Steven Koppen from the Villard Fire Department volunteered on Friday, Dec. 23 to help The Salvation Army ring the bell at the red kettle at Tom’s Market in Glenwood.  “We appreciate our fire fighters helping us out at the red kettle. Thank you again Steven Koppen, you are truly a blessing,” said Donna Ortendahl, local… Read More

Kayo Aslagson of Starbuck took advantage of the warmer temperatures on Wednesday afternoon to cross-country ski on the Starbuck side of Lake Minnewaska.  Aslagson was out on the lake with his two dogs near the Starbuck Marina following his ski tracks back to Starbuck City Park.

The congregation at Calvary Lutheran Church years ago began looking at relocating its church facility and in 2010 an exploratory team at Calvary recommended the congregation purchase a 5-acre plot of land on Hwy. 55 between the Dove International building and the Super 8.  With that purchase began Calvary’s dream of having a facility with more… Read More

By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com Pope County officials set the final levy at their meeting last week. The preliminary budget set in September called for a 7.9 percent increase. Due to some reduced expenditures and a modest rise in revenues, the final levy was set at 4.9 percent with requested expenditures totaling $20,251,829. The commissioners thanked their… Read More

Let’s Talk! The public is invited to attend a community-wide Question, Persuade and Refer (QRP) Suicide Prevention Training on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 6 p.m. at the Minnewaska House Brewing Co. and Grill. We hope you’re able to join us!  QPR is a 1.5-hour training for any community member to learn basic skills to assist someone… Read More

Children’s Dental Services (CDS) Outreach Clinic will return to the Starbuck Community Center to provide dental care for birth – 100+ years.  CDS is a non-profit dental clinic that accepts all forms of insurance. CDS offers free and reduced cost care based on income. CDS is happy to work with families to help them apply for… Read More

    At one second past midnight on January 1, the day will change from Saturday to Sunday, normally insignificant. But somehow, we’ve decided that this change is different. This unique tick of the clock has always prompted us to celebrate and to step outside the day-to-day activity we’re always busy with to reflect on… Read More

State Auditor Julie Blaha last week released the 2021 Analysis of Municipal  Liquor Store Operations report The report provides comparative data on liquor operations owned and operated by Minnesota cities.   “The most striking data point is the historic increase of on-sale operations profit and sales. After struggling during the closures of 2020, Minnesota’s on-sale liquor operations… Read More

Forada, Sedan departments receive $1,000 grants. West Central Initiative awarded grants totaling more than $20,000 from The Funders Network’s Community Foundation Disaster Response Fund to 20 fire departments in west central Minnesota.   “We received a grant from The Funders Network for emergency preparedness activities,” said West Central Initiative’s Director of Development, Rebecca Lynn Petersen. “We’re choosing to… Read More

New child support guidelines, effective Jan. 1, 2023, will improve parity between parents and make it easier for them to support their families. While the updated guidelines will affect everyone who gets or modifies a court order for child support, the changes will likely have the most impact on families with lower incomes and families that… Read More