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

By Melanie Stegner news@pctribune.com Hancock Concrete submitted a proposal to the county requesting to expand their current gravel pit located north of Highway 28, east of the City of Glenwood. The expansion area will include approximately 40 acres adjacent to the existing gravel pit. After the approval of the Interim Use Permit back in October, an… Read More

Voters in Minnewaska Area School District will have a choice this fall for who will represent the district on the school board.  Six filed for three, four-year positions open on the MAS board.  They are Miriah Cassidy, Will Harvey, incumbent Zach Lagred Amanda Ogdahl, Incumbent Ted Reichmann and Randall Sander.  Lisa Martin and incumbent Justin Zavadil… Read More

The basketball court at the University of Minnesota-Morris was recently named the “James Gremmels Court,” honoring the long-time Glenwood resident and well-known UMM English professor and UMM’s first basketball coach.  James “Jim” Gremmels first came to Glenwood as a high school English teacher and basketball coach in 1955. He lead the Glenwood Laker Basketball team to… 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

By Kris Goracke news@pctribune.com “More project-based and hands-on learning” was one of the top responses given by parents in a survey last spring addressing the question, “What would you like to see at Glacial Hills Elementary?”  And that is exactly what the school is offering to its students this year. Truly, the school is offering more than… Read More

Whether or not State Sen. Torrey Westrom has legally established residence in the new District 12 and can remain on the Nov. 8 ballot is now before the minnesota Supreme Court, according to a report in the Grant County Herald. On August 8, A District 12 Senate candidate Ashley Klingbeil filed a petition with the court… Read More

In celebration of National Farmers’ Market Week the Pope County Farmers’ Market, Glenwood  gave away a gift basket full of the market vendors’ products and produce. The winner of the gift basket this year was Ed Weispfennig.  Above are Ed and Marvelle Weispfenning. Donna Feigum drew the winner.

The Welcome Center building, which is also home to the Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce, recently received a facelift to the exterior of the building.  This project was made possible by a number of generous donors in the community.  With this most recent update, the interior and the exterior of the building have now been… Read More

Extra DWI patrols Aug. 19 – Sept. 5 More than 16,000 people have been arrested this year for driving while impaired (as of Aug. 15). Driving while impaired doesn’t just mean drinking alcohol and driving, it also includes drugs – legal or illegal. No matter the substance, impaired driving puts everyone on the road at risk…. Read More