Kyle Nestor (center) was presented a plaque to honor his 25 years of “dedicated service to the Glenwood Fire Department.”  Nestor recently retired from the fire department and was honored by the Glenwood City Commission at its regular meeting last Tuesday.  The plaque was presented by Glenwood Mayor Sherri Kazda (right) and Bruce Cerney, Glenwood… Read More

Heading into the summer recreation season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is rolling out a new online pledge to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. Anyone 18 or older can go to the new Pledge to Protect Minnesota Waters page of the DNR website (mndnr.gov/AISPledge) to take the pledge and upload a photo,… Read More

By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com Ann Stehn, administrator of Horizon Public Health, presented the annual report of the organization at last week’s Pope County Commissioners’ committee of the whole meeting.  In February of 2021, HPH was awarded national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board. “This serves to recognize health departments for their ability to meet public health… Read More

Minnewaska Lake Association board member Fred Anderson recently accepted a donation of $1,375.00 in merchandise from Minnewaska Marine in Starbuck.  The merchandise will be featured at the MLA banquet, which is set for this Saturday, June 25 at the Minnewaska House Brewing Co. + Grill.  Tickets are still available for the banquet, which is the… Read More

Starting Wednesday, June 22, Highway 29 will close south of the Highway 55 intersection near Glenwood. Crews will begin constructing the southern portion of the overpass bridge, as well as the roundabout at 160th Street. With Highway 29 closed both north and south of the Highway 55 intersection, the detour will follow County Road 28, Highway… Read More

Last year about this time the lake level of Lake Minnewaska was very low with not even a trickle of water going over the dam in Starbuck.  The photo on the left was taken in early July of last year.  The photo on the right was taken just a week ago and the water was… Read More

By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com The County State Aid Highway 17 reconstruction project continued its journey to fruition.  A public hearing was held during the Pope County Commissioners’ committee of the whole meeting last week. The purpose of the meeting was for Brian Giese, Pope County Engineer, to present information regarding impacts on vegetation per the currently planned… Read More

Central Square presents the first of three shows in its singer-songwriter showcase on June 25 Knowing that music is innate and vital to all of us, Central Square is welcoming professional musicians and songwriters to their summer Makers’ Markets to perform for the community and provide an opportunity for aspiring and amateur music makers to learn… Read More

West Central Initiative (WCI) is working with paleBLUEdot, LLC, to develop a climate action plan for west central Minnesota.  The first phase of the project began in early June with a survey open to residents of the region.  “The survey allows us to identify and focus on the most important climate-related issues in our region,” said Assistant… Read More

Three years ago, two Barsness Park walkers shared their common concern and interest in a weed infested “island” in the north entrance to the park. They learned that a flower garden had been established by an older woman, now deceased many years.  They decided to begin a long-term project of eradicating the weeds, a well-developed… Read More