The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service established the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS) with funding made available through the USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation.  The USDA is helping states deal with the challenges of supply chain disruptions brought on by the pandemic. Through the LFS program, the USDA will award up to $200 million to… Read More

A Clara City man was injured when a box  truck collided with his motorcycle at the intersection of County Road 18 and State Highway 104 last Sunday, Aug. 21. A 2004 Isuzu box truck driven by Austin Ray Littell, 18, Alexandria was traveling eastbound on County Road 18 when it collided with a 2012 Victory motorcyclist… Read More

Glacial Hills Elementary School hosted Open House and Family Night Out last week and invited the community to a free-will donation supper, carnival and book fair. Several rooms at the school were renovated to create more modern learning spaces for their students and the rooms were open for showings. Minnewaska Area Schools students and parents attended… Read More

Pope County residents, business owners, nonprofit members and community leaders now have an organized opportunity to share how severe weather events impact their property and lives. There is also an opportunity to share their ideas on how to reduce the impact in the future.  The Pope County Office of Emergency Management is working with U-Spatial at… Read More

Workers began paving 15th Street SE on Monday morning.  The street, which runs from Highway 28 to Highway 55 past Glenwood Fleet Supply, was reconstructed in a mill-and-overlay project.  It should be completed this week.  Next, crews will be resurfacing the city’s parking lot near the Village Inn on 1st Ave. SE.  Work also continues… Read More

The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is once again accepting applications for the Lawns to Legumes program. This program aims to increase habitat for at-risk pollinators in residential settings across the state by providing people with cost-share funding, workshops, coaching and gardening resources. The new application period is open and applications will… Read More

Senior College of West Central Minnesota offers a lecture series each fall and spring and a short course in winter. Designed for adults 50+, adults of all ages are welcome. Senior College aims to “bring the liberal arts to life” offering informative and challenging college level learning that is simulating and social without the pressures… Read More

The application period to become a University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener volunteer is open through Oct. 1, 2022.  Extension Master Gardeners bring science-based horticulture knowledge and practices to Minnesota, promoting healthy landscapes and building communities through volunteer efforts.  “Our understanding of the benefits of gardening is expanding to include personal and community wellbeing, pollinator health, the… Read More

Happenings at Central Square Back by special request, Southern Raised returns to the Lee Paulson Stage at Central Square on Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. Southern Raised is a group of award-winning kinfolk, trained in classical music but raised in the bluegrass soaked Ozark Mountains. They have created a Southern Raised trademark sound where classical meets… Read More

Hurricane Andrew impacts local families  August 30, 1962 – The Glenwood Laker football team would open its season against the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters at Sauk Centre. The Lakers were out to avenge their 15-13 loss to the ‘Streeters the previous year and also hoped to better their 1961 record of one win, one tie and seven losses. … Read More