The Minnewaska Band Department had 10 students selected to participate in the 2023 Northwest Minnesota Band Directors Association (NWMBDA) Honor Band at Bemidji State University.  Minnewaska students combined with top players from dozens of other schools to create the ensembles. They rehearsed with top-notch clinicians and put on a final performance by the end of the… Read More

The Lowry Legends 4-H Club got the honor to help the youth in the community by being selected as one of the winners in the “Food Partner Challenge.” The club submitted its idea, “Food with a Heart,” which included packing bags of food for families in need. The 4-H group was awarded $750 for completing… Read More

By Melanie Stegner News @pctribune.com Pope County Engineer Brian Giese presented the five-year road improvement plan during this week’s Pope County board meeting. The plan included several tasks on portions of CSAH 22, 29 and 15 for the 2023 construction season; CSAH 15, 3, 17 and 8 for the 2024 season; CSAH 3, 1 and 14… Read More

•Postal Service files federal register notice to address the issue WASHINGTON–In recent years, a surge in the use of counterfeit postage has been found in the mail stream. The intentional use, or sale, of counterfeit postage is a crime because it seeks to obtain services without payment. This activity reflects an intentional effort to defraud the Postal Service… Read More

By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com As the animal overpopulation crisis looms, many wonder how they can help alleviate the situation. There are several ways, and some are unique to the Pope County Humane Society.  Currently, the shelter has 24 adoption kennels and 12 intake kennels for cats, nine adoption and three intake kennels for dogs. “We try to… Read More

Heavy snowfall across Pope County and much of Minnesota prompted many anglers to haul their fish houses off the ice last week. Lake Minnewaska now has just a handful of houses still on the ice. People who haven’t yet removed their shelters should keep in mind upcoming removal deadlines and make plans to meet them. The fish house… Read More

Due to inclement weather that postponed a meeting las week, Kylee Berger, a Forester for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will return to Glenwood for a training session on March 13 at 10 a.m. at Glenwood City Hall.  Last spring Berger toured parts of Barsness Park and consulted as to best practices in management… Read More

For the second year in a row, significant drought conditions developed in Minnesota during 2022, this time in response to quick-hitting and steep precipitation deficits. Unlike the previous year’s drought, which hit northern Minnesota the hardest and peaked during late summer, this one originated in southern Minnesota and escalated during the fall. As of early… Read More

Weeds take the top spot as the most problematic pest problem farmers manage. Evolution and spreading of herbicide-resistant weeds, strategies for weed control in conventional corn, and preserve the new products or premixes for future use contribute to the challenges.  Failures to control waterhemp – a troublesome weed – are frequently reported in Minnesota. Are failures… Read More

Extension Master Gardeners have answers Imagine an okra variety so tasty that a gardener in the know pronounces it “pithy.” Now there’s a seed to try in your garden.   That’s just one takeaway from the University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener volunteers’ annual seed trials. Winners from the 2022 trials were announced this week by Extension… Read More