By Melanie Stegner Reporter Minnewaska Area High School students in seventh and ninth grade were given a career day recently and Tiffany Kobbermann and Hannah Meagher were recognized at last week’s school board meeting for their work in putting the day together. 300 students visited three destinations and heard from 14 speakers about the job opportunities… Read More

Students of differing grade levels will be working on May 1 and May 2. “We are excited to extend to you an invitation to participate in the upcoming 6th Annual Day of Caring hosted by Minnewaska Area Schools (MAS), it announced in a letter from Supt. Chip Rankin to area residents.  “This event, a cherished tradition… Read More

As spring arrives in Minnesota, it’s time for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to kick off its popular program that relies on Minnesotans to monitor our 12,000+ lakes and 92,000+ miles of streams: the Volunteer Water Monitoring Program.    The MPCA is currently recruiting volunteers to measure water clarity in numerous lakes and streams –… Read More

The Lakers Speech Team had their final large-group tournament of the season on Friday, April 12. Thirteen Minnewaska students headed to Melrose High School to compete in the MSHSL Class 5A Section Tournament. Of those 13, four advanced to the championship round in hopes of qualifying for State (Jacob Woo, Ally Hall, Alyssa Pederson and… Read More

The Pope Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), in partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), is celebrating Stewardship Week from April 28 – May 5, 2024, focusing on the theme “May the Forest be with You Always”.   Pope SWCD is a member of NACD, which oversees the annual Stewardship Week program, now in… Read More

The Pope County Corn & Soybean Growers drew a large crowd for its annual meeting on Friday, April 5 at the Minnewaska House Brewing Co + Grill in Glenwood. A total of 75 people attended the meeting that featured a recap of their events from the past year, updates from Minnesota Corn and Minnesota Soybean… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From April 24, 1914 Please read this! Notice to all good substantial Norwegian and Swede farmers including Dutch and Irish, if any not barring the widows: The Rogers Livestock Co. will take hogs and cattle every Monday until further notice. Anton Aaberg, Manager.  The stork visited the cozy home of Mr and Mrs. Victor Larson… Read More

Ice off date later than previous year April 30, 1964 – A car/pickup accident claimed the life of a New Prairie Township farmer. This was the first highway fatality in the county in 1964. Admiral Bob O’Fallon, Commodore Jim Stradtman and Vice Commodore Pete Meyer were pictured in the Tribune as plans for the ninth annual Waterama… Read More

Fine for speeding inside city limits From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, April 24, 1924 Last Saturday evening was “Soo Line Night” at the local Masonic lodge. The Soo line degree team of Minneapolis conferred the M. M. degree on four candidates and the work was followed by a banquet and social session. Visitors were present from… Read More

The Minnewaska FFA group is sending four teams and five individuals to state on April 21st. The Ag Mechanics team scored 5th out of 14 teams at their regional competition. The Livestock team placed third out of 16 teams. Weston Hawkins placed first individually, Eric Bowen placed 10th individually and Addy Tangen placed 14th overall… Read More