Kirk Stensrud, CEO of Glacial Ridge Health System (GRHS) addressed a large crowd at the recent Auxiliary Harvest Ball, a fundraising event that was held Oct. 7 at Minnewaska Brewing Co. + Grill.  The 18th Annual Harvest Ball attracted a full house and featured a Roaring ‘20s theme, with men in tuxedos and three-piece suits… Read More

The name “Posse” conjures up an image of Old West volunteers gathering on horseback to help the town sheriff. Today, their role isn’t much different.  A group of individuals who make up the Pope County Posse answer when called upon by the Pope County Sheriff.  And they do it on a 100 percent volunteer basis.  They… Read More

Miriah Cassidy, Lives in Long Beach Briefly summarize your personal background and qualifications.  I am a Minnewaska parent and child of a past Minnewaska teacher.   I am the VP of Operations for American Solutions for Business and have been a part of the American team for 14 years. My role is focused on leadership, problem solving, and… Read More

Glacial Ridge Health System is excited to introduce another addition to the family medicine and obstetrics team – Dr. Clarie Fletcher begins on October 17.        Having lived across the United States, from the south to the midwest and northwest, Dr. Fletcher and her husband Jon immediately felt that the Glenwood area and Glacial… Read More

By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com Glenwood resident Cody Bosek gave city commissioners an earful last Tuesday night hoping they would somehow reconsider a decision made more than a year ago to convert tennis courts to permanent pickleball courts. Glenwood commissioners, after listening to Bosek’s comments, made no indication that they would reconsider their 2021 action to install permanent… Read More

Central Square’s executive director, Cheryl Larson, knew she had landed a phenomenal line-up of talent in 2019 when she booked Bruce Henry, Debbie Duncan, and Gwen Matthews to bring their exceptional talents to Glenwood in May 2020 for Central Square’s upcoming Concert Series. “It’s difficult to express how excited I was to bring this show… Read More

By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com Glenwood City Commissioners did not approve the ordinances that will permit ATV and golf carts on city streets, but reviewed another draft, suggested changes and will look at the revised ordinances at the next regular meeting on Wednesday, October 26. The draft ordinances were brought before the commission by Glenwood City Attorney Troy… Read More

By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com Hemp-based THC products were up for discussion among the Pope County Commissioners at last week’s committee of the whole meeting.  A draft ordinance was presented to issue an interim emergency moratorium on the products. The ordinance as it was drafted would set aside one year for the county to study the products and… Read More

By Kris Goracke news@pctribune.com Acting in what the mayor called “in the best interest of the city,” the Starbuck City Council voted to move forward on two requests during the regular city council meeting held Tuesday, October 11.  The first was to approve the sale of a portion of the city owned parcel # 27-0629-000.  This parcel,… Read More

2022 marks the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week. This year’s FPW campaign, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape™” works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe from home fires. Students all over the county observed Fire Prevention Week. They learned about safety and… Read More