School, city, county leaders to discuss proposal this Wednesday at MAHS  A partnership between Minnewaska Area Schools and Kingdom Kids Child Care Center could be a solution to address the future of Kingdom Kids and enhance preschool options for area families, it was announced last week. The partnership could expand preschool options and daycare programming at… Read More

Pope County’s animal shelter at max capacity By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com Domestic animal overpopulation is a real problem, and local animal shelter Pope County Humane Society is feeling the pressure. Animals keep needing homes, and homes are becoming hard to find.  The pandemic created an environment where people were home more often, so they adopted pets. Meanwhile,… Read More

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