Chris and Andrew Madsen (father and son) of Glenwood are now the new owners of Captains Bar & Grill, a restaurant and bar that sits on the shores of Lake Minnewaska in Long Beach. The Madsens purchased the establishment in October of this year from Ken Moe, who had operated it after purchasing it in 2014… Read More

United Way of Douglas and Pope Counties, with the help of many volunteers, helped pack bags of food for the Backpack Attack Program at Lakeside in Glenwood last Tuesday. The event was part of the “Live United” luncheon and informs the community about projects and impact United Way is having on the community.  The Backpack… Read More

By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com Hannah Poshek is a pretty amazing senior.  A student at Minnewaska Area High School, Hannah rallied her classmates and teachers in support of Epilepsy Awareness Month on Friday. As a fundraiser for the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, Hannah turned her school purple to raise awareness about epilepsy and to raise support for the foundation. … Read More

Minnewaska Area High School conducted its 9th-12th grade Fall Band Concert on Thursday, Nov. 17, with members of the Concert and Varsity Bands taking part.  Above, members of the Varsity Band perform one of three songs they played to open up the concert.  At right, members of the Jazz I group, under the direction of… Read More

By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com After much discussion, the Pope County Board of Commissioners approved the interim use permit request with the conditions provided by the Planning Commission for a non-confinement feeding area for Reichmann Land and Cattle. The hot-button topic included several comments from residents of Villard as well as from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency… Read More

By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com Glenwood City Commissioners are considering a policy that would increase regular annual retirement benefit contributions to the Glenwood Fire Relief Association.  The idea was brought to the commission by Glenwood Fire Chief Bruce Cerney at an October meeting and he again made the request to the commission at the Nov. 10 meeting.   The… Read More

By Kris Goracke news@pctribune.com Two public hearings were held prior to the regular business of last week’s (Nov. 14) Starbuck City Council meeting.  The first public hearing concerned the vacation easement of a Dedicated Right of Way (ROW) between 208 North Main Street and 206 North Main Street west to Wollan Street.  This area is platted… Read More

A Big Lake man pleaded guilty in Pope County District Court last Tuesday to a charge of kidnapping.    A settlement conference took place for 22-year-old Beningo Alvarrez-Gutierrez who was charged with “Kidnapping and Depriving Another of Custody or Parental Rights” for a March 17 incident in which he allegedly entered the home of a rural… Read More

Members of the Barsness Park Splash Pad committee accepted a $15,000 donation from the Glenwood Rotary Club.  The splash pad committee raised close to $250,000 from community donations over the past year and partnered with the City of Glenwood to install the splash pad in Barsness Park.  The work on the splash pad was completed… Read More

American Solutions for Business celebrates achieving another record year of growth.  During their annual home office update meeting, President of American, Justin Zavadil, shared updates regarding projects and events happening within the home office and field, while Vice President of Finance, Bill Finley, shared updates regarding ASB’s growth and increased stock share value.  “It’s exciting to see… Read More