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

Butter by the carload shipped to New York From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Aug. 31, 1922. The Indherred Young People’s League met at Indherred church Sunday afternoon where a splendid program was given including choral numbers by Selma and Marin Ranum. After the program the crowd went in a body to Spring Grove where a picnic… Read More

The 14th annual Dragon Boat races took place along the shores of Lake Minnewaska last Saturday at City Park in Starbuck. There were 13 teams entered in this year’s competition, which was the first Dragon Boat races in three years due to COVID-19 wiping out the 2020 and 2021 events. After three qualifying races, the teams were… Read More

There was a good crowd for the parade in Sedan as the town celebrated Sedan Daze Saturday. There were a host of other activities that brought people to town.  Check out our photo gallery to see more photos from Sedan Daze!

Kids Safety Camp, a two-day event put on by the Starbuck Police Department, was held at Minnewaska Area High School on Aug. 17-18. Safety camp was open to any student who will be entering 4th-7th grade for the 2022-23 school year. At this year’s camp 37 students learned a number of safety topics in a… Read More