Government Aid appropriation ST. PAUL—Gov. Tim Walz unveiled the remainder of his budget proposal last week, which included a recommended $30 million increase to the Local Government Aid (LGA) appropriation. This number falls dramatically short of what cities in Greater Minnesota need, according to… Read More

 USDA Rural Development is accepting applications for very low- and low-income individuals and families seeking to purchase or repair a home in a rural area. The Direct Home Loan program offers financing to qualified very-low and low-income applicants that are unable to qualify for traditional financing. No down payment is required, and the interest rate could… Read More

Farmers and ranchers witnessed expenses significantly rise in 2022, cutting into potential profits. Member-owners at AgCountry Farm Credit Services will soon be able to better combat these costs with a cash dividend payment totaling more than $83.5 million. This is the fourth year in a row member-owners have received a dividend of one percent on all… Read More

On Jan. 18, 2023, Bruce Potter, University of Minnesota Extension IPM specialist, and Dr. Anthony Hanson, UMN Extension IPM educator, joined UMN Extension crops educator Ryan Miller for a wide-ranging discussion of European corn borer. This was the second episode of the 2023 Strategic Farming: Let’s talk crops! webinars in this series.  There are two corn… Read More

On Jan. 18, 2023, Bruce Potter, University of Minnesota Extension IPM specialist, and Dr. Anthony Hanson, UMN Extension IPM educator joined UMN Extension crops educator Ryan Miller for a wide-ranging discussion of European corn borer. This was the second episode of the 2023 Strategic Farming: Let’s talk crops! webinars in this series.  Questions submitted in advance… Read More

The Red Cross ladies sewed for donations From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Feb. 1, 1923. Glenwood is going to have a ski tournament on February 12th. With the large amount of snow we have this year, the local sport fans thought it was time to get busy and the result was that a ski tournament was… Read More

PTA invites parents to join students at school Jan. 31, 1963 – An elderly Starbuck couple died as victims of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a plugged chimney stack. Ice had formed around the metal cap on the tile chimney blocking the flue.  Milso Waalen, superintendent of the Glenwood fish hatchery, reported to the Tribune that he… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From February 7, 1913 An 8 lb. baby boy came to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gorder Sunday morning. Lewis Olson leased the Pillsbury Feed Mill and is doing a rushing business.  Just as we were beginning to think that our farmers better begin to plant orange and banana orchards, the grizzly old… Read More