By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com The Pope County Board of Commissioners kicked off this week’s meeting by recognizing Jim and Karen Barchenger for being selected as the 2022 Pope County Outstanding Conservationists by the Soil and Water Conservation District. (The Barchengers were featured recently in this newspaper). An interim use permit was requested by Cullen and Deann Ober… Read More

Minnewaska Area Schools recently announced its policies regarding the safety of students and staff during a violent critical incident at the schools. In the past, a traditional lockdown consisted of locked doors and huddling in a corner. The hiring of the School Resource Officer and ALICE training has created a more structured approach to an… Read More

Happenings at Central Square Celebrate the holiday season this Sunday, Dec. 11, at 3 p.m., when Central Square presents their holiday concert “A Kickin’ Country Christmas” with the sensational country band, Mason Dixon Line.  There are still a limited number of tickets available for this show, but they are selling fast! Tickets are $30 in advance and… Read More

Editor’s Note:  The following is an historic story of the Dougherty family, written by WWII veteran Dan Dougherty.  It mentions his father and three of his brothers who grew up in Glenwood in the early 1900s.   “As I recall,” he said in an email about his story, “the Glenwood American Legion Post was co-named for… Read More

The bite begins! There are reports of a few walleyes being caught on the Starbuck end of Lake Minnewaska in around 15-17 feet of water according to Brock at Last Cast Bait and Tackle. “The walleyes are biting on Lake Emily on the east side and people are out there with four-wheelers and permanent houses…. Read More

Kindness – the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. “Kindness is igniting a light in someone else for no reason other than to watch them enjoy the glow.”  ~Raktivist (‘Short for Random Acts of Kindness activist’) “Life is an echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get…. Read More

110 YEARS AGO From December 20, 1912 Christmas comes but once a year, but Norby comes forever. And now I wish you all a good cheer , and hope you reach the lever, to start old Santa’s Aeroplane, to whirl in your direction, with things to sidetrack and plan, and make glad all the section. So Merry… Read More

A radio club to form From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Dec. 14, 1922. The oldest band in Pope County today is the Blue Mounds Pope County Band and it is one of the best known bands in the state. The reason this band lived on when others have fallen by the wayside is that the… Read More

Holiday Train makes a visit to Glenwood Dec. 13, 1962 – The Glenwood High School choir, under the direction of Harold Skilbred, presented a program of Christmas music on the Alexandria television station. The Villard choir, under the direction of Donald Erickson, also was to appear in this series of 30-minute concerts presented by the station and… Read More

Ice yacht racers from all over the world trickled into Starbuck last Tuesday through Friday to take part in the DN North American Western Challenge. Racers from as far away as Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Poland flew in at the drop of a hat to get a piece of Lake Minnewaska’s “Hollywood Ice.”  “Our Minnesota group… Read More