Pope County Museum Notes From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, April 27, 1922. Barsness has organized a baseball team for the coming season. Candidates are numerous and with some practice to get into form it is expected that they will have a country team that will challenge all comers in its class. Last season there was… Read More

April 26, 1962 – Glenwood led schools in this part of the state and ranked seventh in the entire state in the percentage of faculty members with advanced degrees. Ahead of Glenwood were Winona, Rochester, Faribault, Austin, Hibbing and Ely, then Glenwood (tied with Ada and East Grand Forks). These schools were followed by Edina, Biawabik,… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From May 3, 1912 Aage Peterson started for Norway Monday. He left New York May 4 on the Olympic. On the same boat, would also go Peter Berg and wife, T.H. Thompson and Ove Overson. The Stromseth family finished packing their car the first part of the week and got off to Willmar, where they… Read More

Highway 29 closed last Monday, April 11 as crews began to work on the MnDOT overpass project that will be constructed this summer.  Highway 29 will remain closed between County Road 28 (north of the intersection) and Highway 55 near Glenwood for most of the summer.  The detour will follow County Road 28 and Highway… Read More

The weather cooperated on Saturday, April 9 and a good crowd was on hand for the 11th Annual Spring Activities and Easter Egg Hunt at Glacial Lakes State Park, south of Starbuck.  There were more than 3,000 eggs hidden and some of those eggs contained prizes. Events at the park started at 12:30 p.m. and lasted… Read More

The Glenwood Public Library held a reading of a new book in celebration of Week of the Young Child, “Let’s Go – Ten Adventures Through West Central Minnesota,” by Sheri Booms Holm with illustrations by Megan Hagel. The Viking Library System was one of many sponsors of the book, spearheaded by West Central Initiative. Early… Read More

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