By Mel Stegner news@pctribune.com Lakes Area Mobile IV is a unique opportunity for people in the area to have first class medical treatments at home. Jess Moen, the owner, is a Registered Nurse with 18 years of experience, nutrition certification and 12 years in acute hospital care. She’s worked in home care and has always… Read More

Questions about your home’s value? Call the assessor’s office first By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com It is an unusual year for homeowners in Pope County.   Local property values have increased significantly this year, largely due to what Pope County Assessor Michael Wacker calls the “perfect storm.”  Coming out of a pandemic that perfect storm features… Read More

By Melanie Stegner news @pctribune.com The existence of the Starbuck Depot in its current state would not be possible without the time, dedication and passion for preserving history that the past and present members of the Starbuck Depot Society have demonstrated. The group has worked diligently for years to collect artifacts and information to display… Read More

By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com The Pope County Board of Commissioners continues to hear proposals for the use of American Rescue Plan funds. Christopher Knoll, CEO of Minnewaska Community Health Services, was at last week’s committee of the whole meeting to discuss the proposal from MCHS.  “The pandemic affected our senior living facilities dramatically. We lost… Read More

The Pope County Salvation Army distributed free “Easter Food” Boxes to 50 county residents who pre-registered for the service.  This was the first year of the Easter Food Box program and Donna Ortendahl, Central Minnesota Salvation Army field representative, said if they had the resources they could have given away 100 of the boxes.  The… Read More

By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com A request to locate an organic recycling drop site near the parking lot of Glenwood United Parish along Highway 29 North in Glenwood was tabled at last week’s regular Glenwood City Commissioners’ meeting. Commissioners wanted more information from the city’s attorney office about locating a public recycling drop site on church… Read More

Glacial Ridge Ambulance Service, firefighters from Lowry and Villard and the Pope County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one-car rollover on a windblown stretch of County Road 15, west of Lake Reno.  The incident happened about 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14.  Reduced visibility in that area caused by high winds and snow made the… Read More

By Kris Goracke news@pctribune.com Two public hearings were held back to back prior to the regular Starbuck City Council meeting on Monday, April 11.   The first public hearing was to amend the alcoholic beverage ordinance.  “The current ordinance reads that no license shall be granted within 500 feet of any school or church,” read… Read More

Wintery weather returned to the area last week stalling the ice-out process.  High winds from some open areas caused large, thick ice chunks to pile up on the Glenwood side of Lake Minnewaska.  Here, the ice pushed well up onto shore along North Lakeshore Drive in Glenwood.  Last year at this time, the lake was… Read More

The Minnewaska Area High School Speech Team had nine students speak at 5A sections last Friday in Albany. Elsey Hagen (being held by Kaitlyn Pederson) placed second in humorous and is heading to the state tournament on April 22 and 23 in Apple Valley. She had two teammates that made it to the finals, Ethan… Read More