110 YEARS AGO From January 31, 1913 A very sad case was the death of Minnie Moe of Minnewaska last Friday morning. The cause of death is said to have been erysipelas poisoning. It started with a small sore on the bridge of her nose and it is said that this was from furs. This later worked… Read More

SHS Freshmen host sleigh ride party From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Jan. 18, 1923. The Glenwood Literary Club met at the home of Mrs. Helbing, January 16th. European Art was taken up at this meeting and Mrs. Helbing, having traveled abroad, was able to give us a very fine and intimate discourse at the beginning and… Read More

Brooten: the Oil Capital of Minnesota? Jan. 17, 1963 – Torbin Lund, Glenwood Post Office employee, was pictured in the Tribune in the new uniform, as designated for office personnel who waited on the public. Lund, postal clerk, and Erv Schluter, assistant post master, wore navy blazers, white shirts and maroon ties. Pope County’s rural addresses were about… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From January 21, 1913 Miss Ella J. Haug is the new Minnewaska Hospital Superintendent. She is Norwegian by birth, but as she was only 4 months old when she came to this country, She may be claimed as a full fledged American. The libel case institute against I.M. Kalnes by G.C. Wollan of Glenwood was… Read More

Minnewaska Area High School played host to a Donkey Ball fundraiser for the Trevor Solem family last Wednesday night.  The night also included a silent auction, free will donation meal, donkey rides for the youth and other fun activities. Members of the MAHS Student Council, BPA and FFA groups sponsored the fundraising event and they each… Read More

A group from the Glenwood Just For Kix dance team recently performed in the pre-game and halftime shows at the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa Bay, Florida on January 2, 2023.  The game was between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Illinois Fighting Illini with Mississippi coming out on top, 19-10. Dancers performed before a crowd of… Read More

MAS to expand its preschool to Starbuck Minnewaska Area School District announces an expansion of their Little Lakers Preschool program with a second location to open in Starbuck for fall 2023. The location, in collaboration with Minnewaska Head Start, will be located at 500 John Street in Starbuck. “The limited availability of preschool openings and the decline of… Read More

Ted Reichmann, Amanda Ogdahl and Justin Zavadil took their oath of office at a special organizational Minnewaska Area School Board meeting that took place last Monday. Reichmann and Zavadil were re-elected in November for school board positions. Ogdahl reclaimed a seat she had vacated when she became an employee of the school district. The board then… Read More

The new year Starbuck City Council meeting rang in short and sweet.  The first meeting of the year was held on Monday, January 9, at the Starbuck Community Center.  Prior to the meeting Starbuck Clerk Joan Kerkvliet swore in Gary Swenson as mayor, Chris Taffe as council member and new council member, Dane Christensen.   The… Read More

By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com The Land and Resource Management Department presented a year in review as well as upcoming activities and proposals at last week’s Pope County “committee of the whole” meeting. Last year’s permitting activity was also reviewed, and portions of the floodplain, solid waste and land use controls ordinances were discussed. Floodplain maps were last… Read More